Newport in Newport County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)

World War II

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 10, 2024

1. World War II Marker

Inscription.

World War II. . , These honored dead Newport mourns , Andrews Robert . Barclay Alfred . Barrett John . Behan Austin C. . Bell Robert J. . Benton Theron Taft . Bigalke Theodore J. . Birckhead Hugh Jr. . Bliven Walter L. Jr. . Bodlack John W. . Bouchard William L. . Boylan Edward F. . Bradley George . Bradley William . Brockelbank Walter F. . Brown Frederick A. Jr. . Brown John R. . Brown Wallace . Bulha James M. . Burke John P. . Burke Michael . Carney Francis J. . Cayton John . Cliff Eldon L. . Cobb Richard E. . Connell James T. . Connelly John G. . Cote George N. . Cowan Alva R. . Cudworth Elmer L. Jr. . Cummings Boyd T. . Curran Henry V. . Daley Michael A. . Dalton John F. . Damas Waldemar N. . Delaney John L. . DeSantis John A. . Doherty James A. . Dracopoulos James . Duggan Jerome . Edwards Heywood L. . Erbe Douglas C. . Fay Charles J. , Fiafis George A. . Flaherty Peter T. Jr. . Foley James E. . Franklin Edwin J. Jr. . Gammans George H. . Gillis John F. . Ginstrom Arthur W. . Gorski Alexander A.R. . Grady Norman F. . Grady Thomas E. . Grevette Delbert W. . Grimes William E. Jr. . Grinnell Forrest S. . Grove Alfred E. . Haggerty Fred J. . Hallock Duncan F. . Harrington George H. . Henderson Andrew . Hitt George E. . Hogan Harry G. . Hopkins Stephen P. . Hoyer Harry P. . Hunter William D. . Jackson Edmund P. . James Thomas F. . Johanson Henry E. . Kalen John J. . Kane John D. . Keenan John C. . Kelgan Ambrose H. . Kenney John B. . Kirwin John J. . Knapp Walter V. . Knowe Kenneth R. . Kopstead Arthur J. . Kreider Henry H. . Lammers Howard M. . Lathrop Charles . Lee Robert P. . Lenas Arthur C. . Leroux Roger . Levin James E. . Lewis Charles H. , Lieber George E. . Litman Philip . Lundgren Oscar . Mahan Dennis F. . Main James . Marchington William E. . Marden Richard . Marren Robert J. . Martin Harry T. . Martins Frederick I. . Masterson David P. . Maxwell Henry T. . McCormick Edward . McGee Bernard H. . McLeish Kenneth E. . McLellan Alexander . McMahon James E. . McSparren James L. . Medas Joseph . Mello Manuel . Miller Cleveland P. . Mirman Alex . Mitchell Wilfred W. . Montgoemry William H. . Moore Raymond W. . Motta William J. . Murphy Thomas J. Jr. . Murray Reuben E. Jr. . Neville Joseph P. . New Bruce P. . Newell Gale P. . O'Neill Peter G. . Ouellette Arthur J. . Pacheco Manuel . Parris Ralph C. . Peckham Charles H. Jr. . Peckham James R. . Philip George Jr. . Pond Edward M. . Poole Claire Cornwell . Pratt Roy C. . Ravin John C. , Reddy Stephen B. . Reynolds Jack A. . Riley Chester C. Jr. . Robinson Jesse H. . Rohr David W. . Ruff Paul R. . Sanderson David . Schwarting Herbert C. . Segerson John F. . Shaw Prescott . Shuser Nathan . Simard Alphonse J. . Simmons Donald J. . Sims Richard L. . Smith Herbert L. . Smith James H. . Sorensen Karl E. . Souza Alfred . Spaulding Frederick . Spooner William E. . Springett William L. . Stanley Joseph H. . Stratton Donald E. . Sullivan Thomas . Swanson Harry T. . Sweet William H. . Sylvester Walter C. . Tenorio Luis N. . Thornton Francis E. Jr. . Tuttle Raymond H. . Tyson Robert S. . Walker Robert A. . Walter Robert P. . Weinstein Max . Whitehouse George B. . Williams Gilmer W. . Woods Robert L. . Wortham Dominic L. . Wright Charles E. . Wright Vernon A. . Young George L. . Zornow Otto M.

These honored dead Newport mourns
Andrews Robert • Barclay Alfred • Barrett John • Behan Austin C. • Bell Robert J. • Benton Theron Taft • Bigalke Theodore J. • Birckhead Hugh Jr. • Bliven Walter L. Jr. • Bodlack John W. • Bouchard William L. • Boylan Edward F. • Bradley George • Bradley William • Brockelbank Walter F. • Brown Frederick A. Jr. • Brown John R. • Brown Wallace • Bulha James M. • Burke John P. • Burke Michael • Carney Francis J. • Cayton John • Cliff Eldon L. • Cobb Richard E. • Connell James T. • Connelly John G. • Cote George N. • Cowan Alva R. • Cudworth Elmer L. Jr. • Cummings Boyd T. • Curran Henry V. • Daley Michael A. • Dalton John F. • Damas Waldemar N. • Delaney John L. • DeSantis John A. • Doherty James A. • Dracopoulos James • Duggan Jerome • Edwards Heywood L. • Erbe Douglas C. • Fay Charles J.

Fiafis George A. • Flaherty Peter T. Jr. • Foley James E. • Franklin Edwin J. Jr. • Gammans George H. • Gillis John F. • Ginstrom Arthur W. • Gorski Alexander A.R. • Grady Norman F. • Grady Thomas E.

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• Grevette Delbert W. • Grimes William E. Jr. • Grinnell Forrest S. • Grove Alfred E. • Haggerty Fred J. • Hallock Duncan F. • Harrington George H. • Henderson Andrew • Hitt George E. • Hogan Harry G. • Hopkins Stephen P. • Hoyer Harry P. • Hunter William D. • Jackson Edmund P. • James Thomas F. • Johanson Henry E. • Kalen John J. • Kane John D. • Keenan John C. • Kelgan Ambrose H. • Kenney John B. • Kirwin John J. • Knapp Walter V. • Knowe Kenneth R. • Kopstead Arthur J. • Kreider Henry H. • Lammers Howard M. • Lathrop Charles • Lee Robert P. • Lenas Arthur C. • Leroux Roger • Levin James E. • Lewis Charles H.

Lieber George E. • Litman Philip • Lundgren Oscar • Mahan Dennis F. • Main James • Marchington William E. • Marden Richard • Marren Robert J. • Martin Harry T. • Martins Frederick I. • Masterson David P. • Maxwell Henry T. • McCormick Edward • McGee Bernard H. • McLeish Kenneth E. • McLellan Alexander • McMahon James E. • McSparren James L. • Medas Joseph • Mello Manuel • Miller Cleveland P. • Mirman Alex • Mitchell

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Wilfred W. • Montgoemry William H. • Moore Raymond W. • Motta William J. • Murphy Thomas J. Jr. • Murray Reuben E. Jr. • Neville Joseph P. • New Bruce P. • Newell Gale P. • O'Neill Peter G. • Ouellette Arthur J. • Pacheco Manuel • Parris Ralph C. • Peckham Charles H. Jr. • Peckham James R. • Philip George Jr. • Pond Edward M. • Poole Claire Cornwell • Pratt Roy C. • Ravin John C.

Reddy Stephen B. • Reynolds Jack A. • Riley Chester C. Jr. • Robinson Jesse H. • Rohr David W. • Ruff Paul R. • Sanderson David • Schwarting Herbert C. • Segerson John F. • Shaw Prescott • Shuser Nathan • Simard Alphonse J. • Simmons Donald J. • Sims Richard L. • Smith Herbert L. • Smith James H. • Sorensen Karl E. • Souza Alfred • Spaulding Frederick • Spooner William E. • Springett William L. • Stanley Joseph H. • Stratton Donald E. • Sullivan Thomas • Swanson Harry T. • Sweet William H. • Sylvester Walter C. • Tenorio Luis N. • Thornton Francis E. Jr. • Tuttle Raymond H. • Tyson Robert S. • Walker Robert A. • Walter Robert P. • Weinstein Max • Whitehouse George B. • Williams Gilmer W. • Woods Robert L. • Wortham Dominic L. • Wright Charles E. • Wright Vernon A. • Young George L. • Zornow Otto M.

Erected by American Legion Post 7.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 41° 29.494′ N, 71° 18.702′ W. Memorial is in Newport, Rhode Island, in Newport County. It is at the intersection of Broadway and Bull Street, on the right when traveling north on Broadway. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Bull St, Newport RI 02840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay.

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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dulce et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori (here, next to this marker); The Vietnam Crisis (a few steps from this marker); The Korean Crisis (a few steps from this marker); Townsend Industrial School (within shouting distance of this marker); Jean E. Hicks Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Great Friends Meeting House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); White Horse Tavern (about 600 feet away); Militia Common (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 306 times since then and 33 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 25, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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