The National Mall in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
District of Columbia War Memorial
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 26, 2022
1. District of Columbia War Memorial Marker
A memorial to the armed forces from the District of Columbia who served their country in the World War
This memorial was erected through the voluntary subscriptions of the people of Washington It was dedicated on Armistice Day Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-One by by Herbert Hoover President of the United States Within this corner-stone are recorded the names of the twenty-six thousand Washingtonians who when the United States entered the World War answered the call to arms and served in the Army Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard.
The names of the men and women from the District of Columbia who gave their lives in the World War are here inscribed as a perpetual record of their patriotic services to their country Those who fell and those who survived have given to this and to future generations an example of high idealism courageous sacrifice and gallant achievement.
Earl Adams Edward L. Adams Alexander K. Anderson Frederick Anderson Louis C. Anderson William Arnold Melvin M. Augenstein Eugene H. Austin Curtis R. Auten Ellis B. Babcock Carrington E. Bailey Philip
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Chester W. Buchanan William R. Buchanan Joseph Budd Albert O. Burgdorf John Irving Burns Millard
Stafford G. De Lesdernier Nicholas J. Demopoulos Edward G. De Paschalis William K. Dieste J. Forsyth Digges William Godfrey Dillon Myron D. Dodge Thomas E. Donovan Thomas J. Doran Tony Dordos Herman W. Dorr Aloysius Dorsey James W. Dorsey Jr. Julian Noyes Dowell Albert Thomas Drake Cornelius A. Driscoll Sylvester Duckett Edward Joseph Dudley Frank E. Dunkin Henry Albert Dunn Arthur H. Dutton Julius E. Eades Ellette Tuncle Early John H. Easton George Robert Edelen Charles M. Edwards John George Egerton Louis E. Eisensmith Theodore S. Elliott Arthur T. Elmore Ernest W. Emery George D. English John I. Eopolucci William A. Eopolucci John F. Evans John W. Evans John F. Evansha Frank T. Fagan Frederick J. Fagan Abraham J. Fainman Thomas H. Farnsworth Foster Cabert Felton William D. Fenwick Frederick Fickling Franklin
Donald R. Green John A. Green John D. Green Robert G. Greenwell Robert R. Griffith Benjamin J. Griswold William H. Gross Gordon James Groves Allen T. Grymes Clarence L. Gunnell Pete Haddad James F. Hagan Maurice Leo Harding William W. Hardy Arthur A. Harig J. Randolph Harman Warren G. Harries Aloysius D. Harris Charles D. Harris Richard Samuel Harris Morgan B. Harvey John A. Havener Harry W. Hawes Bertha Ryan Hayes Charles Henry Enrique Hernandez William Leland Hibbs Edward S. Higdon George Chaffee Hill Maron Lester Hodgson Leroy B. Holcombe Claude Holley Frank Willard Hollows Henry S. Holmes Mathew
John Joseph Keady James Keeley John O. Kelser John A. Kendall Frank S. Kennedy Harry B. Kennedy Maurice Keplinger John A. Kersey James W. Keyes William George Kidd Allen L. Kidwell George Emmett Killeen Harry L. Kimmell James L.G. King Ralph Melvin King French Kirby Clarence A. Knudtson Herbert Graham Kubel Leo Laffey John M. Lambert Relious Latney William J. Lawless Robert L. Lawson Fred Lee Malachi Lee Kenneth Lewis Lloyd Baxter Liebler Harry D. Lombardi John James Loulan Norman A.
Carl Frederick Miller Lemuel B. Miller Jr. Samuel Miller Jr. Carl Olin Minor Antonio Missini Theodore N. Mitchell William George Moore Edward S. Morgan Jr. John Francis Moriarty John C. Morrison Howard H. Morrow Carl Joseph Munch Beatrice T. Murphy John Joseph Murphy Evans Elliott Murray Hagop Musekian Matt Francis Myers James Barbour Nalle Richard A. Nally Kenneth H. Nash Frank R. Needham Francis Emmett Neil Clair T. Newell Irving T.C. Newman Frank Edward Newton Louis A. Niedomanski Henry Francis Nolan James Francis Noone Seymour Nottingham David T. O'Connell Francis A. O'Connor John F. O'Connor Dave Oettinger Helen V. Orchard Leo J. Osborne Thomas O'Toole Lenwood Hughes Ott Phillips W. Page Richard Walter Parfet John Pate Griffin Payne Joseph Peluzzo Joseph B. Phelps John Manly Pickrell Blance E. Pierce Charles Edwin Poates George W. Polhemus John Prender Jr. Ralph Pumphrey Israel Putnam Albert Zane Pyles W. Otis Quesenberry William Dec. Revenel Jr. William F. Redman William Aubrey Reed William T. Reiley Ralph W. Remick Frederick T. Remler William L. Rhine Franklin A. Richards Charles David Ricker James W. Riddick William H. Ritenour George R. Robinson Harold M. Robinson
Jesse Morse Robinson Edward L. Roche Alexander Rodgers Jr. Warner M. Rodgers William H. Rollins Robert C. Rusk Thomas Russell Ferdinand Sauers Ernest C. Schleith Frederick W. Schutt Paul B. Schwegler Henry H. Scott John Crawford Scott John H. Seaburn Chase Emily Sebold George Vaughn Seibold Valentine Sellers Richard Mc A. Shamley William A. Sheehan Robert L. Shepherd Philip H. Sheridan George Shoulders Abraham W. Sidkowsky Leo I. Simmons William P. Slattery Carroll B. Smith Ernest Smith Ernest S. Smith Francis Marion Smith Israel Smith James E. Smith James L. Smith Tony Smith William F. Smith Harry F. Smurr Edward P. Sneed Maurice B. Snyder Norman H. Sonnemann Samuel W. Sowerbutts Henry C. Spengler Edwin Leo Springmann Ralph Stambaugh Edwin M. Stanton Percy Albert Stein Albert B. Stelzer James Stepheny John Wellington Stepp Louis G. Stevens George E. Stewart Joseph C. Stewart Raymond L. Stewart Francis W. Stone Jr. Peter Strickland George Word Strieby Benjamin F. Strothers Albert D. Sturtevant Harry M. Sullivan John Sullvon Allen M. Sumner Howard G. Swann Robert E. Symmonds Charles P. Talks George Tarantino John H. Taylor
William Mc K. Taylor Francis A. Tennant Emil Theiss William E. Thomas Raymond W. Thompson George K. Thornton Lula May Thrift Russell D. Tibbitts Albert W. Tierney Clarence Tillman J. Wilder Tomlinson Philip H. Toomey William G. Toone Henry Peirce Torrey Lawrence Townsend Jr. Charles Ashby Towson Francis M. Tracy John G. Utterback Frank C. Valentine Arthur G. Vanderlip Stanley Vanderwalker Dean R. Van Kirk John W. Vinson B. Stuart Walcott Leonard Waldman Hall Christie Walker James Edward Walker Louis Walker John B. Warfield Benjamin Warner Edward M. Watkins Charles S. Weaver Carl H. Weber Charles F. Wedderburn Benjamin W. Wells Jr. John W. Wheeler Albert White Robert L. Whitehand Raymond Whitney Victor M. Whitside Edwin Earl Wilkerson Laurence O. Wilkins Gui I. Willard Frank Aloysius Willeke Archie W. Williams Arthur F. Williams Guy Williams James H. Williams Lea D. Williams Lloyd Williams Survain A. Williams Price Williamson Robert L. Willingham Harry V. Wilson John W. Wilson Harold D. Winans Carl Alfred Woline John Boyd Wolverton John H. Woodson Harmon George Young
Erected 1931 by People of Washington; Frederick H. Brooke, Architect; Horace W. Peaslee and Nathan C. Wyeth, Associates Architects.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #31 Herbert Hoover series list.
Location. 38° 53.256′ N, 77° 2.611′ W. Memorial is in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in The National Mall. It is on Independence Avenue Southwest east of West Basin Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1850 Ash Rd, Washington DC 20006, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named District of Columbia War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Visit the New US Park Police Horse Stables & Education Center (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Home for Horses (about 500 feet away); The First Japanese Cherry Trees (about 600 feet away); The Gift of Trees (about 700 feet away); A Symbol of International Friendship (about 700 feet away); "Make No Little Plans" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Not Forgotten (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southwest Washington.
Other markers no longer nearby. District of Columbia World War Memorial (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed); Japanese Pagoda (was about 700 feet away but has been permanently removed); The 1912 Cherry Tree Plantings (was about 700 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Japanese Stone Lantern (was about 700 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Lighting the Way (was about 700 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . District of Columbia War Memorial Photos 11-26-2022. Additional photos from the memorial (Submitted on November 27, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Additional commentary.
1. About the language on the memorial
While the people who live in the District of Columbia on the memorial are called Washingtonians, the current official term for people who live in the territory is DC Residents.
— Submitted November 27, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,658 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 27, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
