Sodus Point in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Sodus Point World War I Memorial

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 17, 2025

1. Sodus Point World War I Memorial Marker

Inscription. This memorial is dedicated to those Sodus Point Veterans who fought in World War I

Charles Fairbanks • Ernest Grosz • Otto R. Grosz • John W. LaGasse • John McMillan • Delancy Smith • Abram T. Tack

John McMillan made the ultimate sacrifice and died in 1918 in a French hospital from Pneumonia; almost certainly part of the influenza epidemic.

This memorial was originally dedicated on May 24, 1929 Memorial Day by the Sodus Point John McMillan American Legion Post 910 with tablets for John McMillan and Delaney Smith. It included a machine gun that was given to the Sodus Point Post as a captured war trophy. On August 17, 1961 the barrel portion of the machine gun was stolen. In December 2016, David Ross and his Williamson BOCES class constructed a replica of the machine gun from blueprints.

In April 2017, on the 100th anniversary of our country’s entrance into World War I, we rededicate this memorial in honor of those brave men so that their sacrifice will not be forgotten.

Erected 1929 by Sodus Point John McMillan American Legion Post 910.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.

Location. 43° 16.21′ N,

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76° 59.138′ W. Memorial is in Sodus Point, New York, in Wayne County. It is on Bay Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 8388 Bay Street, Sodus Point NY 14555, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

in the Finger Lakes,

and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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 the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Underground Railroad In Sodus Point Mural (within shouting distance of this marker); Sodus Point (within shouting distance of this marker); Native American Fishing Mural (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Battle of Sodus Point (about

Sodus Point World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 17, 2025

2. Sodus Point World War I Memorial

300 feet away); Blessing of the Murals (about 300 feet away); The War of 1812 (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Battle of Sodus Point (about 800 feet away); Historic Sodus Point (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sodus Point.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 17, 2025

3. Sodus Point World War I Memorial

In Memory of John McMillan image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 17, 2025

4. In Memory of John McMillan

In Memory of John W. LaGrasse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 17, 2025

5. In Memory of John W. LaGrasse

In Memory of Private Delaney H. Smith image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 17, 2025

6. In Memory of Private Delaney H. Smith

Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 172 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 17, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.