Fort Myer in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
484th Bombardment Group
Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 16, 2011
1. 484th Bombardment Group Marker
15th AF, Flew Bombing Missions From
Torretta Airfield, Italy 1944-45 and Was
Part of the Greatest Aerial Armada to
Ever Take to the Skies
(484th Bomb Group Association)
This Plaque Memorializes the Supreme
Sacrifices of the Airmen Who Did Not Return
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
Location. 38° 52.831′ N, 77° 4.186′ W. Memorial is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Fort Myer. It is on Grant Drive near Roosevelt Drive, on the right when traveling north. Located in Section 33, with a Memorial Gingko Tree. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fort Myer VA 22211, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. 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: 56th Field Artillery Bn (a few steps from this marker); Field Marshal Sir John Dill (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil Air Patrol (within shouting distance of this marker); 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) (within shouting distance of this marker); 503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team
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Also see . . . Army Air Corps Library & Museum. 484th Bombardment Group (Submitted on January 3, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 2, 2015
2. 484th Bombardment Group Marker
The marker is at the base of the Memorial Gingko tree.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 2, 2015
3. 484th Bombardment Group Marker
The marker is at the base of the Memorial Gingko tree.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 698 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 3, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2, 3. submitted on September 4, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
