Merrick in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Merricks Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 29, 2018

1. The Merricks Veterans Memorial

Inscription.
The Merricks

Those who have made the supreme sacrifice for our country

World War II

Harold Kenneth Ahlquist · Alfred William Amari · Clifford E. Bahnsen · Walter Edwin Baldwin · Walter J. Burke Jr. · Harry Gregory Chernucha · Edward MacDonald Dobson · William C. Edghill · George Justus Fisher · Norman G. Gianelli · Bernard Peter Helfrich · Walter Edward Johnson · George T. Johnston · Thomas George Kees · Clarence Dexter Lane · Francis Lippold · Roderick A. McDermott · Stanley Michaliki · Joseph Orr · Laurence D. Solowy · Arthur Evans Temple · William R. Wirges Jr.

Korea

Eugene C. Barry · Xavier J. Benziger Jr. · Manuel John Yduate Jr.

Vietnam

Frederick John Burns · Paul William Casey · Paul James Coates · Joseph William Devlin · John Frederick Dugan · Peter F. Gerstenlauer · Roger Edward Huestis · Lawrence George Koch · Donald Edward Kreuscher · Joel Melnick · Robert Gary Piazza · Joseph Ralph Simone · George Frank Sodaitis · George Henry Ulrich · James Francis Westphal

Iraq

Scott Michael Bandhold

Erected 2004 by American Legion Post 1282.

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This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, 2nd Iraq • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.

Location. 40° 40.761′ N, 73° 33.507′ W. Memorial is in Merrick, New York, in Nassau County. It is at the intersection of Merrick Avenue and Lee Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Merrick Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Merrick NY 11566, 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,

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: Merrick 9/11 Memorial (here, next to this marker); In Honor of All Who Serve (a few steps

The Merricks Veterans Memorial - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 29, 2018

2. The Merricks Veterans Memorial - wide view

from this marker); Camp Meeting Grounds (approx. 0.2 miles away); Campgrounds Chapel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Campgrounds Minister’s House (approx. ¼ mile away); Merrick Camp Grounds (approx. ¼ mile away); Merrick COVID-19 Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Never to be Forgotten (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Merrick.

More about this memorial. The marker is located in Merrick Veteran Memorial Park.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 26, 2025

3. The Merricks Veterans Memorial

The memorial, as decorated for Veterans Day.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 764 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 3. submitted on November 8, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.