Wappingers Falls in Dutchess County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Wappinger War Memorial

Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 21, 2018

1. Wappinger War Memorial

Inscription. Dedicated to the 16 Million Men
And Women Who Served in This
Country’s Armed Forces During
World War II 1941 — 1945

The Cost of Freedom
292,131 Killed in Combat
115,185 Died in Non-Battle Incidents
670,846 Wounded in Combat
78,987 Missing in Action

This Memorial is Also Dedicated
To All Those Who Served
This Nation in Wars Thereafter

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 41° 36.337′ N, 73° 52.368′ W. Memorial is in Wappingers Falls, New York, in Dutchess County. It is at the intersection of Myers Corners Road and All Angels Hill Road, on the left when traveling west on Myers Corners Road. Located in Schlathaus Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Wappingers Falls NY 12590, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York

and in the Hudson Valley.

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,

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wappinger 9/11 Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mesier Park (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Mesier Park (approx. 2.4 miles away); Gen. Swartwout Home (approx. 2.8 miles away); Griffin’s Tavern (approx. 3.1 miles away); Estate Owned and Occupied 1804-1812 By George Clinton (approx. 3.2 miles away); Brinckerhoff – Van Voorhees House (approx. 3½ miles away); Van Wyck Family (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wappingers Falls.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 21, 2018

2. Wappinger War Memorial

Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 21, 2018

3. Wappinger War Memorial

Thank you plaques on the back of the memorial.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 21, 2018

4. Wappinger War Memorial

Photographed by Buck Tanzi, June 26, 2021

5. Wappinger War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 697 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 25, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. 5. submitted on October 14, 2024, by Buck Tanzi of Poughkeepsie, New York.