Branford in South Central Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Short Beach Freedom Memorial

Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 2, 2024

1. Short Beach Freedom Memorial

Inscription. Dedicated
to those who gave
their lives in the
cause of freedom
since World War II

Vietnam
S/Sgt Edward M. Hardwick

Erected 1970 by grateful citizens of Short Beach

Erected 1970 by Citizens of Short Beach.

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

Location. 41° 15.63′ N, 72° 50.851′ W. Memorial is in Branford in South Central Region, Connecticut. It is on Westwood Road, on the right when traveling south. Located in Pardee Park. Touch for map. Memorial 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

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markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pardee Memorial Park (here, next to this marker); A Celebration of Life (approx. half a mile away); Delta Company (approx. 1.3 miles away); American Legion Post 83 (approx. 1.4 miles away); Site of the Theodore Roosevelt Oak (approx. 1½ miles away); Marquis de Lafayette Encampment (approx. 1½ miles away); East Haven Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Branford.

Also see . . . Edward Mahlon Hardwick (HonorStates.org). (Submitted on April 10, 2025.)

Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 1, 1980

2. Short Beach Freedom Memorial

(right of flagpole)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 128 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 3, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.