He is engraved in stone in the National War Memorial in Washington, DC.
It’s back in a small alcove where very few people have seen it.  A bit
of trivia – even if you never heard of Kilroy before.

For the WWII generation, this will bring back memories.  For you younger
folks, it’s a bit of trivia that is a part of our American history.

Anyone born in 1913 to about 1950, is familiar with Kilroy.  We didn’t
know why, but we had lapel pins with his nose hanging over the label and
the top of his face above his nose with his hands hanging over the
label.  No one knew why he was so well known, but we all joined in!

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