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Information (e.g., Army serial numbers) on service members buried or memorialized at our World War II overseas military cemeteries. Names of the Missing memorialized at our East Coast Memorial, West Coast Memorial, and Honolulu Memorial.
Information (e.g., Army serial numbers) on service members buried or memorialized at our World War II overseas military cemeteries. Names of the Missing memorialized at our East Coast Memorial, West Coast Memorial, and Honolulu Memorial. Find out Who's Eligible to be registered in our WWII Registry.
This official database includes names of Americans who are listed on War and Navy Department Killed in Service rosters held by NARA. The second database—the Registry of Remembrances—is an unofficial compilation of public acknowledgements honoring U.S. citizens who helped to win the Second World War.
The World War II Memorial is a national memorial in the United States [1] [2] dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II. It is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
List of Names on World War II Monument. These are the 1,275 names in 22 columns inscribed on the monument. Names in bold with * died defending their country and those with double * were added to the monument after the dedication.
The World War II Memorial Registry of Remembrances is an electronic database where the names of individuals who served our country, both in the military and on the home front, during World War II can be entered.
The World War II Memorial honors the 16 million who served in the armed forces of the U.S., the more than 400,000 who died, and all who supported the war effort from home.
The World War II Memorial was instantly popular with visitors from the time it opened in the spring of 2004. Thousands of veterans who served in World War II witnessed the formal dedication of the memorial as they descended upon the nation’s capital on Memorial Day weekend of that year.
Through stone architecture and bronze sculptures, the World War II Memorial recognizes the ways Americans served, honors those who fell, and recognizes the victory they achieved to restore freedom and end tyranny around the globe.
During World War II, U.S. military forces fought in two military theaters of operations on opposite sides of the world. Navy ships zigzagged their way across the Atlantic to transport Army and Marine personnel to fight in Northern Africa and Europe against the Germans and the Italians.