USS Serpens Memorial

USS Serpens Memorial is a memorial in Arlington, Virginia. USS Serpens Memorial is situated nearby to the grassland Pinetum, as well as near Tomb Approach.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: monument in Arlington County, United States of America
Also known as: “USS Serpens Monument”
Address: VA
Inscription: “Herein rest those who lost their lives in the sinking of USS Serpens, World War II, January 29, 1945”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arlington National Cemetery and Pentagon.

Arlington National Cemetery

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Arlington National Cemetery is in Arlington, Virginia. Just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., adjacent to the Pentagon, this national military cemetery includes John F.

Pentagon

Military installation

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The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The building was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II. Pentagon is situated 4,100 feet east of USS Serpens Memorial.

Pentagon Memorial

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The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, or simply the Pentagon Memorial, located just southwest of the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., is a permanent outdoor memorial to the 184 people who died as victims in the building and on American Airlines Flight 77 during the September 11 attacks. Pentagon Memorial is situated 3,000 feet southeast of USS Serpens Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penrose Historic District and Pentagon City.

Penrose Historic District

Neighborhood

The Penrose Historic District is a national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia within the Penrose, Arlington, Virginia neighborhood.