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Somerset in Bristol County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

World War II Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 26, 2022
1. World War II Memorial
Inscription.
United States Army
Phillip Y. Adams · John Arruda · Antonio S. Borges · Rodman P. Bowker · Irving F. Brown Jr. · Sheldon I. Clarkson · James P. Davis · Arthur J. Gagnon · Antone C. Lima · John E. Lynch · Stuart C. Manchester · William R. Snyder · Clarence J. Wilson

A Tear From Heaven
Sound your taps soft and low
And I shall cry out above the sound
For I will dare say to you
I am of the dead
I speak for the dead
And dead I shall always be
If only you, you the living
Have forgotten me
Sgt. Joseph J. Albernaz
U.S. Army
1942   1946

World War II
Memorial

United States Marine Corps
Bernard A. Marble

Post #8500
VFW and Auxiliary

United States Navy
Stephen J. Andrews · Robert A. Auclair · Albert Botelho · Raymond P. Brown · William E. Coogan Jr. · William E. Emsley · Fred Zawerucka Mts

Post #228
American Legion and Auxiliary

United States Coast Guard

United States Army Air Corps Army Air Forces
Robert H. Healy · John T. Higgins Jr. · James L. Lynch · Robert A. Worton

Post #72
AmVets and Auxiliary

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 41° 45.143′ N,
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71° 8.48′ W. Memorial is in Somerset, Massachusetts, in Bristol County. It is on County Street (Massachusetts Route 138) north of Wood Street, on the right when traveling north. Located in front of the Somerset Public Library. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1464 County Street, Somerset MA 02726, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the South Coast and in Greater Providence. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Somerset World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); VFW Post 8500 Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Somerset World War I Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Somerset Vietnam Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); In Memory of Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Durfee
World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 26, 2022
2. World War II Memorial
(approx. 2.3 miles away); Veterans' Memorial Green (approx. 2.8 miles away); Mason Barney School Cupola (approx. 2.8 miles away); Operations Desert Shield - Desert Storm Veterans Monument (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Somerset.
 
World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 26, 2022
3. World War II Memorial
World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 26, 2022
4. World War II Memorial
World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 26, 2022
5. World War II Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 307 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 30, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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