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U.S. Marines Memorial

 
 
U.S. Marines Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 24, 2025
1. U.S. Marines Memorial
Inscription.
In Memory of
1st Lt Hugh Conor McDowell, USMC
March 11, 1995 - May 9, 2019
1st Light Armored Reconnaissance
Battalion, 1st Marine Division

Quis Separabit?

In honor of U.S. Marines
Past, Present and Future
and all who have worn the uniform
of the United States Armed Forces.
Semper Fidelis

 
Erected by U.S. Marines Barry Byers, Jim Flanagan, Harry Packard, Peter Sweetser, Bill Valentino.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 39° 12.356′ N, 76° 3.887′ W. Memorial is in Chestertown, Maryland, in Kent County. It can be reached from South Water Street south of Cannon Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 207 S Water St, Chestertown MD 21620, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Eastern Shore. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, 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. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: We honor them here (within shouting distance of this marker); About Us (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bateau Ric (about 400 feet away); Stanley Vansant (about 400 feet away); Annie D (about 400 feet away);
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Steamboats on the Chester River (about 400 feet away); Tomorrow's Chesapeake Bay (about 400 feet away); Scott's Point (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chestertown.
 
Also see . . .  1LT Hugh C. “Conor” McDowell. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on April 28, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
1st Lt Hugh Conor McDowell, USMC image. Click for full size.
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2. 1st Lt Hugh Conor McDowell, USMC
U.S. Marines Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 24, 2025
3. U.S. Marines Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 106 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on May 26, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   2. submitted on December 2, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.   3. submitted on May 26, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jun. 29, 2026