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Fancher in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

For God and Country

 
 
For God and Country WWII Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 20, 2019
1. For God and Country WWII Memorial
Inscription.
For God and Country
1941 1945
In memory of those
who made the supreme sacrifice
in World War II
John A. Christopher     Martin J. Licurst
Joseph F. Christopher    Richard L. Merrit
Cosmo P. Coccitti    Camille H. Nenni
John Kettle, Jr.     Floyd M. Valentine
Leonard L. Licursi     Richard N. Vendetta
May they rest in peace

 
Erected 1949.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 43° 14.657′ N, 78° 5.47′ W. Memorial is in Fancher, New York, in Orleans County. It is at the intersection of Fancher Road (County Route 387) and Million Dollar Highway (New York State Route 31), on the right when traveling south on Fancher Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3585 Fancher Road, Holley NY 14470, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes,
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in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named For God and Country (here, next to this marker); Fancher WWII Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Balcom's Mills (approx. 1.3 miles away); Joseph Budd (approx. 1.4 miles away); Patriot Burials (approx. 2 miles away); Early Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Annis Cemetery (approx. 3 miles away); 1732 1799 To Honor and Commemorate (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fancher.
 
For God and Country WWII Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 20, 2019
2. For God and Country WWII Memorial
View is northward.
For God and Country Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 7, 2026
3. For God and Country Marker
View is looking northeast.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2019, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 281 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2019, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.   3. submitted on July 8, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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