Ridgefield in Western Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Ridgefield Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 17, 2009

1. Ridgefield Veterans Memorial

Inscription. Center Panel: Honor Roll
World War II and Korean War Action
“Into the Mosaic of Victory,
These Priceless Jewels Were Set”

In Supreme Sacrifice
World War II Acocella, Charles • Bell, William P. • Birarelli, James J. • Blume, Robert N. • Cogswell, Charles G. • Frulla, Armondo • Hall, William H. • Nelson, John E. • Polverari, Geno J. • Rose, Walter • Schere, Meinhard H. • Scott, Harold • Ward, Thomas A. • Vance, Lee P.
“I do not know the dignity of their birth,
But I do know the glory of their death”
Left Panel: To Honor Those
Who Served,
Died and Are Missing
The Vietnam War
1961 – 1975
Right Panel:
Towne Peter C. • Carnegie Thomas F. • Keeler William H. • Orrico John T.

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

Location. 41° 16.769′ N, 73° 29.881′ W. Memorial is in Ridgefield in Western Region, Connecticut. It is on Main Street 0.1 miles south of Governor Street, on the left when traveling south. Located in front of the Lounsbury House, the Ridgefield Community

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Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 316 Main Street, Ridgefield CT 06877, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Connecticut Shoreline,

on the Gold Coast,

and in Greater Bridgeport.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

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 Fairfield County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Confederate Bell (a few steps from this marker); The Lounsbury House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Original Episcopal Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Governor's Estate and St. Stephen's Church (about 300 feet away); The First Society of Ridgefield (about 300 feet away); Bissell's – Destroyed by Two Conflagrations (about 300 feet away); The Village Center in the Early 1900s (about 500 feet away); More of the Great Fire (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ridgefield.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 17, 2009

2. Left panel

Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 17, 2009

3. Right panel

Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 17, 2009

4. Ridgefield Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,880 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 30, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.