Fairfax in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

World War II and Korean Conflict Memorial

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 31, 2014

1. World War II and Korean Conflict Memorial

Inscription.

World War II and Korean Conflict Memorial. . 1941 - World War II - 1945. Flavious B. Allder, Richard R. Arnold, James V. Barron, Harry L. Baughman, Leland E. Belgard, Charles E. Besley, James N. Brett Jr., Thomas W. Bridges, Corbin B. Bryan III, Daniel C. Budd, Alex E. Campbell, Richard B. Carmichael, Stanley L. Carts, David C. Cather, Willis U. Chinn, Melvin S. Cobb, Robert E. Cockerill, Richard L. Coffeen, John O. R. Coll, Raymond L. Cooper, Thomas J. Cunningham, Garland W. Davidson, Leornard R. Davis, Claude S. Deavers, John T. DeBell Jr., Joe De Ganahl, G. W. Donovan, Eugene G. Farr, Robert A. Feltner, John W. Ferguson Jr., Ralph P. Ford, Paul H. Fraley, George W. Frame, Howard R. Garner, Robert J. Girard, Robert M. Graves, Warren L. Hawley, John W. Heath, John Heitmann, Edwin B. Hutchinson Jr., R. L. Hutchinson, Miller O. Jackson, Vincent Kane, Harry H. Kanmermier, John M. Koutsos, James G. LaMarre, John R. Lane, Richard W. Leary, Norman E. Leppert, Charles E. Lewis, Joseph K. Linkins Jr., Ralph T. Lynn, William M. McCarthy, Alfred B. McClure, Joseph W. Madden Jr., Lindon R. Marshall, Julian E. Martin, Ellis S. Middleton Jr., Reuben C. Moffat, Ira C. Morris, Allen J. Murray, Calvin G. Neish, Carl E. Niswander, Walter J. Norford, Kenneth H. Ogden, William A. Otis, Harlie Page, Daniel S. Payne, John E. Peabody, Henry B. Pearson, Phillip E. Pergande, Forster Perzel, Ross R. Poole, William C. Powers, Russell A. Quick, Charles D. Reeve, Larry W. Roberts, G. E. Shelhorse, Hambleton Slingluff, Sidney D. Spear, John W. Stump, Stephen C. Stuntz Jr., George T. Sutphin, James W. Taylor, Carroll M. Thomas, W. W. Thompson, Lawrence T. Turner, Victor T. Turrou, Leonard C. Urquhart, Robert M. Warren, John W. Watkins, Egbert T. Watt Jr., Orland I. Webley, James V. Whitmer, Maurice M. Williams, Randolph M. Wood, 1950 - Korean Conflict - 1953. William P. Brooks, James H. Crutchfield, Alfred W. Fox, Frank H. Forney, Knots Gilmore, Sylvester R. Hayes, Benjamin R. Hudson, Jefferson Johnson, Charles L. Marr, Irving Munroe, Warren H. Taylor, Benjamin F. Terrell

1941 - World War II - 1945 Flavious B. Allder, Richard R. Arnold, James V. Barron, Harry L. Baughman, Leland E. Belgard, Charles E. Besley, James N. Brett Jr., Thomas W. Bridges, Corbin B. Bryan III, Daniel C. Budd, Alex E. Campbell, Richard B. Carmichael, Stanley L. Carts, David C. Cather, Willis U. Chinn, Melvin S. Cobb, Robert E. Cockerill, Richard L. Coffeen, John O. R. Coll, Raymond L. Cooper, Thomas J. Cunningham, Garland W. Davidson, Leornard R. Davis, Claude S. Deavers, John T. DeBell Jr., Joe De Ganahl, G. W. Donovan, Eugene G. Farr, Robert A. Feltner, John W. Ferguson Jr., Ralph P. Ford, Paul H. Fraley, George W. Frame, Howard R. Garner, Robert J. Girard, Robert M. Graves, Warren L. Hawley, John W. Heath, John Heitmann, Edwin B. Hutchinson Jr., R. L. Hutchinson, Miller O. Jackson, Vincent Kane, Harry H. Kanmermier, John M. Koutsos, James G. LaMarre, John R. Lane, Richard W. Leary, Norman E. Leppert, Charles E. Lewis, Joseph K. Linkins Jr., Ralph T. Lynn, William M. McCarthy, Alfred B. McClure, Joseph W. Madden Jr., Lindon R. Marshall, Julian E. Martin, Ellis S. Middleton Jr., Reuben C. Moffat, Ira C. Morris, Allen J. Murray, Calvin G. Neish, Carl E. Niswander, Walter J. Norford, Kenneth H. Ogden, William A. Otis, Harlie Page, Daniel S. Payne, John E. Peabody, Henry B. Pearson, Phillip E. Pergande,

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Forster Perzel, Ross R. Poole, William C. Powers, Russell A. Quick, Charles D. Reeve, Larry W. Roberts, G. E. Shelhorse, Hambleton Slingluff, Sidney D. Spear, John W. Stump, Stephen C. Stuntz Jr., George T. Sutphin, James W. Taylor, Carroll M. Thomas, W. W. Thompson, Lawrence T. Turner, Victor T. Turrou, Leonard C. Urquhart, Robert M. Warren, John W. Watkins, Egbert T. Watt Jr., Orland I. Webley, James V. Whitmer, Maurice M. Williams, Randolph M. Wood

1950 - Korean Conflict - 1953 William P. Brooks, James H. Crutchfield, Alfred W. Fox, Frank H. Forney, Knots Gilmore, Sylvester R. Hayes, Benjamin R. Hudson, Jefferson Johnson, Charles L. Marr, Irving Munroe, Warren H. Taylor, Benjamin F. Terrell

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

Location. 38° 50.756′ N, 77° 18.413′ W. Memorial is in Fairfax, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is on Chain Bridge Road (Virginia Route 123) south of Main Street ( Route 236), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4010 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax VA 22030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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: World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Revolutionary War Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 18, 2023

2. World War II and Korean Conflict Memorial

(here, next to this marker); Fairfax County Memorial To Those Who Died In Service To Our Country (a few steps from this marker); Fairfax Court House (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Fairfax County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Joshua Gunnell House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Fairfax Court House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairfax.

Other markers no longer nearby. Fairfax County Courthouse (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Monument to John Q. Marr (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Additional commentary.
1. Location of the memorial
The memorial stands on the courthouse grounds in Fairfax. The City of Fairfax serves as the seat of Fairfax County even though the two are legally distinct entities in Virginia. The courthouse grounds are on a legal exclave of Fairfax County that is completely surrounded by the City of Fairfax.

A Tribute to The Men of Fairfax County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 31, 2014

3. A Tribute to The Men of Fairfax County Marker

This is a photo of the plaque before the additional plaque was installed above.

The courthouse serves Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax and the City of Falls Church.

— Submitted March 18, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 393 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 29, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 2. submitted on March 19, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on June 29, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.