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Camp Barrett in Marine Corps Base Quantico in Stafford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

13th Special Basic Course (1952)

 
 
13th Special Basic Course (1952) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W., October 8, 2007
1. 13th Special Basic Course (1952) Marker
Inscription. The 13th Special Basic Course (1952) has erected this monument to honor its members who were killed in the Korean War and to remind those who follow us into the ranks of Marine Corps Officers of their awesome responsibility to our Country, the Corps, and the Marines they command.

John W. Alling, Jr.
William F. Fano
Laurie Fitzgibbon, Jr.
Edward, J. Flanaghan
Edward T. Fogo
Raymond D. Godfrey
John J. Leohhard
David C. Theophilus
William D. White

May they rest in peace
Dedicated: 10 November 2005

 
Erected 2005 by 13th Special Basic Course (1952).
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.
 
Location. 38° 29.932′ N, 77° 26.375′ W. Memorial is in Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, in Stafford County. It is in Camp Barrett. It can be reached from Tripoli Avenue. Marker is located between O'Bannon Hall and Heywood Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Quantico VA 22134, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area, in Northern Virginia, and in the Piedmont. 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: First Special Basic Class (here, next to this marker); 6th Marine Division Medal of Honor Recipients
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(here, next to this marker); Quantico Marine Athletes of the Sixties (a few steps from this marker); 5th Special Basic Class (a few steps from this marker); 10th Special Basic Class (a few steps from this marker); 9th Special Basic Class (a few steps from this marker); Gonzalez Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Basic School Class of 2-1965 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marine Corps Base Quantico.
 
13th Special Basic Course (1952) Marker - left side image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W., October 8, 2007
2. 13th Special Basic Course (1952) Marker - left side
13th Special Basic Course (1952) and other Markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W., October 8, 2007
3. 13th Special Basic Course (1952) and other Markers
13th Special Basic Course (1952) and other markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W.
4. 13th Special Basic Course (1952) and other markers
Marker, third from left, at its new location.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,294 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 9, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.   4. submitted on July 29, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
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Jun. 15, 2026