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World War II Memorial

1941-1945

 
 
World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2019
1. World War II Memorial
Inscription.  

Dedicated
to the loyal men and women
of Montauk who through
vigilance in war and peace
have contributed to the
preservation of freedom
tolerance and justice

 
Erected 1948 by American Women's Voluntary Services, Montauk Unit.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
 
Location. 41° 2.08′ N, 71° 56.682′ W. Memorial is in Montauk, New York, in Suffolk County. It is at the intersection of Montauk Highway (New York State Route 27) and The Plaza, on the left when traveling east on Montauk Highway. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: 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, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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
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original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Montauk Manor (approx. one mile away); Schooner "Amistad" (approx. 2.6 miles away); "Downtown" Camp Hero (approx. 4.2 miles away); Montauk Air Force Station (approx. 4.3 miles away); Battery Dunn (Battery 113) (approx. 4.3 miles away); Antiaircraft Training at Camp Hero (approx. 4.8 miles away); Nature's Sculptures (approx. 4.8 miles away); Montauk Point Lighthouse (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montauk.
 
World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2019
2. World War II Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 217 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 29, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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