Highland Park in Endwell in Broome County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
IBM Plant #1 World War II Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 29, 2025
1. IBM Plant #1 World War II Memorial Honored Dead
[Honored Dead]
Raymond E. Abbey Robert L. Agan Walter T. Alestek Forrest K. Ames Forrest M. Baldwin Gerald C. Beach William H. Broadley George R. Bryan Clarke F. Clemons Harold P. Corey Robert J. Cotanche Arthur B. Craw James E. Crawford Samuel A. De Stefano Donald R. Douglass Hugh V. Ellis Louis M. Fertig Nicholas W. Freije Stephen Gordon Stephen J. Gyles Carl H. Hirthler Clinton H. Hitchcock John W. Irving Harold D. Kenner Paul F. Kinney Stephen Kisacky William Kotchick Leonard B. Landon Ivan R. Lee Gerald L. Ludlam Jack E. Mac Mullen Stanley E. Marciniak Paul Mc Granaghan Henry Michalovic Richard C. Millage William J. Nabinger Assaph J. Nassif Curtis I. Oliver Jack H. Olson Charles E. Pero Leonard F. Peterlin Lewis J. Pierce Robert G. Relyea Wendell J. Root Milton T. Roseboom Joseph J. Salata Irvin B. Shaffer Howard R. Sitgreaves Lawrence W. Smith Jr. George E. Somerville Walter M. Stavel William W. Thorne Roger D. Webster Walter W. Williams William R. Wilson John E. Wright Paul F. Yudin
To keep forever living the freedom for which they died:
Freedom of Speech Freedom of Religion
Freedom from Want Freedom from Fear
In grateful tribute from their fellow employees
A,D.
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Erected 1947 by IBM Plant #1 Employees and Corporation.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 42° 7.613′ N, 76° 1.743′ W. Memorial is in Endwell, New York, in Broome County. It is in Highland Park. It is on Hooper Road. Monument is in the traffic circle median just north of the Highland Park pool. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 801 Hooper Road, Endicott NY 13760, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 walking distance of this marker: IBM Plant #1 World War II Memorial Relocation (here, next to this marker); The Meaning of the Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War II Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Frank "Abe" Macek (about 400 feet away); Dr. Robert S. Glendening (about 400 feet away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Carmel Grove (approx. one mile away); Patriot Burials (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Endwell.
Also see . . . IBM Endicott Memorial Day: August 16, 1947.
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2. IBM Plant #1 World War II Memorial Dedication
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3. IBM Plant #1 World War II Memorial Tribute
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4. IBM Plant #1 World War II Memorial
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5. IBM Plant #1 World War II Memorial
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6. IBM Plant #1 World War II Memorial
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7. IBM Plant #1 World War II Memorial Detail
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8. IBM Plant #1 World War II Memorial Detail
Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 101 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on August 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
