Memorial to POWs at Hiroshima, Japan
National Prisoner of War Museum
| | Andersonville National Historic Site | |
In honor and memory of the U.S. Army Air Force and U.S. Navy airmen who lost their lives while prisoners of war at Hiroshima, Japan, the day of the bomb-August 6, 1945.
-S/Sgt. Charles O. Baumgartner-USAAF
-2nd/Lt. Durden Looper-USAAF
-2nd /Lt. James M. Ryan-USAAF
-Sgt. Hugh H. Atkinson-USAAF
-Cpl. John A. Long, Jr.-USSAF
-S/Sgt Buford J. Ellison-USAAF
-S/Sgt. Ralph J. Neal-USAAF
-Lt. /JG. Raymond G. Porter-USN
-A/3C. Normand Roland Brissette-USN.
“The bravery, suffering, and devotion to duty
earned them a preeminent place in the hearts of all Americans. Their heroism is a beacon to follow forever.” –President Ronald Reagan June 27, 1985
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #40 Ronald Reagan series list.
Location. 32° 11.83′ N, 84° 7.615′ W. Memorial is in Andersonville, Georgia, in Macon County. It is on POW Road. The marker is affixed to the exterior wall of the patio in the back of the National Prisoner of War Museum at the Andersonville National
this page online
Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in 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: The Battling Bastards of Bataan (here, next to this marker); To the Vermonters who Perished at Andersonville (a few steps from this marker); This Was Andersonville (within shouting distance of this marker); 27th Bombardment Group (within shouting distance of this marker); Oflag 64 Prisoners of War (within shouting distance of this marker); American Ex-Prisoners of War (within shouting distance of this marker); Earthwork Defenses (within shouting distance of this marker); National Prisoner of War Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 741 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 24, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 13, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 5. submitted on January 24, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 6. submitted on February 9, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
