Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial in Washington DC
The Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial, located in Lady Bird Johnson Park on Columbia Island in Washington, D.C., is a monument honoring sailors of the United States Navy and the United States Merchant Marine who died at sea during World War I. It was designed in 1922 by Harvey Wiley Corbett and sculpted by Ernesto Begni del Piatta. It was dedicated on October 18, 1934. In the background, at bottom left, is the Jefferson Memorial across the other side of the Potomac River.
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Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial | Washington DC