16th Street Heights in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

World War II Memorial

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Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 15, 2021

1. World War II Memorial

Inscription. To the memory of
the war dead of
Business and Roosevelt High Schools
1941-1945

"…who more than self their country loved."
Adams, Robert '43 • Allen, Merlin '40 • Altman, Albert '41 • Andrews, Burt '38 • Andrews, Joseph '36 • Axtell, Harold '36 • Balcom, Leo B. '40 • Bonney, Donald '41 • Bowers, Hugh '39 • Bromley, Kenneth '41 • Castellanas, Bartolome '33 • Chaconas, Louis Peter '40 • Chesser, Wm. Ernest '35 • Chiswell, Tom '39 • Clarke, John '41 • Cohn, Herbert '40 • Comer, Joseph '37 • Cozlin, Harry A. '41 • Demas, John '44 • Dixon, Blair '39 • Epperly, George C. '36 • Epstein, Meyer '30 • Findley, Charles '37 • Fowler, Robert P. '40 • Frye, Richard '34 • Garner, John W. '33 • Garvey, Tom '42 • Gleason, Robert, Jr. '39 • Guthrie, Walter R. '36 • Hagesterry, Arthur '38 • Hatcher, Henry '41 • Henry, Robert '40 • Hogan, Geo. M. '43 • Housley, Clifton '40 • Huntley, Alan C. '36 • Jacobs, Robert '43 • Katz, Raymond '37 • Keely, Thomas '37 • Keller, Lloyd Marin '43 • Konneman, Monroe Epting '40 • Levy, Leonard '43 • Lewis, Julius P. '36 • Lord, James F. '43 • Lowman, Morris S. '40 • Lucas, Lester M. '31 • Mantz, Elmer '38 • McArtor, John '38 • McDaniel, Carston T., Jr. '43 • Mincosky, Julius

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'37 • Mostow, Nathaniel '35 • Page, John '40 • Peele, Macon '42 • Rast, John '43 • Redinger, Frank W. '42 • Rideout, Richard W. '42 • Robinson, Wm. T. '43 • Sasser, Lewis '35 • Saunders, Robert '42 • Schaefer, John F. '27 • Schaefer, Raymond '40 • Schulman, Harold '40 • Shinn, Harry T. '39 • Silver, Julius H. '41 • Spears, John '35 • Thompson, Thomas N. '42 • Vigderhouse, Norman '41 • Wannan, Preston '43 • Webster, Earle '42 • White, Roland '38 • Wood, John Preston '40 • Woodward, George H. '36

Erected 1949 by Business-Roosevelt Alumni Association.

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

Location. 38° 56.607′ N, 77° 1.761′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in 16th Street Heights. Memorial is on 13th Street Northwest, 0.1 miles north of Upshur Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4301 13th St NW, Washington DC 20011, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. St. Charles Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); "The Duncan Co-Op" (approx. ¼ mile away); 14th Street Graffiti Museum (approx. 0.3 miles away); Maria Gomez, RN, MPH (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jones-Haywood School of Ballet

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 15, 2021

2. World War II Memorial

(approx. 0.4 miles away); First Church of Seventh-day Adventists (approx. 0.4 miles away); Faith Assembly of Christ, Inc. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Billy Simpson's House of Seafood and Steaks (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

World War II Memorial on the grounds of Theodore Roosevelt High School image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 15, 2021

3. World War II Memorial on the grounds of Theodore Roosevelt High School

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 15, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.