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World War I Memorial Honor Roll

1917 - 1918

— Town of Moriah, New York —

 
 
World War I Memorial Honor Roll Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2017
1. World War I Memorial Honor Roll Marker
Inscription.

Killed in Action
Edward Carlson · Army • Wm. Henry Smith · Army

Died of Wounds
Thomas Clark · Army

Died in Service
Thomas H. Breen · Army • Robert F. Compton · Army
Lyle Hatch · Tank Service • William Hanchett · Army
Elmore McGinness · Army • James B. Patnode · Army
George Pelcher · Army
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Army [Veterans] Honor Roll
[not transcribed]

Navy [Veterans] Honor Roll
[not transcribed]

[Others on the Honor Roll]
Edward Breen · Marine Corps • Elizabeth Dunn · U.S. Nurse
Wallace N. Edwards · Naval Aviation • Edith Foot · U.S. Nurse
Reginald F. Gebo · Marine Corps • William B. Kennedy · Marine Corps
Chester B. Mclaughlin · Nat'l Guard • Beatrice Mulholland · U.S. Nurse
Fanny Saville · U.S. Dietitian • Margaret Tobin · U.S. Nurse
Mary Tobin · U.S. Nurse • Howard Waite C. · Aviation
Rollin Warner C. · Aviation
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With Allied Armies
American Field Ambulance Service, French Army
Emerson W. James • William Munson

Norton-Harjes Ambulance Service, French Army
Lewis R. Owen

Italian Army
Frank Pagano
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Dedicated Memorial Day 1939
The Twentieth Anniversary of the
American Legion
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This Memorial Flag Pole
erected in honor of
Moriah Sons and Daughters
who served in the World War
1917 - 1918


 
Erected 1939
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by the American Legion, the Village of Port Henry, and Concerned Citizens and Organizations.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal OrganizationsPatriots & PatriotismWar, World I.
 
Location. 44° 2.845′ N, 73° 27.585′ W. Memorial is in Port Henry, New York, in Essex County. It is on Main Street (New York State Route 9N/22) north of Henry Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4307 Main Street, Port Henry NY 12974, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, in the Adirondacks & North Country, and in the Champlain Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance
World War I Memorial Flag Pole Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2017
2. World War I Memorial Flag Pole Marker
of this marker: Free Library (within shouting distance of this marker); Lakes to Locks Passage (within shouting distance of this marker); Champlain Academy Bell (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Village of Port Henry (about 400 feet away); Moriah Plank Road (about 800 feet away); A Busy Iron Port (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lake Champlain & Moriah Railroad: The "Elsie and Em" (approx. 0.3 miles away); Realizing a Dream: the Rolling Stock Display (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Henry.
 
World War I Memorial Honor Roll and Flag Pole Markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2017
3. World War I Memorial Honor Roll and Flag Pole Markers
World War I Memorial Honor Roll and Flag Pole image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2017
4. World War I Memorial Honor Roll and Flag Pole
World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2017
5. World War I Memorial
Next to the Glens Falls National Bank
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2017. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 452 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 16, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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