The Marines of '61

To support the advance into Virginia, the Navy Department detailed a battalion of U.S. Marines for temporary field service with Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell's Union army. The Marine Commandant, Col. John Harris, expressed misgivings about the inexperience of his available ...

Centennial of the United States Navy Submarine Force

100 Years

From the Depths - Sea Power

1900 - 2000

Dedicated to those

who serve beneath the seas,

families and support personnel

[Back of marker}:In recognition of the generosity

of the following donors

Lockheed Martin Corporation ·

General Dynamics ·

McDermott/BWX Technologies, Inc. ·

Raytheon Company · ...

U.S. Merchant Marine WW II Memorial

This monument is a memorial to the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II and to the Merchant Mariners and Navy Armed Guard who served together aboard cargo ships, troop transports, and oil tankers that delivered war material to our ...

United States Merchant Marine / U.S. Navy Armed Guard

The United States Merchant Marine

In recognition of those who serve

their country in war and peace time

to those 250,000 who served in world war II

to those 670 who were taken prisoner

to those 6,700 plus who gave ...

Marines in the Revolution

Dedicated to the

Continental Marines Who

Fought with General Washington's

Troops During the

Battle of Princeton

January 3, 1777

Marker is at the intersection of Stockton Street and Bayard Street on Stockton Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

WW II U.S. Submarine Memorial

"We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines against the enemy while our fleets replaced losses and repaired wounds."

Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz, USN

In memory of the crews of the 52 United States submarines lost in ...

Navy and Marine Memorial

Dedicated to Americans Lost at Sea

In war and in peace, in commerce and in travel, in rescue and discovery, in fisheries and in research, this nation has forged a bond with and a dependence on the sea. This monument of ...

Savannah's Marine Corps Memorial

( North face )

[ Left Plaque ]

Erected 1947

By

The Savannah Detachment

Marine Corps League

—

Commandant - E.S. Dufour, Jr.

Vice Commandants -

Sol H. Passink and H.B. Acker

Adjutant - F.W. Hughes

Judge Advocate - L.C. Johnston

Chaplin - L. J. McEwen

Sargent-At-Arms - D.F. Knight

—

Chairman ...

History Of The U. S. Marine Corps

Marines have been fighting and dying in defense of freedom since the United States Marine Corps inception in November, 1775. The names of principal campaigns engraved on the memorial are a testament to the sacrifices Marines have made in their ...

United States Marine Corps Memorial

Dedicated to the Marine dead of all wars, and their comrades of other services who fell fighting beside them.

Created by Felix de Weldon, and inspired by the immortal photograph taken by Joseph J. Rosenthal on February 23, 1945, atop Mt. ...