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United States Rubber Employees World War I Memorial

 
 
United States Rubber Employees World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, May 5, 2015
1. United States Rubber Employees World War I Memorial
Inscription.
In Honor Of
The Employees Of
United States Rubber Company
• Jersey Factory •
Who At The Call Of Their Country
Laid Aside Their Vocations And Entered
The Service To Fight In The Great War
For World-Wide Liberty
1917 – 1919
Henry J. Baier • Chester A. Brokaw • Arthur Buckelew • Risieri Casagrande • Warren E. Gillian • Robert Hussey • J. Wallace Jernee • Vincent L. Lynch • George F. Meirose • John E. Pyatt, Jr. • Edward Wittkofsky • William Wittkofsky • William R. Yetman
In Memoriam
Chester A. Brokaw

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. Memorial has been permanently removed. It was located near 41° 29.252′ N, 73° 3.769′ W. Memorial was in Naugatuck in Naugatuck Valley Region, Connecticut. It was at the intersection of Rubber Avenue and Andrew Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Rubber Avenue. Located on the V.F.W. Crusader Post 1964 building. Touch for map. Memorial was at or near this postal address: 239 Rubber Avenue, Naugatuck CT 06770, United States of America.

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Regionally, this memorial was in the Connecticut River Valley, on the Connecticut Shoreline, and in Greater New Haven. It was also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: Rubber Shoe Employees World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Rubber Glove Employees World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Naugatuck Great War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Memorial Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Naugatuck Soldiers' Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Naugatuck Veterans Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Naugatuck (approx. 0.4 miles away); American Legion Post No 17 World War II Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Naugatuck.
 
A World War II 75mm Pack Howitzer Stands In Front Of The Markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, May 5, 2015
2. A World War II 75mm Pack Howitzer Stands In Front Of The Markers
(marker is on the right)
Stone in front of the Howitzer image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, May 5, 2015
3. Stone in front of the Howitzer
Dedicated To
Deceased Comrades
Of Post 1946 V.F.W.
1981

Gift Of The Ladies Aux.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 637 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on February 15, 2024, by Kathryn Langlois of Naugatuck, Connecticut. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 8, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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