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Clinton in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

 
 
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, circa December 2023
1. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Front
Inscription.
(frontside)
Tomb Of
The Unknown
Soldier

Erected By The Townspeople Of Clinton In Memory Of Those Who Died In The Service Of Their Country And Whose Identity Was Never Established
Memorial Day 1978

(backside)
Tomb Of
The Unknown
Soldier

Colonial Wars
Revolutionary War
Mexican War
Civil War
W W I
W W II
Korea
Viet Nam

"Known But To God
They Fell In Honored Glory"

Sculptor Clinton E. Slater
Consultant Miguel A Escalera
Daniel Vece
 
Erected 1978 by Townspeople of Clinton.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 41° 16.78′ N, 72° 31.424′ W. Memorial is in Clinton in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut. It can be reached from Cemetery Road. Located in Indian River Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Clinton CT 06413, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Connecticut River Valley and on the Connecticut Shoreline. 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 Middlesex County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Clinton Terentenary (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Walk Through Historic Clinton (about 500 feet away); Yale College (about 500 feet away); Field of Flags (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named A Walk Through Historic Clinton (about 600 feet away); Clinton (about 600 feet away); Clinton Veterans Monument (about 700 feet away); Milestone (approx. 0.2
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miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clinton.
 
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, June 16, 2024
2. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, June 16, 2024
3. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, June 16, 2024
4. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 174 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 8, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 21, 2026