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Austin J. McDonald Memorial

 
 
Austin J. McDonald Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 19, 2025
1. Austin J. McDonald Memorial
Inscription.
This playground
is dedicated to the memory of
Austin J. McDonald
Corporal Company E. 107th Infantry 27th Division;
Killed in Action on the Hindenburg Line
St. Quentin Canal, France:
September 29th 1918

This site was purchased and
developed with funds contributed by
residents of the City of New York.

 
Erected 1934 by Residents of the City of New York.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 40° 37.771′ N, 74° 6.912′ W. Memorial is on Staten Island, New York, in Richmond County. It is in West Brighton. It is on Forest Avenue east of Broadway, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 Myrtle Ave, Staten Island NY 10310, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, 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
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what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Austin J. McDonald Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Bald Eagle (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mangalitsa Pig (approx. 0.3 miles away); North American River Otters (approx. 0.3 miles away); Arctic Fox / Red Fox (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ducks (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cape Barren Goose (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vanishing Cats (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Staten Island.
 
Additional keywords. KIA
 
Austin J. McDonald Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 19, 2025
2. Austin J. McDonald Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 103 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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