Village of Chester in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
World War I Monument & Chester Bicentennial Commission Time Capsule
Inscription.
The Men and Women
of the Town of Chester
Who Served Their Country
1917 - In The World War - 1919
Charles Babcock, Jr.; John E. Bailey; George W. Bartow; William D. Bartow; Anthony S. Becker; Clarence L. Board; Mary S. Board; Clarence G. Brooks; Nial Brown; Annie N. Budd; Bern Budd; Ogden D. Budd, Jr.; Thomas G. Budd; John J. Carroll; William Carpenter; Herbert H. Case; Elvin Clifford; Edward A. Coffey; Thomas W. Coffey; Gilbert Combet; J. McGrath Cullen; Arthur W. Decker; John J. Diffley, Jr.
[Column 2:]
Ernest B. Dubois; W. Sanford Durland; Sidney T. Flemming; Salvatore Fratto; Harry V. Fredericks; Leo Gaili; D. R. Garcia; Robert Goelet; Washington Hallock; Henry T. Hallahan; George A. Howard; Roy S. Howard; Charles G. Hunter; Lewis Jackman; Joseph F. Johnson; Silas Johnson; Herman W. Kasch; Henry W. Kropp; John O. Kropp; Stewart Laroe
[Column 3:]
Clifford B. Laroe; Mark K. Laroe; William A. Lawrence; John B. Lippert; Robert N. Lippert, Jr.; John Lutjens, Jr.; Lawrence May; Frank M. McCoy; Harry M. McCoy; Mary V. McWorther; Ray A. Miller; Robert B. Miller; Leon Morgan; James Masso; Harry L. Murray; Giovanni Musumeci; Harry J. Meyers; Paul Otto; William Paris; J. Alfred Parkin; Ruth M. Parkin
[Column 4:]
Benjamin H. Peterson; Clarence Potter; George S. Potter; Roy Quackenbush; Frank Ramsey; Matthew Richmond; David Roach; James F. Roach; William Roach; William Rugar; Profetto Santucci; Seely Shultz; Charles E. Smith; Joseph D. Smith; Joseph Sorbello; Ysidore Vadala; Alfred Van Demark; Roy Van Demark; Howard Vance; Orpha D. Wood; Henry C. Winters; Frank Yilek
W. Allen Hoyt; Daniel S. Burrows; Rosario Vero; Oswald Wardrop
[Time Capsule Plaque:]
To be opened July 4, 2076
Sealed during Celebration of the American Revolution Bicentennial
1776 - 1976
Mayor: Ross P. Vero
Supervisor: Chris Kennedy
Chairman: Aurthur N. Paras
Erected by Chester Bicentennial Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the The Spirit of ’76, America’s Bicentennial Celebration series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 4, 1997.
Location. 41° 21.601′ N, 74° 16.555′ W. Marker is in Village of Chester, New York, in Orange County. Marker is on Main Street, 0 miles east of High Street (New York State Route 94), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 81 Main Street, Chester NY 10918, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Korean and Viet Nam Wars Monument (here, next to this marker); Wawayanda Patent (within shouting distance of this marker); Artillery Encampment 1779 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Revolutionary Militia of Orange and Ulster (about 500 feet away); Hambletonian (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Hambletonian Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Yelverton Inn (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Village of Chester.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2009, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States. This page has been viewed 1,392 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 18, 2009, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.