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

Yeckel Hall

Colonel Philip J. Yeckel

— United States Marine Corps Reserve —

Yeckel Hall Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., December 3, 2014

1. Yeckel Hall Marker

Inscription. Graduated Officer Candidates School and commissioned a Second Lieutenant at Quantico, Virginia in 1942.

Serving in World War II and the Korean Conflict, Colonel Yeckel was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart for heroic achievement in operations against the enemy on the island of Okinawa during the Ryukus Campaign.

A proponent of academic excellence, Colonel Yeckel established the Yeckel Award in 1959, awarded to Distinguished Graduating Candidates..

Erected by United States Marine Corps.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, Korean • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 38° 29.83′ N, 77° 18.746′ W. Memorial is in Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, in Stafford County. It is on Elrod Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3065 Timmerman Ave, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Taylor Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Bradley Clinic (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bicentennial Commemoration (approx. one mile away); John Henry Balch (approx. 1.1 miles away); Lieutenant General John Archer Lejeune

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Barber Fitness Center (approx. 1½ miles away); Jordan Hall (approx. 1.6 miles away); H-3-7 Korea 1950 (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marine Corps Base Quantico.

Yeckel Hall and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., December 3, 2014

2. Yeckel Hall and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,714 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.