Downtown in Stamford in Fairfield County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Stamford Veterans Memorial
Photographed By Michael Herrick, November 17, 2010
1. Stamford Veterans Memorial
The Central Pedestal
Inscription.
Stamford Veterans Memorial. . [ central pedestal ]
Lest We Forget Within this pedestal is placed a time capsule recording for all time those residents of Stamford who responded to the call, some giving their lives while serving in our past wars. In future wars should we be called again, the people of Stamford pledge to preserve and perpetuate this expression of gratitude for such sacrifice.. [ back ]
Veterans Memorial Park This memorial park was made possible through the efforts of the City of Stamford Urban Renewal Commission and public contributions Dedicated November 13, 1977 Louis A. Clapes – Mayor Tony P. Pia – SFC US Army Ret Chairman Monument Committee Edith Sherman – Chairperson Urban Renewal Commission Alphonse M. Pia – Chairman Patriotic and Special Events Commission Geno J. Lupinacci – Memorials Designer and Erector. [ flagpole base ]
Our Country's Wars Revolutionary War War of 18 12 Mexican War Civil War Spanish American War World War I World War II Korean conflict Vietnam War. [ west column ]
Freedom from Want.
To Those Who Gave Their Lives in Our Country's Wars They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn in the glory of their youth We will remember them. Erected by the Citizens Of Stamford, Connecticut. [ south column ]
Freedom from Fear.
"Let us the living, be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us. That from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave their last full measure of devotion." Abraham Lincoln. [ east column ]
Freedom of Speech.
In Memoriam World War II Dead U.S. Army . Nicholas Amafitano . Raffaele N. Arruzza . Albert W. Austin . Raymond L. Avery . Benny F. Babula . Savvas Batsos . Peter Bennitt . Basil Bernychny . Henry J. Blomquist . Alfred Boccuzzi . Frank R. Bongiorno . Charles L. Brooker . Raymond J. Cahill . Frank M. Calderone . Anthony Candelmo . Louis A. Capossela . Anthony Castelli . Leonard Chrostoski . Richard A. Cody, Jr. . Francis J. Connolly . Robert Cornell . Thomas W. Coughlin . William J. Coyle . Carl Creiger . Salvatore D. Crocco . Darrell D. Crosby . Richard M. Cullen . Michael D'Agostino . Warren K. DeCamp . Rocco P. Dedonato . Angelo G. DeMasi . Donald D. Donahue . James J. Donahue . Milton Dubrovsky . John S. Dzioba . John J. Egan . Joseph M. Farrell . George T. Fielding . James F. Gaffney . Arthur D. Gallupe . Lewis K. Gautrau . Patrick Gentile . Jerry V. Gerardi . Joseph Giordano . John Grabowski . Lionel G. Gregoire . William F. Harper . William T. Hayes . Patsy M. Iovino . Herbert Johnson . Everett W. Jordan . Victor I. Kalander . Benjamin Kiszkiel . John J. Koceniak . George J. Kovacs . Harry LaChance . Donald Lannon . John J. Lapinski . Joseph F. Lorenti . Edred W. Loveland . Roswell MacMaster . Joseph Mattera . David H. McDonald . Jere A. Miller . David Mixsell . Edward C. Molino . Raymond J. Morris . John J. Mownn . John A. Mrus . Joseph P. Mugan . Pierce J. Mullen . Sidney Neuger . Alexander Novash . Michael P. O'Connor . Clifford E. Olson . Carlo Pangia . Benjamin J. Parente . Charles F. Pecoraro . Kalman D. Perlman . Anthony Pezzimenti . Vito Phillipse . John J. Polinsky . Benjamin M. Praeger . Charles Quick . Louis Radocy . Aaron Resnick . Winthrop R. Roche . Julio T. Rodriquez . Peter Russo . Peter L. Sabino . Winston Satewhite . John J. Scipioni . Silvio J. Sessa . Hugh Sheldon . Charles F. Skarberg . Stewart W. Smith . William E. Smith . Daniel Stolfi . Elmer L. Svenningsen . Domenick J. Tamburri . Frank Touri . Robert E. Tracy . Alfred Turner . Aggie J. Umile . Frank Valenzano . Leonard Volpe . Walter C. Waring . William Wasco . Robert Wasserman . Roy P. West, Jr. . Walter Yeruc
U.S. Army Air Corps. Charles Acker . Edgar J. Albert . Frank Argenio . Howard P. Bernes . Richard R. Branch . Walter Broska . Patrick J. Byrnes . Roger N. Carlino . Robert J. Cavanaugh . Raymond A. Clark . Thomas G. Conforti . John J. Conroy . Arthur J. Daly . Lockwood Darling . Julio A. deMares . Stephen Fuda . Daniel A. Gervasio . Vincent M. Horan . Edward J. Iannazzi . Elmer Kalman . Peter Kowalski . Yale Kweskin . Archer B. Lord . Myron L. Mantell . Michael Meno . Ellis S. Middleton . Voight W. Miller, Jr. . Michael F. Mishley . Edward C. Molino . Thomas E. Murray . Arthur L. Nielsen . Douglas C. Northrop . Ernest L. Peck . Charles F. Raymond . Edward D. Shaw . Jack Singer . Pat R. Spina . Lawrence E. Tracy . Edward T. Tuminski . Amerigo Ucciferri . Chas E. Vonderlieth . Thomas F. Walsh . Leonard E. Weiss . Robert Winkler . Stanley Wisnewski
U.S. Marine Corps. Percy W. Blackwell . David J. DeFelice . James DePreta . Charles D. Downing . Oswald R. Fabrizio . Myles C. Fox . Matthew Guzda . Prentice M. Hatch, Jr. . Henry H. Henrikson . Adrian L. Henry . George Hyland . Irving F. Lanyon . Everett F. Larson . Frederick Loveland, Jr. . William Malizewski . Francis J. Poltrack . Joseph L. Price . George Roth, Jr. . Robert A. Rotunno . William S. Skura . Richard Von Egidy . Virgil E. Wardwell, Jr. . William T. White, Jr. . Charles P. Wichert
U.S. Navy. Arthur D. Austin . Gustave Belasco . Alphonse F. Brach . Arthur C. Brown . Robert E. Buchanan . John H. Byrne . Daniel A. Callahan . Rocco F. Carlo . Louis Czako . Marino D'Aquilla . Joseph DelVecchio, Jr. . Emmett DeVincent . K. L. Diffenderffer . Warren C. Ericsson . Charles W. Fell . William M. Fowler . Harvey Gordon . Joseph C. Grabowski . Homer Griffiths . Charles H. Kewer . Benjamin S. Kijek . Edmund F. Kulka . Chester Kupidlowski . Joseph I. Matlak . Nicholas Mercede . Max F. Micha . Frederick J. Murphy . William T. O'Neill . Theodore Pastuszak . Elmer F. Peaston . John P. Pierson . Joseph P. Ryan . John J. Scalzi . Herbert L. Schacht . Joseph S. Tamburri . Vincent Tripodi . Harry M. Waldron . Carl A. Weiant . James A. Winslow Devon L. Sundar U.S.M.C.
Korean Conflict Dead U.S. Army. George Banning . James A. Dooley, Jr. . Rudoplh Ehlers, Jr. . Anthony P. Grecco . Ellwood F. Hanson . Carmine Lupinacci . John B. Murphy . Charles A. Perry . Railey Powell . Raymond A. Rojas . Irwin D. Wilensky
U.S. Marine Corps. Edward l. Lewis
U.S. Navy. William A. Cody . Berdel Cook . Edward A. Lloyd
U.S. Air Force. Herbert L. Oeser
Vietnam Era Dead .
U.S. Army. Fergus F. Connors, Jr. . Willie Davis . Robert Dwyer . Duncan Fleming . Kent Gandy . Robert Gandy . Kurt Jobst, Jr. . Robert Kiser . Thomas Morris . James Pastore, Jr. . John Pellegrino . Jerold Shelton . Michael J. Vagnone
U.S. Marine Corps. James Branson . Richard Broadhurst . Roger Cauthern . Andrew Chowka . Ronald France . Charles Kerr . William B. Mitchell . Charles Richards . Isaac Sapp . Norman J. Spenard
U.S. Navy. William B. Nickerson
U.S. Air Force. Douglas A. Arcano . Alfons Bankowski [ north column ]
Freedom of Worship.
[ central pedestal ]
Lest We Forget
Within this pedestal is placed a time
capsule recording for all time
those residents of Stamford who responded
to the call, some giving their lives
while serving in our past wars.
In future wars should we be
called again, the people of Stamford
pledge to preserve and perpetuate
this expression of gratitude for
such sacrifice.
[ back ]
Veterans Memorial Park
This memorial park was made
possible through the efforts
of the City of Stamford
Urban Renewal Commission
and public contributions
Dedicated November 13, 1977
Louis A. Clapes – Mayor
Tony P. Pia – SFC US Army Ret
Chairman Monument Committee
Edith Sherman – Chairperson
Urban Renewal Commission
Alphonse M. Pia – Chairman
Patriotic and Special Events
Commission
Geno J. Lupinacci – Memorials
Designer and Erector
[ flagpole base ]
Our Country's Wars
Revolutionary War
War of 1812
Mexican War
Civil War
Spanish American War
World War I
World War II
Korean conflict
Vietnam War
[ west column ]
Freedom from Want
To
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Those Who Gave
Their Lives in Our
Country's Wars
They shall grow not old as
we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them
nor the years condemn in
the glory of their youth
We will remember them.
Erected by the Citizens
Of Stamford, Connecticut
[ south column ]
Freedom from Fear
"Let us the living,
be here dedicated
to the great task
remaining before us.
That from these
honored dead we take
increased devotion to
that cause for which
they gave their last full
measure of devotion."
Abraham Lincoln
[ east column ]
Freedom of Speech
In Memoriam World War II Dead
U.S. Army
Nicholas Amafitano Raffaele N. Arruzza Albert W. Austin Raymond L. Avery Benny F. Babula Savvas Batsos Peter Bennitt Basil Bernychny Henry J. Blomquist Alfred Boccuzzi Frank R. Bongiorno Charles L. Brooker Raymond J. Cahill Frank M. Calderone Anthony Candelmo Louis A. Capossela Anthony Castelli Leonard Chrostoski Richard A. Cody, Jr. Francis J. Connolly Robert Cornell Thomas W. Coughlin William J. Coyle Carl Creiger Salvatore D. Crocco Darrell D. Crosby Richard M. Cullen Michael D'Agostino Warren K.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, November 17, 2010
2. Stamford Veterans Memorial
A World War I Infantryman on the pedestal at the center of the memorial
DeCamp Rocco P. Dedonato Angelo G. DeMasi Donald D. Donahue James J. Donahue Milton Dubrovsky John S. Dzioba John J. Egan Joseph M. Farrell George T. Fielding James F. Gaffney Arthur D. Gallupe Lewis K. Gautrau Patrick Gentile Jerry V. Gerardi Joseph Giordano John Grabowski Lionel G. Gregoire William F. Harper William T. Hayes Patsy M. Iovino Herbert Johnson Everett W. Jordan Victor I. Kalander Benjamin Kiszkiel John J. Koceniak George J. Kovacs Harry LaChance Donald Lannon John J. Lapinski Joseph F. Lorenti Edred W. Loveland Roswell MacMaster Joseph Mattera David H. McDonald Jere A. Miller David Mixsell Edward C. Molino Raymond J. Morris John J. Mownn John A. Mrus Joseph P. Mugan Pierce J. Mullen Sidney Neuger Alexander Novash Michael P. O'Connor Clifford E. Olson Carlo Pangia Benjamin J. Parente Charles F. Pecoraro Kalman D. Perlman Anthony Pezzimenti Vito Phillipse John J. Polinsky Benjamin M. Praeger Charles Quick Louis Radocy Aaron Resnick Winthrop R. Roche Julio T. Rodriquez Peter Russo Peter L. Sabino Winston Satewhite John J. Scipioni Silvio J. Sessa Hugh Sheldon Charles F. Skarberg Stewart W. Smith William E. Smith Daniel Stolfi Elmer L. Svenningsen Domenick J. Tamburri Frank Touri Robert E. Tracy Alfred Turner Aggie J. Umile
Photographed By Michael Herrick, November 17, 2010
3. Stamford Veterans Memorial
Back of the Central Pedestal
Frank Valenzano Leonard Volpe Walter C. Waring William Wasco Robert Wasserman Roy P. West, Jr. Walter Yeruc
U.S. Army Air Corps
Charles Acker Edgar J. Albert Frank Argenio Howard P. Bernes Richard R. Branch Walter Broska Patrick J. Byrnes Roger N. Carlino Robert J. Cavanaugh Raymond A. Clark Thomas G. Conforti John J. Conroy Arthur J. Daly Lockwood Darling Julio A. deMares Stephen Fuda Daniel A. Gervasio Vincent M. Horan Edward J. Iannazzi Elmer Kalman Peter Kowalski Yale Kweskin Archer B. Lord Myron L. Mantell Michael Meno Ellis S. Middleton Voight W. Miller, Jr. Michael F. Mishley Edward C. Molino Thomas E. Murray Arthur L. Nielsen Douglas C. Northrop Ernest L. Peck Charles F. Raymond Edward D. Shaw Jack Singer Pat R. Spina Lawrence E. Tracy Edward T. Tuminski Amerigo Ucciferri Chas E. Vonderlieth Thomas F. Walsh Leonard E. Weiss Robert Winkler Stanley Wisnewski
U.S. Marine Corps
Percy W. Blackwell David J. DeFelice James DePreta Charles D. Downing Oswald R. Fabrizio Myles C. Fox Matthew Guzda Prentice M. Hatch, Jr. Henry H. Henrikson Adrian L. Henry George Hyland Irving F. Lanyon Everett F. Larson Frederick Loveland, Jr. William Malizewski Francis J. Poltrack Joseph L. Price George Roth, Jr.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, November 17, 2010
4. Flagpole Base in front of the Memorial
Robert A. Rotunno William S. Skura Richard Von Egidy Virgil E. Wardwell, Jr. William T. White, Jr. Charles P. Wichert
U.S. Navy
Arthur D. Austin Gustave Belasco Alphonse F. Brach Arthur C. Brown Robert E. Buchanan John H. Byrne Daniel A. Callahan Rocco F. Carlo Louis Czako Marino D'Aquilla Joseph DelVecchio, Jr. Emmett DeVincent K. L. Diffenderffer Warren C. Ericsson Charles W. Fell William M. Fowler Harvey Gordon Joseph C. Grabowski Homer Griffiths Charles H. Kewer Benjamin S. Kijek Edmund F. Kulka Chester Kupidlowski Joseph I. Matlak Nicholas Mercede Max F. Micha Frederick J. Murphy William T. O'Neill Theodore Pastuszak Elmer F. Peaston John P. Pierson Joseph P. Ryan John J. Scalzi Herbert L. Schacht Joseph S. Tamburri Vincent Tripodi Harry M. Waldron Carl A. Weiant James A. Winslow
Devon L. Sundar U.S.M.C.
Korean Conflict Dead
U.S. Army
George Banning James A. Dooley, Jr. Rudoplh Ehlers, Jr. Anthony P. Grecco Ellwood F. Hanson Carmine Lupinacci John B. Murphy Charles A. Perry Railey Powell Raymond A. Rojas Irwin D. Wilensky
U.S. Marine Corps
Edward l. Lewis
U.S. Navy
William A. Cody Berdel Cook Edward A. Lloyd
U.S. Air Force
Herbert
Photographed By Michael Herrick, November 17, 2010
5. West Column
L. Oeser
Vietnam Era Dead
U.S. Army
Fergus F. Connors, Jr. Willie Davis Robert Dwyer Duncan Fleming Kent Gandy Robert Gandy Kurt Jobst, Jr. Robert Kiser Thomas Morris James Pastore, Jr. John Pellegrino Jerold Shelton Michael J. Vagnone
U.S. Marine Corps
James Branson Richard Broadhurst Roger Cauthern Andrew Chowka Ronald France Charles Kerr William B. Mitchell Charles Richards Isaac Sapp Norman J. Spenard
U.S. Navy
William B. Nickerson
U.S. Air Force
Douglas A. Arcano Alfons Bankowski
[ north column ]
Location. 41° 3.215′ N, 73° 32.34′ W. Marker is in Stamford, Connecticut, in Fairfield County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of Atlantic Street and Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Atlantic Street. Touch for map
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6. South Column
. Marker is in this post office area: Stamford CT 06901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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7. East Column
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8. Stamford Veterans Memorial
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9. Stamford Veterans Memorial
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10. Plaque in the Memorial
In Honor Of
General Peter J. Rowe
U.S.M.C.
1938 - 1996
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11. Plaque in the Memorial
In Memory Of
Brigadier General
Edward W. Berry
1902 – 1997
192nd Field Artillery
U.S. Army
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 3,902 times since then and 149 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on December 5, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.