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

Veterans Memorial

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 24, 2023

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription.
Here we honor the men and women of the Town of Stonington who have served in the armed forces of the United States. And here we record the names of those who so valued the freedoms won by past generations and so dedicated themselves to the protection of those freedoms for future generations that they gave their pasts, their futures, their lives.

They are not forgotten.
Korean War
1950 - 1953 Chase, Howard F. Jr. • Choquette, Arthur G. • Harkness, Harry E. • Sebastian, Henry H.

World War II
1941 - 1945 Allen, Henry R. • Allyn, Gurdon S., Jr. • Bazydlo, Joseph S. • Bettette, Eugene J. • Carleton, George M. • Christina, Rosaria M. • Clark, Walter F. • Cook, Willard B. • Dion, John W. • Cook, Caldwell T.

Donahue, Richard F. • Emilio, James V. • Escobar, George J. • Ferguson, Donald E. • Greenwood, James • Grills, John J. • Ireland, William • Johnson, George • Kessler, Frank T., Jr. • Harmon, Charles J., Jr.

Kopp, Howell S. • Leon, Alvin J. • Long, Henry J. • Lyon, Kenneth L. • MacKenzie, James S. • Morgan, Harold, J. • Narcizzi, Joseph D. • O'Neil,

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Grant P. • O'Neil, Robert E. • Sanschagrin, Nelson C.

River, George S. • Shea, Francis N. • Shea, Gerald A. • Simonelli, Hugo A. • Smith, Douglas P. • Sullivan, Harold F. • Sylvia, Manuel • Walling, John F. • Williams, Richard

Vietnam War
1962 - 1975 Ainsworth, John M., Jr. • Bailey, Loring M., Jr. • Desillier, Ricahrd G. • Dunning, Allan L. Jr. • Funke, Thomas G. • Hesford, Peter D. • LaBrecque, William P., Jr. • Ryon, John W. • Sellers, Alexander III • Wright, Herman W.O., Jr.

Erected by Town of Stonington, Connecticut.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.

Location. 41° 20.397′ N, 71° 54.022′ W. Memorial is in Stonington in Southeastern Region, Connecticut. It is on Elm Street 0.1 miles south of Meadow Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 152 Elm Street, Stonington CT 06378, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Connecticut Shoreline,

in Greater New

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By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 24, 2023

2. Veterans Memorial Marker

London, in Mystic and the Eastern Shore,

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 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: World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Stonington Community Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); John W. Richmond (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dr. Silas Holmes House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Stonington Land Battery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Railroad Operated in Connecticut (approx. 0.4 miles away); Thomas Howe House (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stonington.

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 24, 2023

3. Veterans Memorial

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 24, 2023

4. Veterans Memorial

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 24, 2023

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Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 326 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 26, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.