Naugatuck in Naugatuck Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Naugatuck Great War Memorial

Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 30, 2009

1. Naugatuck Great War Memorial Marker

[east face]

Inscription. [ east face ] Victory
is Consecrated
by a
Righteous Peace
[ north face ] In Time
of Peril
the State is Fortified
by Discipline
Learned in Peace

[ south face ] Armed
and
Resolute Might
Triumphs Through
Unselfish Valor
[ west face ] In honor of the Men of Naugatuck
who gave their lives in the Great War
For the Chaining of Savagery
and the Liberation of a Menaced World
Matthew C Bickerdike • Thomas J Caine • Frederick P Cummings • Patsey Daomi • William J Darabos • Stanislaus Dulespski • Philip Edwards • Henry Gubler • Paul B Halajian • Harold Hall • Torsten W Johnson • William Marinaccio • Raymond F Moore • Francis W O’Donnell • Roger J O’Donnell • Arthur J Passeck • Martin Peterson • Stanislaus Rykowski • Thurlow T Schofield • Joseph T Stevens • Walfrid Stormwall • Daniel F Sulzer • Alexander Szafarek • William R Talbot • Daniel J Toohey • Emerson P Turner • Ira E Valentine • Philip S Weaving
This Memorial Erected AD MCMXXI

Erected 1921.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 41° 29.467′ N,

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73° 3.403′ W. Marker is in Naugatuck in Naugatuck Valley Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of Meadow Street (Connecticut Route 63) and Division Street, on the right when traveling south on Meadow Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Naugatuck CT 06770, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in the Connecticut River Valley,

on the Connecticut Shoreline,

and in Greater New Haven.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Haven County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Naugatuck Soldiers' Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Naugatuck Veterans Monument (about 400 feet away); Naugatuck (about 400 feet away); American Legion Post No 17 World War II Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away);

Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 30, 2009

2. Naugatuck Great War Memorial Marker

[ north face ]

Enduring Connections (approx. ¼ mile away); Rubber Shoe Employees World War I Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rubber Glove Employees World War I Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Naugatuck.

Another marker is no longer nearby. United States Rubber Employees World War I Memorial (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).

More about this marker. According to the Art Inventories Catalog at the Smithsonian American Museum, the sculptor of this memorial was Evelyn Beatrice Longman (1874-1954), assisted by Henry Bacon (1866-1924).

Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 30, 2009

3. Naugatuck Great War Memorial Marker

[ south face ]

Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 30, 2009

4. Naugatuck Great War Memorial Marker

[ west face ]

Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 30, 2009

5. Naugatuck Great War Memorial Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,317 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 1, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.