Mid-town Brandywine in Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

WWII Memorial

1941 • 1945

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 29, 2021

1. WWII Memorial

Inscription.

In memory of those who died
and in gratitude to those who served.

Freedom of Speech • Freedom of Worship
Freedom from Want • Freedom from Fear

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.

Location. 39° 44.864′ N, 75° 33.059′ W. Memorial is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Mid-town Brandywine. It is at the intersection of 11th Street (Delaware Route 52) and Washington Street, on the right when traveling east on 11th Street. Monument is on H.B. duPont Plaza. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Wilmington DE 19801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

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

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Central YMCA (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Tilton General Hospital (about 700 feet away); Site of Old Cathedral Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sacred Heart Parish (approx. 0.2 miles away); Welcome to Wilmington (approx. 0.2 miles away); Votes for Women (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gunning Bedford Jr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 29, 2021

2. WWII Memorial

Looking west

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 312 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 30, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.