Kempsville in Virginia Beach, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Filipinos in the U.S. Navy
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 14, 2022
1. Filipinos in the U.S. Navy Marker
Naval History and Heritage Command website entry
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Filipinos, who had served in the U.S. Navy as early as the Civil War, began enlisting in larger numbers after the U.S. took possession of the Philippines following the Spanish-American War. The Philippines gained independence in 1946, and an agreement negotiated the next year allowed the U.S. Navy to recruit Filipino nationals. Over the next four decades, about 35,000 Filipinos served in the Navy, initially as stewards and mess attendants. Eligible to serve in all enlisted and officer positions by the 1970s, they later rose to the Navy's highest ranks. Filipino American communities often developed near naval bases: one of the nation's largest such communities is here in Hampton Roads.
Erected 2021 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number KV-36.)
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 36° 49.457′ N, 76° 8.891′ W. Memorial is in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is in Kempsville. It is at the intersection of Baxter Road and Weller Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on Baxter Road. Marker located in front of the Philippine
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Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads, specifically in Coastal Virginia, and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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 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: Filipino American Veterans of Hampton Roads (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Filipino American Sea Service Veterans (about 300 feet away); In Tribute to Senator Frank Wagner / Gift of Ownership (approx. 0.7 miles away); Kempsville Pony-Colt Field (approx. 0.7 miles away); Willis Augustus Hodges (1815~1890)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 14, 2022
2. Filipinos in the U.S. Navy Marker
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 14, 2022
3. Philippine Cultural Center of Virginia
Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 2,054 times since then and 254 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 16, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
