WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL COMMISSION

Brig. Gen. John F. Burk, Jr. (Ret.), Chair

Appointed by Governor: Rosalie S. Abrams; Brig. Gen. Edmund G. Beacham (Ret.); Clarence W. Blount; Charles S. Blumenthal; Brig. Gen. George M. Brooks (Ret.); Claude L. Callegary, Esq.; Mary A. Conroy; Brig. Gen. Benjamin F. Dean (Ret.); Brig. Gen. Bernard Feingold (Ret.); Lt. Gen. (MD) James F. Fretterd; Gerald A. Glaubitz; James A. Holechek; Edward T. Kreiner, Sr.; Donald M. McKee; Calvin E. Patton; Joseph I. Pines; William F. Surgi, Jr.; Maj. Gen. Maurice D. Tawes (Ret.); Col. Martin W. Walsh, Jr. (Ret.); Maj. Gen. Edwin Warfield III (Ret.); Fred L. Wineland; Edwin J. Wolf, Esq.

Contact: Thomas E. Bratten, Jr.

World War II Memorial overlooking Severn River, Annapolis, Maryland, 1999.
Photo by James Hefelfinger (Hefelfinger Collection, MSA SC 1885-783-2, Maryland State Archives).

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Federal Building, Room 110
31 Hopkins Plaza
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 333-4428
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The World War II Memorial Commission was formed by statute in 1991 (Chapter 380, Acts of 1991) and reconstituted by the Governor in 1994 (Executive Order 01.01.1994.20). The Commission advised the Governor and General Assembly on the design, construction, and placement of a memorial or monument to those Marylanders who served in World War II (Code 1957, Art. 41, sec. 18-303). The Memorial was built on Route 450 overlooking the Severn River in Annapolis.

In August 1997, the Board of Public Works approved the construction contract for the Memorial. The groundbreaking ceremony for the $2.3 million monument was held on October 29, 1997.

Designed by New York architect Secundino Fernandez, the Memorial consists of a rectangular amphitheater surrounded by columns and granite slabs inscribed with the names of 6,454 Marylanders who died in World War II. Stone panels and mosaic circles further depict Maryland's role in the War.

The Commission submitted a report to the Governor and General Assembly in September 1992. Authorization for the Commission ended when the Memorial was dedicated on July 23, 1998 (Executive Order 01.01.1994.29).

World War II Memorial, Annapolis, Maryland, 1999. Photo by James Hefelfinger
(Hefelfinger Collection, MSA SC 1885-783-8, Maryland State Archives).

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