Williamsburg in Brooklyn in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

World War I Memorial

J.H. Williams & Co. - Brooklyn Division

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 4, 2025

1. World War I Memorial
J.H. Williams & Co. - Brooklyn Division

Inscription.

World War I Memorial. J.H. Williams and Co. - Brooklyn Division. Erected in Honor of the Members of J.H. Williams and Co–Brooklyn Division 1917 – Who Answered Their Country's Call - 1918. Charles Anderson . William Backeshoff . Chester E. Banta . James J. Battersby . T. Berkery . John Bishop . Sylvester Bitowft . Frederick W. Black . Howard M. Breen . John F. Breslin . Arthur H. Broeker . John H. Buck . William Buckley . Martin C. Burns . William C. Burns . James A. Burrell . Henry H. Busener . Paul Calberg . Edgar Carter . Bennie Chakowski . Richard E. Christianson . Andrew Chance . William G. Chance . Frank Chase . Albert H. Clapp . Lewis Cohen . J. Connors . Thomas J. Conway . Amato Coppolo . J. Creamy . Edward Creighton . Anthony Darcy . Michael J. Darcy . J.J. Devine . Michael Doherty . Patrick Donnelly . Thomas W. Driscoll . Mortimer Dunphy . Charles S. Durkee . Charles D. Eldridge . John Farizel . Henry Feldscher . Cecil H. Finnimore . Hugh Fox . John Frayer . Earnest Freese . Patrick French . P.H. Frey . John Frowley . William J. Frye . Harry Gallagher . Thomas F. Gannon . Henry B. Garnaus . Frank Golmbeck . George A. Goodfellow . Nikolas Guarnera . Thomas Hadencamp . Louis Harmin . Walter Harrington . Michael A. Hassett . Thomas F. Hayes . Henry Heck . Frederick W. Hemgen . Charles J. Hoeckele . John J. Hoertz . Frank V. Hunt . Charles G. Johns . Charles H. Johnson . Frank Johnson . Richard Kalter . Edward Kane . Walter J. Kennedy . Edward Kiernan . Philip A. Kirse . Arthur Kolm . Albert Kraus . William F. Kraus . Frank Kretchman . Edward Kurt . Charles Kurz . Elwin Lamont . James A. Lennon . John H. Logan . Kenneth B. Logan . Richard H. Meyer . George A. Miller . William J. Moore . William Moran . George J. Murphy . Eugene McCarty Jr. . E. McCormick . William McCormick . Edward McDermott . Robert McGinness . James L. McGuire . Walter F. McMahon . Victor Nagle . Thomas Navin . Charles Neal . Edgar Youngdahl . Alfred W. Neff . Emil Nelson . George Nelson . Peter Nelson . Frank Neuendorf . John J. O'Connor . P. Joseph O'Connor . John A. Ohlsson . Edward A. O'Neill . Arthur C. O'Rourke . W.A. Parker . Robert Paynton . John B. Perkins . James Peterson . Dominick Piccerilla . Thomas Poggis . James Powers . Michael J. Quinn . Peter Rapuzzi . Frank Rauch . Louis Rayano . Daniel M. Regan . Joseph Rehak . Paul Richter . William Roberts . Thomas A. Robertson . William T. Rose . Michael Ruane . John Russell . George Schick . Charles Schneider . Edwin A. Scudder . James Shea . John H. Shipley . Arthur J. Smith . Augustus J. Smith . Howard Smith . John J. Spiller . Charles Terrell . George F. Tolson . John R. Tornabene . R. A. Trainor Jr. . B.D. Tripp . Paul Weil . Lloyd A. Wheeler . William White . Alfred Whitehead . P. Wilynowiez . Warren Windnagle, In Memoriam. Bartholomew Butler . Thomas Gaynor . Michael E. Maxwell . William F. Conwell . John Larsen . James Murnane . Harry McAllister . Dennis Sheehan

Erected in Honor of the Members of
J.H. Williams & Co–Brooklyn Division
1917 – Who Answered Their Country's Call - 1918
Charles Anderson • William Backeshoff • Chester E. Banta • James J. Battersby • T. Berkery • John Bishop • Sylvester Bitowft • Frederick W. Black • Howard M. Breen • John F. Breslin • Arthur H. Broeker • John H. Buck • William Buckley • Martin C. Burns • William C. Burns • James A. Burrell • Henry H. Busener • Paul Calberg • Edgar Carter • Bennie Chakowski • Richard E. Christianson • Andrew Chance • William G. Chance • Frank Chase • Albert H. Clapp • Lewis Cohen • J. Connors • Thomas J. Conway • Amato Coppolo • J. Creamy • Edward Creighton • Anthony Darcy • Michael J. Darcy • J.J. Devine • Michael Doherty • Patrick Donnelly • Thomas W. Driscoll • Mortimer Dunphy • Charles S. Durkee • Charles D. Eldridge • John Farizel • Henry Feldscher • Cecil H. Finnimore • Hugh Fox • John Frayer • Earnest Freese • Patrick French • P.H. Frey • John Frowley • William J. Frye • Harry Gallagher • Thomas F. Gannon • Henry B. Garnaus • Frank Golmbeck • George A. Goodfellow • Nikolas Guarnera • Thomas Hadencamp • Louis Harmin • Walter Harrington • Michael A. Hassett • Thomas F. Hayes • Henry Heck • Frederick W. Hemgen • Charles J. Hoeckele • John J. Hoertz • Frank V. Hunt • Charles G. Johns • Charles H.

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Johnson • Frank Johnson • Richard Kalter • Edward Kane • Walter J. Kennedy • Edward Kiernan • Philip A. Kirse • Arthur Kolm • Albert Kraus • William F. Kraus • Frank Kretchman • Edward Kurt • Charles Kurz • Elwin Lamont • James A. Lennon • John H. Logan • Kenneth B. Logan • Richard H. Meyer • George A. Miller • William J. Moore • William Moran • George J. Murphy • Eugene McCarty Jr. • E. McCormick • William McCormick • Edward McDermott • Robert McGinness • James L. McGuire • Walter F. McMahon • Victor Nagle • Thomas Navin • Charles Neal • Edgar Youngdahl • Alfred W. Neff • Emil Nelson • George Nelson • Peter Nelson • Frank Neuendorf • John J. O'Connor • P. Joseph O'Connor • John A. Ohlsson • Edward A. O'Neill • Arthur C. O'Rourke • W.A. Parker • Robert Paynton • John B. Perkins • James Peterson • Dominick Piccerilla • Thomas Poggis • James Powers • Michael J. Quinn • Peter Rapuzzi • Frank Rauch • Louis Rayano • Daniel M. Regan • Joseph Rehak • Paul Richter • William Roberts • Thomas A. Robertson • William T. Rose • Michael Ruane • John Russell • George Schick • Charles Schneider • Edwin A. Scudder • James Shea • John H. Shipley • Arthur J. Smith • Augustus J. Smith • Howard Smith • John J. Spiller • Charles Terrell • George F. Tolson • John R. Tornabene • R. A. Trainor Jr. • B.D. Tripp • Paul Weil • Lloyd A. Wheeler • William White • Alfred Whitehead • P. Wilynowiez • Warren Windnagle

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Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 4, 2025

2. World War I Memorial
J.H. Williams & Co. - Brooklyn Division

The backyard of the City Reliquary Museum, a community museum that collects artifacts of New York City.

Memoriam Bartholomew Butler • Thomas Gaynor • Michael E. Maxwell • William F. Conwell • John Larsen • James Murnane • Harry McAllister • Dennis Sheehan

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

Location. 40° 42.83′ N, 73° 57.35′ W. Memorial is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Williamsburg. It can be reached from the intersection of Metropolitan Avenue and Havemeyer Street, on the right when traveling east. Located behind the City Reliquary Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 370 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11211, 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: Ascenzi Square (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Northside Community Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away); That We Be Free (approx. 0.2 miles away); Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (approx. ¼ mile away); La Guardia Playground (approx. 0.3 miles away); Valley Forge Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Capt. Edward J. Giorgio Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.

Also see . . .
1. The City Reliquary.

The City Reliquary is a not-for-profit community museum and civic
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 4, 2025

3. The City Reliquary Museum
In addition to the historical marker, exhibits on display in the small museum include a Statue of Liberty Collection, a vintage seltzer bottle collection, World's Fair memorabilia, and more.
organization located in Williamsburgh, Brooklyn. Through permanent displays of New York City artifacts, rotating exhibits of community collections, and annual cultural events, The City Reliquary connects visitors to both the past and present of New York.

(Submitted on May 4, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

2. J.H. Williams, The SuperCompany.

J.H. Williams & Company was an early merchant drop-forger and grew to become one of the largest and most important tool makers. The company is generally credited with developing the industry-standard numbering system for wrenches widely used from the late 19th through the mid 20th centuries.

(Submitted on May 4, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 4, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.