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Orr's Island in Harpswell in Cumberland County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Orr’s Island Roll of Honor

 
 
Orr’s Island Roll of Honor image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 14, 2024
1. Orr’s Island Roll of Honor
Inscription.
Dedicated to the following named
men and women of Orr's Island
who served in the Armed Forces of our
country and in the Merchant Marine
during World War II, 1941 - 1945

U.S. Army
Baker, Kenneth E. · Bangs, George H. Jr. · Chase, Burton C. · Doughty, Waitstill C. · Ferris, Garwood · Gilliam, Charles E. · Gilliam, Roy M. · Houghton, Russell · Johnson, Albert C. · Johnson, Edward R. · Johnson, Joseph E. · Judkins, Ralph W. · Robinson, Willis M. · Thurston, Watson H. · Tibbetts, Charles E. · York, Alvia F.
U.S. Navy
Bangs, Robert B. · Boyce, William H. · Boyce, Gordon L. · Baker, William J.C. · Curran, john J. · Curran, Phillip E. · Dunlap, Clyde A. · Gilliam, Albert S. · Gilliam, Charles W. Jr. · Gilliam, Dewey L. · Hillman, Ernest F. Jr. · Pride, Harold H. · Rooff, Edwin E. · Shea, Herbert G. · Shea, Joseph W. · Tibbetts, Harmon W. Jr. · Todd, Charles D. · York, Ira J. Jr.
U.S. Marine Corps
Johnson, Francis R.
Waves
Ferris, Katherine Army Nurse Corps Robinson, Edna M.
Merchant Marine
Alexander, Roger H. · Gilliam, Burton P. · Harris, Joseph
U.S. Coast Guard
Bangs, Edward K. · Lubee, Herbert E.
 
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Location. 43° 45.679′ N, 69° 58.563′ W. Memorial is in Harpswell, Maine, in Cumberland County. It is on Orr's Island. It is on Harpswell Islands Road north of Lowells Cove Road, on the left when traveling south. Located next to Orr’s Island Library. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1699 Harpswell Islands Road, Orrs Island ME 04066, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Portland. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Orr's Island World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Bailey Island Bridge (approx. 0.9 miles away); Round-the-World Flight 1924 (approx. 5.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.1 miles away); Welcome to Cliff Island (approx. 8.1 miles away); Phippsburg Veterans and Mariners Memorial (approx. 8½ miles away); Mast Landing (approx. 8.6 miles away); Freeport Maine Civil War Monument (approx. 9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harpswell.
 
Orr’s Island Library image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 14, 2024
2. Orr’s Island Library
The Roll of Honor marker is at the right.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 137 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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