Petworth in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
This Pine Tree
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 3, 2024
1. This Pine Tree Memorial
Inscription.
This Pine Tree. .
This pine tree is presented and marked by Mrs. Philip Hill Sheriff in memory of her grandson Calvert Sheriff Bowie and his Gold Star comrades in arms World War II. Norman Butler Briscoe, Kentucky . Roy Edward Buchanan, Texas . Edgar McGregor Clinkscales, Ohio . William Albert Fuller, D. of C. . Frank Gilbreath Hamilton, Virginia . Edward Wallace Higgins, Maryland . Garland Mac Gregor, Jr., South Carolina . Ernest Pendleton Francis Magruder, Scotland . Lee Alexander Magruder, Kentucky . Joseph Shirley Major, Jr., South Carolina . Thomas Frank Malone, Georgia . Randolph Magruder Martin, Jr., Texas . James Linwood Page, Georgia . Frank Pelham Stone, D. of C.
This pine tree
is
presented and marked
by
Mrs. Philip Hill Sheriff
in memory of her grandson Calvert Sheriff Bowie
and his Gold Star comrades in arms World War II
Norman Butler Briscoe, Kentucky
Roy Edward Buchanan, Texas
Edgar McGregor Clinkscales, Ohio
William Albert Fuller, D. of C.
Frank Gilbreath Hamilton, Virginia
Edward Wallace Higgins, Maryland
Garland Mac Gregor, Jr., South Carolina
Ernest Pendleton Francis Magruder, Scotland
Lee Alexander Magruder, Kentucky
Joseph Shirley Major, Jr., South Carolina
Thomas Frank Malone, Georgia
Randolph Magruder Martin, Jr., Texas
James Linwood Page, Georgia
Frank Pelham Stone, D. of C.
Erected 1946 by Mrs. Philip Hill Sheriff; sponsored through American Clan Gregor Society.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 38° 56.695′ N, 77° 0.728′ W. Memorial is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Petworth. It can be reached from Allison Street Northwest east of 3rd Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1719 Allison St NW, Washington DC 20011, 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 the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Additional commentary. 1. Incorrectly listed here Joe Shirley Major Jr. was erroneously reported killed in World War II, but survived the war and lived until March 5, 1984. He is buried in the Sharon Park cemetery in Charlotte.
— Submitted October 30, 2025.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 3, 2024
2. This Pine Tree Memorial in Rock Creek Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 299 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 3, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
