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North Fork in Orient in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Orient WWII Memorial

 
 
Orient WWII Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alexander Erwin, June 14, 2021
1. Orient WWII Memorial
Inscription.
In honor of
the men and women of Orient
who served their country
during World War II

Leslie G. Vail
Helen G. Adams • Donald McNeill
Sarah E. Adams • Keith McNeill
Anthony Baltrush • Christopher Olivera
John Baltrush • Jesse Olivera
William Basile • Victor Przepiora
Clarence Brooks • Douglas Robertson
Gordon Brooks • Frank Ryba
Merwin Brooks • Bertram Ryder
Henry W. Burden • Karl Sledjeski
A. Nelson Chapman • Stephen Sokol
Louis M. Demarest • Stanley Staron
Robert Douglass • Walter Staron
Marcus H. Duvall • Orville W. Terry
Francis Ferreira • Boyd Tucker
David D. Frost • Payton Tucker
F. Eugene Habermann • Richard Tucker
William F. Habermann • Robert Tucker
Norman E. Hallock • Leila E. Tuthill
Joan Hill • Owen Tuthill
Edwina King • William H. Vail, Jr.
Albert Latham • Francis Wippert
Douglass Latham • James L. Wippert
Fred Latham • Bennie Wysocki
Gerald G. Latham • William Wysocki, Jr.
Virginia Latham • George Young
Wilbur Young

 
Erected 1948.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 41° 8.282′ 
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N, 72° 18.219′ W. Memorial is in Orient, New York, in Suffolk County. It is in North Fork. It is on Village Lane 0 miles south of Orchard Street, on the left when traveling south. Located on Oysterponds Historical Society grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1555 Village Ln, Orient NY 11957, 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, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Orient Point Schoolhouse (a few steps from this marker); Webb House (within shouting distance of this marker); Poquatuck Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Methodist Church (about 300 feet away); Orient WWI Memorial (about 500 feet away); Slaves Burying Ground (approx. 0.6 miles away); Trumans Beach (approx. 0.8 miles away); Peaken's Tavern (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orient.
 
Orient WWII Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alexander Erwin, June 14, 2021
2. Orient WWII Memorial
Note the Orient Point Schoolhouse & marker behind the flagpole.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2021, by Alexander Erwin of East Patchogue, New York. This page has been viewed 329 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 15, 2021, by Alexander Erwin of East Patchogue, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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