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Joseph Manna Park on Staten Island in Richmond County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Joseph Manna Memorial

 
 
Joseph Manna Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 19, 2025
1. Joseph Manna Memorial
Inscription.
Seaman First Class
(Radioman) U. S. Navy
Joseph Manna
18 years of age
went down with the
USS Duncan off the
Solomon Islands
October 11, 1942

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: CommunicationsWar, World IIWaterways & Vessels.
 
Location. 40° 37.544′ N, 74° 10.597′ W. Memorial is on Staten Island, New York, in Richmond County. It is in Joseph Manna Park. It is at the intersection of Forest Avenue and Goethals Road North, on the right when traveling west on Forest Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2577 Forest Ave, Staten Island NY 10303, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New York City. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Frank Busso Memorial (here, next to this marker); Constantino Busso Memorial
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(here, next to this marker); Port of New York Authority World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Edward A. Bloom Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Harry A. Gill Memorial (about 300 feet away); The Big Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bobbie Lewis Jr. Playground (approx. 1.1 miles away); 1776 / 1859 / 1906 (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Staten Island.
 
Joseph Manna Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 19, 2025
2. Joseph Manna 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 82 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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