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New Dorp Beach on Staten Island in Richmond County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

New Dorp Beach Memorial

1941-1945

 
 
New Dorp Beach Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, February 1999
1. New Dorp Beach Memorial Marker
Inscription.
In honor of the men and women of New Dorp Beach who served their country in World War II especially those who made the supreme sacrifice
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 40° 34.017′ N, 74° 5.535′ W. Memorial is on Staten Island, New York, in Richmond County. It is in New Dorp Beach. It can be reached from Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Staten Island NY 10306, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 102nd Observation Squadron (approx. 0.2 miles away); Midland Beach Veterans Memorial
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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Corporal Allan F. Kivlehan Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Father Lt. Father Vincent R. Capodanno (approx. 1.2 miles away); "The Rescue" (approx. 1.2 miles away); In Loving Memory of Faustino Apostol, Jr. (approx. 1.2 miles away); Welcome to the Ocean Breeze Fishing Pier (approx. 1.2 miles away); Memorial Wall (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Staten Island.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Elm Tree Light (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); Miller Field (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).
 
Regarding New Dorp Beach Memorial. The marker is on the ground of Miller Field, Gateway National Park.
 
The complete New Dorp Beach WWII memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, February 1999
2. The complete New Dorp Beach WWII memorial
New Dorp Beach Memorial site plaques image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 16, 2017
3. New Dorp Beach Memorial site plaques
New Dorp Civic Association plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 16, 2017
4. New Dorp Civic Association plaque
John Paul Primiano memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 16, 2017
5. John Paul Primiano memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 444 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on July 17, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.   3, 4, 5. submitted on November 5, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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