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U.S. Merchant Mariners and U.S. Navy Armed Guard

 
 
U.S. Merchant Mariners and U.S. Navy Armed Guard Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2019
1. U.S. Merchant Mariners and U.S. Navy Armed Guard Memorial
Inscription.  

In memory of
all
U.S. Merchant Mariners
and
U.S. Navy Armed Guard
personnel
who perished in W.W. II
May their souls rest in peace

 
Erected by North Atlantic Chapter, American Merchant Marine Veterans, Long Island NY.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, World IIWaterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the US Navy Armed Guard series list.
 
Location. 41° 4.263′ N, 71° 51.41′ W. Memorial is in Montauk Point, New York, in Suffolk County. It can be reached from Old Montauk Highway. Marker is near the lighthouse in Montauk Point State Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2000 Montauk Highway, Montauk NY 11954, 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,
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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 walking distance of this marker: Commonly Seen Vessels (a few steps from this marker); Lost At Sea (a few steps from this marker); Montauk Point Lighthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Amistad Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); USS Montauk (within shouting distance of this marker); Montauk Lighthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Montauk Point Lighthouse (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nature's Sculptures (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montauk Point.
 
U.S. Merchant Mariners and U.S. Navy Armed Guard Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2019
2. U.S. Merchant Mariners and U.S. Navy Armed Guard Memorial
In the afternoon shadow of Montauk Point Lighthouse
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 326 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 25, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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