World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. by Raymond J Kaskey, Friedrich St. Florian, Leo Daly located in James M. Goode's The Mall area

Raymond J Kaskey, Friedrich St. Florian, Leo Daly (click name for more of that artist's work)
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The National World War II Memorial is a National Memorial to all Americans that served in the armed forces and on the home front during World War II. It is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on the former site of the Rainbow Pool at the eastern end of the Reflecting Pool, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. It opened to the public on April 29, 2004, and was dedicated by President George W. Bush on May 29, 2004, two days before Memorial Day.

A nationwide design competition drew more than 600 submissions. Friedrich St. Florian's initial design was selected in 1997. Over the next four years, St. Florian's design was altered during the review and approval process required of proposed memorials in Washington, D.C. The final design consists of 56 pillars, each 17 feet (5 m) tall, arranged in a semicircle around a plaza with two 43-foot (13 m) arches on opposite sides. Each pillar is inscribed with the name of one of the 48 U.S. states of 1945, as well as the District of Columbia, the Alaska Territory and Territory of Hawaii, the Commonwealth of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The northern arch is inscribed with "Atlantic"; the southern one, "Pacific." The plaza is 337 ft, 10 in (103.0 m) long and 240 feet, 2 inches (73.2 m) wide, is sunk 6 feet (1.8 m) below grade, and contains a pool that is 246 feet 9 inches by 147 feet 8 inches (75.2 × 45.0 m). The memorial includes an engraving typical of the Kilroy graffiti: "Kilroy was here". Source: Wikipedia

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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
Pacific (south) balustrade

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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
Pacific (south) balustrade

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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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More Info
See James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture'(hardcover p 310 Item #7.26; The Mall area)
Medium: Bronze, Granite
Artist: Raymond J Kaskey, Friedrich St. Florian, Leo Daly (click name for more of that artist's work)
Related subjects: .MAJOR ATTRACTIONS; World War II
Location: West Mall & 17th St SW Washington, D.C.
See The Mall areain James Goode's Washington Sculpture
Nearest Metro: Smithsonian(Orange - Blue - Silver) (click station name for all sculptures nearby)
Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 71500705 (dcMem ID #1040 )

Links & other sources
ADC Greater Washington, DC Street Map Book (159)
PBase.com photo
WWII Memorial website
Raymond Kaskey's website
NPS website on WWII Memorial
Wikipedia article on WWII
Wikipedia article on the WWII Memorial
NPS.gov List of Classified Structures WWII Memorial walls

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