New London in Southeastern Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

USCGA Class of 1944 Gazebo

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 30, 2022

1. USCGA Class of 1944 Gazebo Marker

Inscription. Gazebo Donated By USCGA Class of 1944
Fiftieth Reunion 1993
In Memory of Classmates Who Died in World War II
Charles Edward Johnson
Aircraft Missing • Aleutians
December 1, 1943.

Charles Webster Valaer
Lost USS Leopold (DE-319)
U-Boat Attack • North Atlantic
March 9, 1944

George Macaulay Lee Costner
Lost On Flight
From Morotai, N.E.I. To Samar, P.I.
March 19, 1945

Erected 1993 by USCGA Class of 1944.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 41° 22.195′ N, 72° 5.998′ W. Memorial is in New London in Southeastern Region, Connecticut. It is on Riverside Heights Road. Located in Robert Crown Memorial Park on the campus of the United States Coast Guard Academy. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7 Riverside Heights Rd, New London CT 06320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Connecticut Shoreline

and in the Thames River Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North

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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 walking distance of this marker: U.S. Coast Guard in Vietnam War (within shouting distance of this marker); Tomb of Hopley Yeaton (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Semper Paratus (about 300 feet away); Wars and Conflicts (about 300 feet away); Coast Guard Academy Observatory (about 700 feet away); An Act of the First Congress (approx. 0.2 miles away); Revenue Cutter Scammel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Alexander Hamilton (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New London.

Also see . . .
1. The United States Coast Guard Academy. (Submitted on September 9, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. United States Coast Guard Academy (Wikipedia). (Submitted on September 9, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 30, 2022

2. USCGA Class of 1944 Gazebo Marker

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 30, 2022

3. USCGA Class of 1944 Gazebo Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 386 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 9, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.