Darwin City in Darwin Municipality, Northern Territory, Australia — Oceania

USS Peary DD 226

Photographed by Kevin W., September 9, 2024

1. USS Peary DD 226 Marker

Inscription.
In rememberance of these men who lost their lives February 19, 1942, during the bombing of Darwin, Australia by Japanese aircraft.
John S. Andrews • Robert Armstrong • Delmer E. Baker • William E. Bancroft • Murren A. Barbee • George E. Barnett • Lee Anthony Bauer • John M. Bermingham • Charles C. Boudreaux • Claude Buckley • Cyrus D. Carter • Robert Chapman • Archie R. Cook • John W. Cross • Arthur Wm. Davis • Shirley O. Day • Ray L. Deatrich • Willie R. Denmark • James H. Fair • Chester H. Frayer • Harold A. Frisbie • G. S. George Jr. • Frank A. Glover • Herman E. Goldman • Augustus H. Gray • Ralph Griffin • Harold G. Gronau • Ralph E. Gunn • Arthur G. Gustafson • Robert L. Gusti • Alonzo D. Hall • Wendel H. Hanson • Franklin R. Harris • C. C. Holerstott • William M. Hooks • Robert Lee Howell • Robert T. Hunter • Philip M. Joyce • Edwin J. Kalisz • Joseph M. Kapps • Gilbert T. Kennaugh • Gerhardt M. Kjolhede • Martin M. Koivisto • Bob B. Kriener • Will C. LaBrie • Richard J. Lee • John R. Mather • Forest C. Mathews • William

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G. Matler • Willis E. McCord • William McFarland • jackson D. McGinnis • Whitman S. Miller • Charles F. Minneci • Jack O'Donnell • Donald C. O'Tyson • James W. Palmero • Arthur R. Parker • Clifton F. Patch • Raymond B. Pearson • Lester N. Peterson • Ralph D. Piercy • Eugene R. Poland • Willis F. Polhemus • Jack Quiggen • George S. Radinski • Victor F. Radinski • Alexander Reese • Benjamin B. Rich • Curtis Rogers • Paul J. Rossiter • Louis Roth • Milton D. Rude • Max N. Schuler • Norman Schuler • Eugene R. Senyohl • Walter Shofner • Willis C. Shook • William E. Smith • John J. Spata • Paul A. Sweeney • Joseph Tapia • Douglas H. Tew • John Tinsley Jr. • Eugene E. Umpleby • Walter Vernon • Everett F. Waite • James T. Weise • Robert D. White • John Louis Wilson • Frank E. Zizak

Erected by Dallis Widick, USN Survivor.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 12° 27.727′ S, 130° 50.083′ E. Memorial is in Darwin City, Northern Territory, in Darwin Municipality. It is

Photographed by Kevin W., September 9, 2024

2. USS Peary DD 226 Marker

on Parker Walk 0.2 kilometers south of Esplanade, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 130 Esplanade, Darwin City NT 0800, Australia. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Oceania,

in Australasia,

in the Pacific Ocean,

in South Pacific,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Story of Sacrifice (here, next to this marker); 2nd Lt. Robert J. Buel, USAAF (a few steps from this marker); Ocean Views Hide History (a few steps from this marker); Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Friendship through Gardens (about 180 meters away); mirragma gunugurr-wa (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Mandjabu Fish Trap (approx. 0.3 kilometers away).

Also see . . . Another picture of this marker on Wikimedia. This marker has several omissions, erroneously included names, and misspellings of others. The errors are identified in the description

Photographed by Kevin W., September 9, 2024

3. USS Peary DD 226 Marker

section of this page. (Submitted on September 24, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)

Directional Sign to USS Peary Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., September 9, 2024

4. Directional Sign to USS Peary Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 245 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 24, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 4. submitted on September 25, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.