South Newport News , Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Pearl Harbor Survivors
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010
1. Pearl Harbor Survivors Memorial
and to the survivors of
Pearl Harbor
Oahu, Hawaii
December 7, 1941
A day that will live in infamy
Dedicated
December 7, 2002
By
Penninsula Chapter Three
Pearl Harbor Survivors
Association, Inc.
Erected 2002 by Pearl Harbor Survivors Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1863.
Location. 37° 1.191′ N, 76° 27.257′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in South Newport News. It is on Kawana Circle 0.1 miles west of Biggins Circle, on the left when traveling west. This memorial is located adjacent to the Virginia War Museum in Huntington Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9285 Warwick Boulevard, Newport News VA 23607, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula, in Hampton Roads, 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 walking distance of this marker: 40mm/56 Quad Mount Bofors Anti-Aircraft Gun (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam War Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Virginia War Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Scorpion SSN 589 (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Also see . . .
1. Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. (Submitted on August 4, 2010.)
2. Virginia War Museum. Historic Newport News (Submitted on August 4, 2010.)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010
2. Pearl Harbor Survivors Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 982 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
