Governors Island in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Comfort Road
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 10, 2011
1. Comfort Road Marker
Captain Willis E. Comfort, D.S.C.
F Co. 16th Infantry
Killed in action in France
July 18, 1918
Erected by The Military Order of the World Wars – New York Chapter.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World I. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1792.
Location. 40° 41.316′ N, 74° 1.002′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is on Governors Island. Marker is at the intersection of Comfort Road and Clayton Road, on the left when traveling west on Comfort Road. Marker is located on Governors Island. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New York NY 10004, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Colonels’ Row (within shouting distance of this marker); Reagan-Gorbachev Meeting 1988 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Fort Jay Theater (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); John Peter Zenger (about 400 feet away); Maj. General Hanson E. Ely Retirement (about 400 feet away); The South Battery (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named The South Battery (about 500 feet away); St. Cornelius Chapel (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
Also see . . .
this page online
1. Governors Island National Monument. National Park Service website. (Submitted on September 11, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
2. Capt. Willis Edwin Comfort. "Find A Grave" entry (Submitted on March 13, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 10, 2011
2. Marker on Governors Island
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 10, 2011
3. Marker on Comfort Road
Photographed By Unknown, unknown
4. Willis Edwin Comfort
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 469 times since then and 10 times this year. Last updated on April 23, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 11, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on March 13, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
