Larchmont in Westchester County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

World War I Monument 1917-1919

Honor Roll

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 19, 2019

1. World War I Monument 1917-1919 Marker

Inscription. This tablet is dedicated to the men of the Village of Larchmont who served their country in the World War. CALL, DONALD M (other names are not listed)

Erected by Mayhew W. Bronson-Kenneth Watkins R.A.

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

Location. 40° 55.655′ N, 73° 45.104′ W. Memorial is in Larchmont, New York, in Westchester County. It is on Larchmont Avenue. This tablet is located on the lawn of the Village Hall of Larchmont, NY. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 120 Larchmont Avenue, Larchmont NY 10538, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Hudson Valley

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

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

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2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Skirmish of Heathcote Hill (approx. 1½ miles away); Sept. 23, 1661 (approx. 1.8 miles away); Vietnam Conflict Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Korean Conflict Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Frederick Douglass Patterson (approx. 2 miles away); Carl & Rob Reiner (approx. 2 miles away).

Regarding World War I Monument 1917-1919. This WWI tablet lists the name of Donald M. Call. He is a World War I Medal of Honor Recipient. He was cremated and his ashes were spread in a garden in Bethesda, MD. His Medal of Honor information and CALL, DONALD M.
• Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Army, 344th Battalion, Tank Corps
• Place and date: Near Varennes, France, 26 September 1918
• Entered service at: France
• G.O. No.: 13, W.D., 1919
Citation: During an operation against enemy machinegun nests west of Varennes, Cpl. Call was in a tank with an officer when half of the turret was knocked off by a direct artillery hit. Choked by gas from the high-explosive shell, he left the tank and

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took cover in a shellhole 30 yards away. Seeing that the officer did not follow, and thinking that he might be alive, Cpl. Call returned to the tank under intense machinegun and shell fire and carried the officer over a mile under machinegun and sniper fire to safety.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 345 times since then and 20 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 22, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.