Lexington, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

World War II Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 14, 2021

1. World War II Memorial

Inscription.
This wall was given by the Class of 1943 in loving memory of classmates who lost their lives during World War II

Richard Miller Bassett • Ross Beason, Jr. • Walter Irving Chudleigh, Jr. • Enoch Claybourn Devane, Jr. • Gene Frederick Drake • Frederick Edwin Fisher • Lee Armistead Ford • Thomas Martin Ford, Jr. • Elias Porter Haislip • George Simms Keller • Francis William Lowry • Charles Francis Martin • Richard Erwin Mayo • Howard Benjamin Nichols • Daniel Bailey Owen, Jr. • James Tyler Ramsey • Herbert Grooms Smith, Jr. • Robert Cochran Wagg • Chandler Sargent Whipple

Erected 1993 by Washington and Lee University Class of 1943.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 37° 47.186′ N, 79° 26.515′ W. Memorial is in Lexington, Virginia. It is at the intersection of North Jefferson Street and West Henry Street, on the right when traveling south on North Jefferson Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Lexington VA 24450, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this memorial is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the 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: A different marker also named World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); 9/11 Memorial (here, next to this marker); Korean and Vietnam Wars Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); David Rohrer Herr, Jr. '84 (a few steps from this marker); Christopher James Coffland '88 (a few steps from this marker); Washington and Lee University (within shouting distance of this marker); Lewis Watts (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 14, 2021

2. World War II Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 472 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.