Chaplains Hill

Chaplains Hill (HMUD1)

Location: Arlington, VA 22214 Arlington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 52.726', W 77° 4.163'

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(Left)
These Chaplains of the United States
Army Gave Their Lives In The World War
April 6, 1917 - Nov. 11, 1918
[Two Columns 23 Names]

" Greater love hath no man than this, that
a man lay down his life for his friends."
"To you from failing hands we throw
the torch-be yours to hold it high."

(Center)
To The Glory Of God
And The Memory Of The Chaplains
Who Died In The Service Of Their Country
* World War I and II *

[Three Columns 134 Names]

(Small Plaque)
This plaque honoring 134 Protestant
Chaplains killed in two World Wars,
was originally in the Memorial Chapel
of the General Commission on Chaplains
and Armed Forces Personnel Building
in Washington D.C. placed in this
cemetery on October 26, 1981.

(Right)
Catholic Chaplains Who
Died Serving Their
Country in World War II
And In The Korean and
Vietnam Conflicts

World War II
[Three Columns of 70 Names]

Korean Conflict
[Three Columns of 6 Names]

Vietnam Conflict
[Three Columns of 7 Names]

May God Grant Peace to them and to the Nation they served so well
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Date Added Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 9:25pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 320494 N 4305358
Decimal Degrees38.87876667, -77.06938333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 52.726', W 77° 4.163'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 52' 43.56" N, 77° 4' 9.78" W
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Area Code(s)703, 571
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 200-298 McClellan Dr, Arlington VA 22214, US
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