Bellevue Downtown Park in King County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)

"Lest We Forget"

1914 - 1918

December 1, 2019

1. Lest We Forget Marker

Inscription. [plaque]
These elms were placed here by the Bellevue Minute Women in honor of Victor Freed, Victor E. Hanson, Oscar Johnson, who made the supreme sacrifice in the World War.
[front of monument] Dedicated November 11, 1926

Erected 1926 by Bellevue Minute Women.

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

Location. 47° 36.765′ N, 122° 12.244′ W. Memorial is in Bellevue, Washington, in King County. It is in Bellevue Downtown Park. It is on Northeast 4th Street west of Bellevue Way NE. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 10201 NE 4th St, Bellevue WA 98004, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Puget Sound Region

and in Greater Seattle.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Pacific Northwest,

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

in the Inside Passage,

on the Ring of Fire,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Downtown Park (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Seattle Public Library (approx. 4.6 miles away); Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park (approx. 4.8 miles away); 1890 Seattle Fire Department Bell (approx. 5 miles away); The Old Shell House (approx. 5.1 miles away); Japanese American Remembrance Garden (approx. 5.3 miles away); United Confederate Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.3 miles away); Seattle Yacht Club - Main Station (approx. 5.4 miles away).

More about this memorial. Three flags and three elm trees for the Bellevue fallen soldiers surround the marker, which is on a round concrete base. Restored in 2011 by former Navy photographer, Robert Shay.

November 11, 2015

2. Lest We Forget Marker

Sculpture of three roses on a folded American flag, atop the monument image. Click for full size.

December 1, 2019

3. Sculpture of three roses on a folded American flag, atop the monument

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2026, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 9, 2026, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.