North Downtown in Charlottesville, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Dogwood Memorial
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 17, 2024
1. World Wars I & II plaque
Inscription.
Dogwood Memorial. .
In honor of the men and women from the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle who served in the Armed Forces of our country in World War I and World War II, Erected by Post 74 The American Legion Department of Virginia Nov. 11, 1946 General Alexander Archer Vandegrift. Born 13 March 1887 Charlottesville. Entered U.S. Marine Corps in 1909. Led American Forces at Guadalcanal, in the first successful major offensive in the Pacific in World War II. Awarded the Navy Cross and the Medal of Honor. Vandegrift was the first active-duty Marine Corps Four Star General and served as Commandant of the Marine Corps 1944 to 1947. He died 8 May 1973 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.,
Technical Sergeant Frank D. Peregory (Peregoy). Born 10 April 1915 Albemarle County, VA. Enlisted May 1931 in Charlottesville, Co. K 116th Infantry Regt. 29th Division. Landed on Omaha Beach-Normandy 6 June 1944, D-Day. Awarded the Medal of Honor for Action against the enemy on 8 June 1944 at Grandcamp, France. Peregory was Killed in Action 6 days later near Couvains, France. He is buried at the American Cemetery Normandy, France.,
The Dogwood Memorial. Dedicated to the lasting memory of all who served, and especially those who gave their lives for, our country in Korea., This site is dedicated to the memories of the Veterans of all conflicts, for the past, the present, and the future, forevermore.
November 11, 1993.
The Dogwood Memorial. Dedicated to the lasting memory of all who served, and especially those who gave their lives for our country in Viet Nam.
In honor of the men and women from the City of Charlottesville
and the County of Albemarle
who served in the Armed Forces of our country
in World War I and World War II
Erected by
Post 74 The American Legion
Department of Virginia
Nov. 11, 1946
General Alexander
Archer Vandegrift
Born 13 March 1887 Charlottesville. Entered U.S. Marine Corps in 1909. Led American Forces at Guadalcanal, in the first successful major offensive in the Pacific in World War II. Awarded the Navy Cross and the Medal of Honor. Vandegrift was the first active-duty Marine Corps Four Star General and served as Commandant of the Marine Corps 1944 to 1947. He died 8 May 1973 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Technical Sergeant
Frank D. Peregory (Peregoy)
Born 10 April 1915 Albemarle County, VA. Enlisted May 1931 in Charlottesville, Co. K 116th Infantry Regt. 29th Division. Landed on Omaha Beach-Normandy 6 June 1944, D-Day. Awarded the Medal of Honor for Action against the enemy on 8 June 1944 at Grandcamp, France. Peregory was Killed in Action 6 days later near Couvains, France. He is buried at the American Cemetery Normandy, France.
The Dogwood Memorial
Dedicated to the lasting memory of all who served, and especially those who gave their lives for, our country in Korea.
This site is dedicated to the memories of the Veterans of all conflicts, for the past, the present, and the future, forevermore.
November 11, 1993
The Dogwood Memorial
Dedicated to the lasting memory of all who served, and especially those who gave their lives for our country in Viet Nam.
Erected 1993
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by Veterans Memorial fund, American Legion Post 74, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 33, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1827.
Location. 38° 2.05′ N, 78° 29.028′ W. Memorial is in Charlottesville, Virginia. It is in North Downtown. It is at the intersection of Preston Avenue and McIntire Road, on the left when traveling south on Preston Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 401 McIntire Rd, Charlottesville VA 22903, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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
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2. General Alexander Archer Vandegrift plaque
Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other markers no longer nearby. Charlottesville (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed); Robert Edward Lee (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed); Greater Downtown (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 17, 2024
3. Technical Sergeant Frank D. Peregory (Peregoy) plaque
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 17, 2024
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 17, 2024
6. Viet Nam War Dogwood Memorial plaque
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7. Additional plaques on the back of the memorial
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 17, 2024
8. The Dogwood Memorial Display
Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 257 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on May 18, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
