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Branford World War II Memorial

 
 
Branford World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, April 25, 2024
1. Branford World War II Memorial
Inscription.
Life, to be sure, is nothing much to lose. But young men think it is - and we were young.

George Adams · Elmer P. Anderson · James W. Barba · Bernard B. Brown · David O. Champagne · John W. Clark · William G. Colby · Arthur Morse Curtis · Steve Dukas · Gruger G. Edgerton · Russell Fleming · Arthur W. Johnson · Robert E. Kells · Harold Larrabee · Louis E. Lepre · Jasper Long Jr. · Fritz Luza · Roger Monast · Charles Montelius · Joseph C. Mooney · William H. Pardee Jr. · Theodore Patenaud · Henry Patenaud · Zenna A, Radowicz · William Radthke · Austin Ryer · Lewis E. Sanieski · Eric G. Schoening · Fred W. Schoening · James Spencer · Donald S. Shubert · Abraham Soffer · William J. Symonds Jr. · Arthur Williams · J. H. Williams · Stanley S. Woods
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 41° 16.775′ N, 72° 48.744′ W. Memorial is in Branford in South Central Region, Connecticut. It is in Branford Center. It is at the intersection of Eades Street and S Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Eades Street. Touch for map. Memorial
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is in this post office area: Branford CT 06405, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Connecticut River Valley, on the Connecticut Shoreline, and in Greater New Haven. 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 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: The James Blackstone Memorial Library (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cambridge (about 700 feet away); Laurel Street School (about 800 feet away); Branford Soldiers Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Branford (approx. 0.2 miles away); Last Horse Tying Ring in Branford (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cenotaph (approx. 0.2 miles away); Totokett House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Branford.
 
Branford World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, April 25, 2024
2. Branford World War II Memorial
In front of John B Sliney Elementary School, formerly Branford High School.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 235 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 4, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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