Pencader Hundred near Bear in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Sgt. James P. Connor Memorial Circle
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 2, 2022
1. Sgt. James P. Connor Memorial Circle Marker
Erected by Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, State of Delaware.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
Location. 39° 32.951′ N, 75° 44.707′ W. Memorial is near Bear, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Pencader Hundred. It can be reached from Chesapeake City Road 0.1 miles west of Summit Bridge Road (Delaware Route 71/896), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2465 Chesapeake City Rd, Bear DE 19701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Wilmington and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, 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 original Thirteen Colonies.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); POW/MIA Chair of Honor (approx. 0.2 miles away); Address by President Abraham Lincoln (approx. 0.2 miles away); Delaware Medal of Honor Recipients and Those Who Died in Service Memorial Cenotaph (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Sgt. James P. Connor Memorial Circle (approx. 0.2 miles away); Peter Geldof, Jr.: First Director of Delaware's Park System (approx. 1½ miles away); Poplar Hall (approx. 1.6 miles away); Welsh Tract (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bear.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 2, 2022
2. Sgt. James P. Connor Memorial Circle Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 320 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 2, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
