Andersonville in Macon County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Memorial to POWs at Hiroshima, Japan

National Prisoner of War Museum

— Andersonville National Historic Site —

Memorial to POWs at Hiroshima, Japan Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, December 26, 2017

1. Memorial to POWs at Hiroshima, Japan Marker

Inscription.

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 Historic Site. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Andersonville GA 31711, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 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

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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 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Andersonville.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 23, 2001

2. Memorial to POWs at Hiroshima, Japan Marker

Wall at Andersonville National Historic Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 23, 2001

3. Wall at Andersonville National Historic Site

Entrance to the National Prisoner of War Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 23, 2001

4. Entrance to the National Prisoner of War Museum

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, December 26, 2017

5. Memorial to POWs at Hiroshima, Japan Marker

The marker is the middle marker in this group of three, southeast of the exit from the Visitors Center towards the Andersonville prison site.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, December 26, 2017

6. Memorial to POWs at Hiroshima, Japan Marker

The marker can be seen here in the middle of this group of three markers, with a portion of the site's memorial artwork in the foreground.

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 731 times since then and 34 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.