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World War II and Korean War Memorial

Lest We Forget

 
 
World War II and Korean War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 6, 2022
1. World War II and Korean War Memorial
Inscription.

In memory of those
who gave their lives
for our country in
World War II and
the Korean War

 
Erected by Ira Spring Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 273.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal OrganizationsPatriots & PatriotismWar, KoreanWar, World II.
 
Location. 43° 3.937′ N, 78° 16.206′ W. Memorial is in Oakfield, New York, in Genesee County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (New York State Route 63) and Pearl Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Oakfield NY 14125, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. 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 the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sue d'Alba (a few steps from this marker); In Honor of the Men Who Served in the Great War (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Cary Collegiate Seminary (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Town of Alabama (approx. 3.3 miles away); The Southworth (approx. 4.2 miles away); In Memory of John Young (approx. 4.4 miles away); Mail Delivery (approx. 4.4 miles away); Local War Hero (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakfield.
 
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World War II and Korean War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 6, 2022
2. World War II and Korean War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 7 times this year. Last updated on May 6, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 6, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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