Near Whitehall Corners in Westchester County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Merchant Marine Memorial

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 24, 2025

1. Merchant Marine Memorial Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to American merchant mariners, who since 1775, in times of national crisis, have voluntarily rallied to battle enemy ships, submarines, planes and mines, to deliver war materials to our troops and allies around the world. During World War II, 733 American merchant ships were sunk by enemy action. In excess of 6795 merchant mariners and 1810 US Navy armed guard personnel were killed or missing from a force of 215,000 merchant mariners and 144,000 US Navy personnel.

This monument is dedicated in fond memory by American Merchant Marine Veterans Gene Delong Hudson Valley Chapter:
Chairman
Albert M. Antaki

Committee:
James L. Dipelesi · Edward M. Donaher · William J. Manley · William E. Wachter

Erected 2000 by American Merchant Marine Veterans, Gene Delong Hudson Valley Chapter.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 41° 16.582′ N, 73° 44.197′ W. Memorial is near Whitehall Corners, New York, in Westchester County. It can be reached

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from the intersection of New York State Route 35 and Orchard Hill Road. Marker is in Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial about 100 yards from the parking lot at the end of the entrance road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2610 NY-35, Katonah NY 10536, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Hudson Valley

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

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 what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gold Star Mothers (a few steps from this marker); Mt. Zion Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Reis Park (approx. 2.2 miles away); Yorktown World War I Monument (approx. 2.4 miles away); Yorktown Korean and Vietnam Wars Monument (approx. 2.4 miles away); Yorktown World War II Monument

Merchant Marine Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 24, 2025

2. Merchant Marine Memorial

(approx. 2.4 miles away); French Hill (approx. 2.7 miles away); Katonah Civil War Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away).

Also see . . . United States Merchant Marine (Wikipedia). (Submitted on August 25, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

Contributors to the merchant marine memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 24, 2025

3. Contributors to the merchant marine memorial

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 24, 2025

4. Contributors to the Merchant Marine Memorial

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 24, 2025

5. Merchant Marine Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 97 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 25, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.