Fort Eustis in Newport News, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

In Memory Of Transporters Killed

In Memory Of Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2021

1. In Memory Of Marker

Inscription.
In memory of Transporters killed in combat operations since 31 July 1942

World War II • Korea • Dominican Republic • Vietnam • Cold War • El Salvador • Grenada • Panama • Desert Storm/Shield

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Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 37° 9.963′ N, 76° 34.523′ W. Memorial is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in Fort Eustis. It is on Washington Boulevard half a mile south of Warwick Boulevard (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 300 Washington Blvd, Fort Eustis VA 23604, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Hampton Roads,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the

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Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Besson Hall (a few steps from this marker); Steam Locomotive 2-8-0, (No. 607) & Tender (within shouting distance of this marker); Diesel-Electric Locomotive, RSD-1 (within shouting distance of this marker); Rail Operations in the Transportation Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); 40-ton Railway Flatcar (within shouting distance of this marker); DCO 205-H, Tractor, 5 Ton, 4×2 (within shouting distance of this marker); 2000D Fleetstar, Truck, Tractor, 5 Ton, 4×2 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport News.

Additional commentary.
1. Marker location
This marker is on the grounds of Fort Eustis. Permission was requested before photographing.

— Submitted February 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2021

2. In Memory Of Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 193 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.