District of Columbia War Memorial

A memorial honors the armed forces from the District of Columbia who served in World War One. Erected through voluntary subscriptions from the people of Washington, it was dedicated on Armistice Day in 1931 by Herbert Hoover, President of the United States. Within its cornerstone are recorded the names of twenty-six thousand Washingtonians who, when the United States entered the war, answered the call to arms and served in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. It also preserves the names of the men and women from the District of Columbia who gave their lives in the war as a perpetual record of their patriotic service. Those who fell and those who survived are remembered as having given this and future generations an example of high idealism, courageous sacrifice, and gallant achievement.

Washington, District of Columbia · United States