The applicant is requesting approval to install a 42” x 38” cast aluminum double-sided roadside historical marker within a garden bed adjacent to the World War II Memorial “A World Apart” to provide greater interpretive context to the monument and acknowledge the Monument Committee. The proposed marker is to read as follows:

World War II Memorial “A World Apart”

Initiated and funded through the efforts of the Veterans Council of Chatham County, the World War II Memorial was designed by local architect Eric Meyerhoff, sculpted by artist Kim Brandell, and dedicated on Veterans Day 2010. The Memorial’s theme, “A World Apart,” represents the global nature of World War II (1941-1945), which was fought on numerous battlefronts simultaneously. As an active port, Savannah supplied valuable war materiel, including Liberty ships and minesweepers built along the Savannah River. The Memorial honors the 527 fallen Chatham Countians, including 93 Merchant Mariners, and the over 407,000 Americans who died in World War II.

Erected in 2024 by friends of those who died in World War II from Savannah.

Funding & Escrow Payment: The applicant has provided budget details and assumes responsibility for all finances associated with the project. The applicant is aware of the escrow payment and accepts responsibility (File No. 23-006246-HM).

The Historic Site and Monument Commission recommends approval to the Savannah City Council to install a historical marker on River Street in a garden bed adjacent to the monument, “A World Apart," as requested, to be docketed on a City Council agenda because the proposed work meets the standards in the Master Plan and Guidelines for Markers, Monuments and Public Art.