Wyandanch in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Wyandanch Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 21, 2019

1. Wyandanch Veterans Memorial

Inscription. In Memorial

A. Grey · W. Houston · K. Hurley · E. Johnson · H.L. Johnson, Sr. · W. Powell · C. Pugh · G. Williams · La. F. Hardiman · A. Graham · R. Johnson · W. Speight · R. Thomas · W. Speight · R. Thomas · Fred Washington · Henry Washington · Herman Washington · C. White · A. Wilson · W. Bennett · J.R. Smith · J. Houston · B. McClean

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 40° 45.165′ N, 73° 21.684′ W. Memorial is in Wyandanch, New York, in Suffolk County. It is at the intersection of Straight Path and South 16th Street, on the right when traveling south on Straight Path. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Wyandanch NY 11798, 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, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Delano Stewart (approx. ¼ mile away); Jacob Conklin (approx. 1.2 miles away); August Belmont (approx. 1.7 miles away); Half Hollow School (approx. 1.7 miles away); Camp Damm (approx. 1.8 miles away); North Babylon Veteran's Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Squaw Pit Purchase (approx. 2.4 miles away); Deer Park Avenue Elementary School (approx. 2.9 miles away).

More about this memorial. There are a few odd things that make this veterans memorial different from most such memorials. The most glaring difference is that this memorial makes no mention of which war(s?) these people are veterans. That this is a veterans memorial is inferred from its location

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in the "George Sims Veteran's Plaza" (and there are not other memorials present). What is also odd is the landscaping - the bushes were planted such that one does not see the memorial when facing it head on. And the wording itself is unusual - "In Memorial" is much less commonly seen in the database than "In Memoriam". And lastly, the names listed on the memorial make one wonder why the three Washington men had their first names spelled out, but others did not. Presumably it is because two of them had names starting with the same letter, but that raises the question as to why all the other veterans' first names were not used, as would have been customary.

Wyandanch Veterans Memorial - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 21, 2019

2. Wyandanch Veterans Memorial - wide view

The memorial is located in the George Sims Veteran's Plaza image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 21, 2019

3. The memorial is located in the George Sims Veteran's Plaza

Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 419 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 17, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.