Dunkirk in Chautauqua County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Dedicated 1975

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 12, 2019

1. Dedicated 1975 Marker

Inscription. The people of the City of Dunkirk in memory of those who gave their last full measure of devotion

1941 — World War II — 1945
[Names listed]

1950 Korea 1955
[Names listed]

1964 Vietnam 1975
[Names listed]

Killed in Service
[Names listed]

1966 — Dunkirk Joint Veterans Council — 1976
They proved their valor life for life now side by side they sleep as one
Disabled American Veterans Chapter 142
Chairman Alvin N. Kaymore — Roger Szalkowski/small>

Dunkirk Memorial Post 62
Michael Gregoreski — Harr J. Graminski

Veterans of Foreign Wars 1017
Leonard Mazany — Dale Campbell

Frank Acquavia Memorial Post 1344
Anthony Galardo

World War II Vets
Harry Gould — Chester Tarnowski — Edward Cybulski

Erected 1975 by The People of the City of Dunkirk.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.

Location. 42° 29.217′ N, 79° 20.374′ W. Memorial is in Dunkirk, New York, in Chautauqua County. It is on Lake Shore Drive

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West (New York State Route 5) west of Swan Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 59 Lake Shore Drive West, Dunkirk NY 14048, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: POW★MIA (here, next to this marker); To All Who Served (a few steps from this marker); B.P.O. Elks (a few steps from this marker); Cdr. Harry B. Lyon D.D.S. (a few steps from this marker); Disabled American Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); War on Terrorism Memorial (a few steps from this marker);

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 12, 2019

2. Dedicated 1975 Marker

In Honor of Those Who Served (a few steps from this marker); To All That Served Honorably (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dunkirk.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 361 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Transcription of names on the memorial • Can you help?