National War Memorial Registry, War Memorial Catalog Of United States

The Argonne Cross Memorial is located in Section 18 of Arlington National cemetery near the western wall. The memorial consists of a 13-foot tall Latin cross of white marble from Vermont. The image of an eagle with outspread wings, clutching and appearing in the middle of a wreath, was carved where the arms of the cross met. The cross stands on a rectangular marble base about 6 inches high. On the front of this base is carved the original inscription: IN MEMORY OF OUR MEN IN FRANCE 1917 - 1918 On the rear of the base is the following inscription: ERECTED THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE ARGONNE UNIT AMERICAN WOMEN'S LEGION