East Dover Hundred in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

World War II Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 28, 2022

1. World War II Memorial

Inscription.
In honor and memory of all men and women who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America to preserve our freedom during World War II 1941 - 1945

VJ Day, Aug 14, 1945 • VE Day, May 8, 1945

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

Location. 39° 9.424′ N, 75° 31.147′ W. Memorial is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in East Dover Hundred. It is on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard North east of East Water Street, in the median. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 411 Legislative Ave, Dover DE 19901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of

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this marker: The Congressional Medal of Honor (a few steps from this marker); Delaware's Medal of Honor Recipients (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Delaware's Medal of Honor Recipients (a few steps from this marker); The Bayonets of the Revolution (within shouting distance of this marker); Battles and Engagements of the Delaware Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker); The Delaware Continentals (within shouting distance of this marker); The Delaware Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker); Dover Light Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 548 times since then and 21 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on May 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.