WWII D-Day Memorial

The World War II Memorial was designed at the turn of the century, with the majority of construction completed in 2004. The contemplative area that memorializes Fredrick Delano Roosevelt’s prayer to the nation on the morning of D-Day in 1944 is set to the northwest of the main plaza as a space for reflection. It sits on a small knoll with views back to the grand memorial.

Originally hosting a small plaque in the plantings, with seating carved out by a stacked stone wall, the intent had always been to unify the space with the main memorial. OvS was called upon to renovate this garden given the ability to recall the firm’s record drawings twenty years prior. Our team recalled the architectural details and symbolism of the original design to provide an humble garden memorializing this day in history.

Michael was part of the design team at OvS that completed this work between 2019 and 2022.