Bellmore in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

In the War for Liberty

1917-1918

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, July 19, 2025

1. In the War for Liberty Marker

Inscription. Erected by the Residents of Bellmore in Honor of Our Boys Who Answered Their Country's Call

George R. Adams • William Armstrong • Harold Baldwin • Walter Brockman • Clair S. Bartholomew • G. Anderson Bloomer • Frank R. Britton • Amos Baldwin • William Betz • Michael Betz • John Busch • Rudolph Busch • E.H. Bohnemann • Le Roy Dunn • Walter T. Dunn • Harry Green • Arthur Horn • George Howley • Dr. H.Y. Holcomb • Frederick Hodgson • Walter Hardy • Harold Hardy • George Johnson • Peter Johnson • Paul Jaeger • Jacob Karp • Mande Karp • Alex Karp • Jacob Koch • Elmer Kress • Frederick Lutz • George Merrett • James M. O'Hearn • Kenneth Tillotson • Thomas Palermo • Arthur Southard • Frederick Schebs • Thure Sindburg • Percy Smith • William Smith • Herbert L. Von Mechow • Harold A. Von Mechow • Emil Wiedeman

In The War For Liberty
1917 – 1918

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

Location. 40° 40.161′ N, 73° 31.634′ W. Memorial is in Bellmore, New York, in Nassau County. It is at the intersection of Bedford Avenue and Broadway, on the right when traveling north on Bedford Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 101 Bedford Avenue, Bellmore NY 11710, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the New York City Metropolitan Area

and on Long Island.

It is also in the American Northeast

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 New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); In Memory of the Men from Bellmore Who Died During the Vietnam War (here, next to this marker); Korean War Memorial (here, next to this marker); In Memory of Those Who Paid the Ultimate Sacrifice (here, next to this marker); Their Country Found Them Ready (approx. one mile away); Washington Tour 1790 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Wantagh (approx. 1.2 miles away); Merrick COVID-19 Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bellmore.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, July 19, 2025

2. In the War for Liberty Marker

The marker is located near the Bellmore train station.

War Memorial Plaza image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, July 19, 2025

3. War Memorial Plaza

The Great War memorial is the centerpiece of a plaza dedicated to the veterans of all wars who hailed from the Bellmores.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 95 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 10, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.