Arlington dedicates new WWII memorial
At the center of the memorial is a statue of Col. Neel Kearby, a Medal of Honor recipient from the city.
On Saturday, community leaders in Arlington dedicated a new World War II monument that features a statue of Col. Neel Kearby.(Courtesy Richardson)
12:05 PM on May 10, 2021 CDT
A new World War II memorial in Arlington pays respects to the 50 men from the city who died on battlefields from 1941 to 1945.
Community leaders gathered Saturday to dedicate the bronze and granite memorial, which is in City Center Plaza between City Hall and the George W. Hawkes Downtown Library.
Updated on May 10, 2021 at 2:57 pm
City of Arlington
The City of Arlington and the Arlington Historical Society dedicated a bronze and granite World War II memorial in the City Center Plaza Saturday.
One monument lists the names of 50 Arlington men who lost their lives on battlefields across Europe, North Africa, Asia and the Pacific between 1941 and 1945. A second monument outlines the contributions of more than 5,000 students, alumni and faculty members of North Texas Agricultural College, now the University of Texas at Arlington, who answered the nation s call to arms during the war.
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