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World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
by Raymond J Kaskey, Friedrich St. Florian, Leo Daly


Bronze, Granite by Raymond J Kaskey (Sculptor), Friedrich St. Florian (Architect), Leo Daly (Architect)
Address: West Mall & 17th St SW Nearest Metro: Smithsonian (Orange - Blue)
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 71500705 (dcMem ID #1040)

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Here in the presence of Washington and Lincoln, one the eighteenth century father and the other the nineteenth century preserver of our nation, we honor those twentieth century Americans who took up the struggle during the second world war and made the sacrifices to perpetuate the gift our forefathers entrusted to us: A nation conceived in liberty and justice.
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Following are the 12 panels on the north side of the east entrance.
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Russians Meeting Americans at the Elbe
Atlantic (north) balustrade
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Battle of the Bulge
Atlantic (north) balustrade
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Medics in the Field
Atlantic (north) balustrade
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Tanks in Combat
Atlantic (north) balustrade
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Normandy Beach Landing
Atlantic (north) balustrade
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Paratroopers
Atlantic (north) balustrade
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Air War -- B-17
Atlantic (north) balustrade
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Battle of the Atlantic
Atlantic (north) balustrade
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Rosie the Riveter - Aircraft Construction
Atlantic (north) balustrade
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Women in Military
Atlantic (north) balustrade
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Bond Drive
Atlantic (north) balustrade
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Lend Lease
Atlantic (north) balustrade
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Pearl Harbor
Pacific (south) balustrade
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Enlistment
Pacific (south) balustrade
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Embarkation
Pacific (south) balustrade
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Ship Building
Pacific (south) balustrade
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Agriculture
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Submarine Warfare
Pacific (south) balustrade
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Navy in Action
Pacific (south) balustrade
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Amphibious Landing
Pacific (south) balustrade
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Jungle Warfare
Pacific (south) balustrade
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Field Burial
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Liberation
Pacific (south) balustrade
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V-J Day
Pacific (south) balustrade
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They have given their sons to the military services. They have stoked the furnaces and hurried the factory wheels. They have made the planes and welded the tanks, riveted the ships and rolled the shells.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy ... No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people, in their righteous might, will win through to absolute victory.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices.
President Harry S. Truman
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They fought together as brothers-in-arms. They died together and now they sleep side by side, to them we have a solemn obligation.
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
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