Oakland in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

CPL Patrick E. "Pat" Lawlor

U.S. Army

— 3/17/1949-5/30/1970 —

CPL Patrick E. "Pat" Lawlor Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 24, 2019

1. CPL Patrick E. "Pat" Lawlor Marker

Inscription. Lawlor Drive named 9/7/1977
A man whose actions spoke louder than words and is greatly missed today. Pat played baseball at the rec complex where he enjoyed the competition and Oakland’s camaraderie. His pitching enabled the first Indian Hills team to reach the NJ State Tournament. Pat served in Vietnam where at age 21, he gave the ultimate sacrifice for his country.

Dedicated by Sports Association of Oakland
July 2015

Erected 2015 by Sports Association of Oakland.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Roads & Vehicles • Sports • War, Vietnam. A significant historical date for this entry is March 17, 1949.

Location. 41° 1.38′ N, 74° 14.852′ W. Marker is in Oakland, New Jersey, in Bergen County. Memorial is on Lawlor Drive north of Ramapo Valley Road (U.S. 202), on the left when traveling north. Marker is located beside the sidewalk, near the center of the Oakland Recreation Complex. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oakland NJ 07436, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Oakland (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dahlgren Gun (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jacobus S. Demarest House (approx. ¼ mile away); Hendrik Van Allen House

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); Hendrick Van Allen House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Ackerman-Boyd House (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Schuyler House (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Bartholf Homestead (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakland.

Also see . . .
1. CPL Patrick E. Lawlor Monument Unveiled. In the jungles of Vietnam on May 20th 1970 an Oakland son gave the ultimate sacrifice for his country. His name was CPL Patrick E. Lawlor, better known as Pat to his friends. Pat was a 1966 graduate of Indian Hills High School, an outstanding pitcher and hero to everyone in Oakland. While growing up in Oakland Pat, like many Oakland children, spent a good part of his time at the recreation complex. In 1977 it was a fitting tribute to name the main thoroughfare through the complex Lawlor Drive. (Submitted on May 23, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Patrick Eugene Lawlor • Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Patrick E. Lawlor is on the Wall at Panel W10, Line 121. He arrived in Vietnam on March 6, 1970 where he was assigned to the 1st Battalion of the 46th. He was killed by a booby-trap while on patrol 11 kilometers southwest

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 24, 2019

2. CPL Patrick E. "Pat" Lawlor Marker

(Lawlor Drive in background)

of Tam Ky Airfield, South Vietnam. (Submitted on May 23, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

3. Patrick E. Lawlor • The Wall of Faces. (Submitted on May 23, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Lawlor Drive named in honor of CPL Patrick E. Lawlor image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 24, 2019

3. Lawlor Drive named in honor of CPL Patrick E. Lawlor

Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 165 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.