| 词条 | Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial |
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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. Nicknamed "Waves and Gulls," the memorial depicts seven seagulls above the crest of a wave. It is cast from aluminum and the base is made of green granite (the base was originally concrete but replaced by the Works Progress Administration in 1940). It stands 35 feet (10.6 m) tall and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide. The memorial reads: To the strong souls and ready valor of those men of the United States who in the Navy, the Merchant Marine and other paths of Activity upon the waters of the world have given life or still offer it in the performance of heroic deeds this monument is dedicated by a grateful people. Other Navy memorials
See also{{Portal|Nautical}}
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13 : World War I memorials in the United States|Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.|Military monuments and memorials in the United States|United States Merchant Marine|United States Navy|Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C.|1934 establishments in Washington, D.C.|Aluminum sculptures in Washington, D.C.|1934 sculptures|George Washington Memorial Parkway|Historic American Engineering Record in Virginia|Naval monuments and memorials|National Park Service areas in Washington, D.C. |
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