West Ocean View in Norfolk, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
OceanView Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 7, 2025
1. OceanView Veterans Memorial Marker
Fleet Reserve Assn
USN USMC USCG
Protection Service
Veterans Memorial
Erected by Fleet Reserve Association Branch 60.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 36° 57.27′ N, 76° 15.326′ W. Memorial is in Norfolk, Virginia. It is in West Ocean View. It is at the intersection of 1st View Street and West Balview Avenue, on the right when traveling south on 1st View Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 9601 1st View Street, Norfolk VA 23503, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads, specifically in Coastal Virginia, and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Landing of Wool and Surrender of Norfolk (approx. Ό mile away); Operation Torch, 1942 (approx. 0.3 miles away); USS Intrepid (CV-11) (approx. 0.3 miles away); Susan Constant Shrine (approx. 0.4 miles away); Flagship Sarah Constant (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Flight Ship to Shore (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Norfolk 17 (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norfolk.
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Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 7, 2025
2. OceanView Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 7, 2025
3. Veterans Memorial Bricks
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 7, 2025
4. Veterans Memorial Bricks
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 7, 2025
5. Veterans Memorial Bricks
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 7, 2025
6. OceanView Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 64 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 7, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
