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Felix de Weldon
De Weldon with President Harry S. Truman in 1949
Born
Felix Weihs de Weldon

(1907-04-12)April 12, 1907
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
DiedJune 3, 2003(2003-06-03) (aged 96)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
EducationMarchetti College (AB)
University of Vienna (MA, MS, PhD)
OccupationSculptor
Children1

Felix Weihs de Weldon (April 12, 1907 – June 3, 2003) was an American sculptor. His most famous pieces include the United States Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial, 1954) in the Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, US, and the Malaysian National Monument (1966) in Kuala Lumpur.

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