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Rockville Centre World War I Memorial

 
 
Rockville Centre World War I Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 4, 2018
1. Rockville Centre World War I Memorial Marker
Inscription.
In honor of those from
Rockville Centre
who made the supreme sacrifice
1917     in the World War     1919

Killed in Action
Harold Fiske · Louis Langdon · Joseph Murphy · James Donato · Robert Harrison · Winona Martin · Reginald Rinder

Died in France
Warren Stein · Francisco Molisse · Robert Van Cott · Milton Griesbach · August Mauer · Leo. G. Higgins · Edwin Miller

Died in U.S.
D. Herbert O'Dowd · Daniel Johnson · Edward Abrams · Landon Abrams · John J. Lott


 
Erected 1920 by Their Comrades.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 40° 39.565′ N, 73° 38.706′ W. Memorial is in Rockville Centre, New York, in Nassau County. It is at the intersection of College Place and North Park Avenue on College Place. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 College Place, Rockville Centre NY 11570, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally,

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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 walking distance of this marker: 30 Pounder Parrott Gun (a few steps from this marker); South Side (within shouting distance of this marker); John Michael Ahern (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint Agnes (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Agnes World War II Memorial (about 300 feet away); Anvil (about 400 feet away); September 11, 2001 Memorial (about 400 feet away); The Church of the Ascension (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rockville Centre.
 
Rockville Centre World War I Memorial - Wide View image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 4, 2018
2. Rockville Centre World War I Memorial - Wide View
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 8, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 399 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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