Japanese Ambassador Hirosi Saito - Annapolis MD
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N 38° 58.996 W 076° 28.902
18S E 371663 N 4315963
In memory of Japanese Ambassador Hirosi Saito who died in Washington on Jan 26, 1939 & whose remains were by order of President Franklin D Roosevelt conveyed on board the USS Astoria to his native land.
Waymark Code: WM16FJK
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/21/2022
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TEXT on the Citizen Memorial:
Japanese Ambassador Hirosi Saito
In memory of Japanese Ambassador Hirosi Saito who died in Washington on Jan 26, 1939 & whose remains were by order of President Franklin D Roosevelt conveyed on board the USS Astoria to his native land. In grateful appreciation of American sympathy and courtesy this pagoda was presented by his wife and child on to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis October 1940.
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Location: In front of Luce Hall, U.S. Naval Academy
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