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Griswold World War II Monument

 
 
Griswold World War II Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 4, 2019
1. Griswold World War II Monument
Inscription.
Dedicated by the
Town of Griswold
In Honor of Its Citizens Who Sacrificed and Served in
1941   World War II   1945

★John Artecki, Jr. · ★Maurice Asselin · ★Omer G. Bachland · ★Alexander Budawei · ★Roland E. Chabot · ★Lewis O. Cote · ★Odell E. Doyon · ★Edwin H. Eberl · ★Arthur S. Garlick · ★Ernest J. Gaudette · ★Robert Geer · ★George L. Jarvis · ★Charles E. Kos · ★Stanley M. Kusek · ★Rene H. LaForce · ★Victor J. Lanctot · ★Henry J. Manseau · ★David A. Pepin · ★Albert H. Perkins · ★Francis M. Praczukowski · ★Stephen S. Shork · ★Eddie Skoczylas · ★Albert Tessier · ★William J. Zayance
( approximately 800 names are listed )

 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 41° 36.456′ N, 71° 58.842′ W. Monument is in Griswold in Southeastern Region, Connecticut. It is in Jewett City. It is at the intersection of E Main Street (Connecticut Route 201) and N Main Street ( Route 12), on the left
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when traveling north on E Main Street. Located in David Hale Fanning Park. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Jewett City CT 06351, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is on the Connecticut Shoreline, in Greater New London, in the Quiet Corner, and in the Thames River Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. 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 London County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Griswold Vietnam Monument (here, next to this marker); Griswold Civil War Monument (a few steps from this marker); Griswold Korean War Monument (a few steps from this marker); Griswold World War I Monument (a few steps from this marker); Jewett City (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lisbon Veterans Monument (approx. 1.9 miles away); Lisbon Revolutionary War Monument (approx. 1.9 miles away);
Griswold World War II Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 4, 2019
2. Griswold World War II Monument
Lisbon (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Griswold.
 
Griswold World War II Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 4, 2019
3. Griswold World War II Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 539 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 14, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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