Ocean Hill in Brooklyn in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
World War I Memorial
E Pluribus Unum
In memory
of the Heroic dead
by
residents
Districts 31-31
of the City
of New York
AD
MCMXXI
George Albrecht William Banscher Edward J. Bell Harold Benson Harry S. Bowyer Edward C. Brennan Joseph A. Brunner Francis J. Buckley Arthur J. Burgh J. Edgar Burling Robert F. Carrie James C. Clark Jesus Clemente Joseph A. Collopy Hedley H. Cooper Frank E. Cortes Thomas Cross Leonard Dalton Frank E. Discher Frederick C. Dose John F. Dowd Elmer D. Edwards George H. Edwards Charles D. Elson Edgar H. Fessenden James E. Fitzpatrick John J. Fitzpatrick Frank A. Gaffney Anthony Galgano George E. Gilbert James T. Greene Evan F. Gustafson Walter C. Haeuser Frederick Haupt Thomas F. Herron Raymond D. Hill Frank E. Hellenbrand Charles S. Hilton Arthur V. Holdsworth Thomas B. Hurley James D. Irwin Gordon W. Johnson Arthur P. Jones James Keely Thomas A. Kehoe Arthur C. Kimber Alfred R. Kipling Louis E. Kothe Henry
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Pasquale Lucca Walter J. Mc Cormick James Mc Grath John V. Mallon Fred W. Marquart Harold J. Martin Albert G. Mason Rudolph Mathis, Jr. Raymond W. Mayer Herbert W. Merschoff John E. Meyer Irwin Minzesheimer Walter Murray Howard B. Neal Louis W. Nigro George C. Nussberger John F. O'Brien Charles O. Olsen Lillian M. Patterson Arthur W. Picard Benjamin Purificato Samuel J. Reid, Jr. John C. Ritter Andrew W. Folff Walter Rosenspire Edwin V. Ruoff Edward J. Saunders James V. Sause Saul Schanninger George T. Scheidemantel Harry C. Scheper Robert H. Scott Louis F. Seeli Herman Selner Frank A. Seydel Charles G. Shelton Harry L. Shillington Nicholas J. Smith Thomas E. Sobeck William T. Soden Budd R. Somers Harold L. Starrett Henry J. Stich Henry Stumpf Arthur J. Sullivan Douglas S. Thompson James Tobin Louis J. Torrey Gaetano Umina Harold F. Unbehaun Archibald
Erected 1921 by Residents of Districts 31-31 of the City of New York; J.S. Novelli, sculptor.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 40° 41.094′ N, 73° 55.129′ W. Memorial is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Ocean Hill. It is on Macon Street west of Saratoga Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 842 Halsey St, Brooklyn NY 11233, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, the Western Hemisphere, 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: Saratoga Square Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Marion & Hopkinson Playground (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Marion & Hopkinson Playground (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rock of Ages Baptist Church and Social Center, Inc. (approx. 0.4 miles away); GreenThumb (approx. half a mile away); Heaven Bound Church of Christ Holy Temple, Inc. (approx. half a mile away); Weeksville (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Weeksville (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 266 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 30, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
