Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial

The Navy and Marine Memorial, is a monument honoring sailors of the United States Navy, Coast Guard, the United States Merchant Marine, the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and others who died at sea during World War I and other times.

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Type: Memorial
Description: Washington, D.C. memorial to the U.S. Navy and Marine services, dedicated to Americans lost at sea during WWI
Also known as: “Navy and Marine Memorial”, “Navy and Merchant Marine Memorial”, “Navy Merchant Marine Memorial”, “Navy-Marine Memorial”, and “Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pentagon and Thomas Jefferson Memorial.

Pentagon

Military installation

Photo: David B. Gleason, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 2,200 feet southwest of Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial.

Thomas Jefferson Memorial

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The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a national memorial in Washington, D.C., built in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the nation's third president. Thomas Jefferson Memorial is situated 3,600 feet northeast of Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial.

Lincoln Memorial

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The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the National Mall of Washington, D.C. The memorial is built in a neoclassical style in the form of a classical temple. Lincoln Memorial is situated 1 mile north of Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pentagon City and National Landing.

Pentagon City

Suburb

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Pentagon City is an unincorporated neighborhood located in the southeast portion of Arlington County, Virginia. It is located near the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery.

National Landing

Neighborhood

National Landing is an area in Northern Virginia encompassing parts of the Crystal City and Pentagon City neighborhoods of Arlington County and the Potomac Yard neighborhood in the city of Alexandria.

Southwest

Quarter

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Southwest is the southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of the National Mall and west of South Capitol Street.

Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial

Categories: war memorial and historic site
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.87627° or 38° 52′ 35″ north

Longitude

-77.04725° or 77° 2′ 50″ west

Open location code

87C4VXG3+G3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 66418582

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q6982709

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Navy and Marine Memorial”
French: “Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial”
German: “Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial”
Hebrew: “אנדרטת הצי - צי הסוחר”
Hebrew: “אנדרטת הצי וצי הסוחר”
Spanish: “Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial”

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