Walpole in Norfolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Walpole Armed Forces Memorial

Photographed by Conrad Ward, March 2, 2025

1. Walpole Armed Forces Memorial Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to the heroic valor and patriotic spirit of the men and women of the town of Walpole who served in the armed forces of the United States of America in all its wars

Dedicated May 26, 1997 ——— VFW Post 5188

(opposite side)
A Lasting Memory
Of those who made the supreme sacrifice in all wars during the twentieth century
World War I Thomas H. Crowley • George L. Greene • Patrick J. Hogan • Charles L. Hunt • Chester J. Robinson

World War II Willis E. Barnes Jr. • Henry O. Billings • Roland C. Boulter • Arthur L. Dionne • Hugh A. Donnelly • Lewis V. Donohue • Edward G. Erker • Lester C. Fisher • Warren Fraser • John J. Haggerty • Francis J. Harris • Horace H. Hayward • Albert N. Kimball • Kenneth I. LeGay • Percy H. LeGay Jr. • Pompeii J. Leone • Chester H. Locke • George H. Penpraese • Robert Smith • Stephen W. Smith • Carpenter M. Spillane • Philip H. Stone Jr. • James M. Sullivan • William H. Urmston Jr. • Onni W. Waltonen • Albert S. Wise

Korean War William J. Chambers • Gerald M. Hazlett • Robert E. McKee • Martin G. Morrill

Vietnam War Brian P. Collins • Richard K. Drake

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Jr. • Paul E. Fitzgibbons • Nicholas Conaxis

Erected 1997 by VFW Post 5188.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 42° 8.707′ N, 71° 15.228′ W. Memorial is in Walpole, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Massachusetts Route 1A) and Elm Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Located on the Walpole Town Common. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Walpole MA 02081, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Boston.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Desert Shield / Desert Storm Memorial (here, next to this marker); "Rocky" Flagpole (a few steps from this marker); Old Meeting House Common (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Crossing (within shouting distance of this marker); Walpole French and Indian War Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans of Walpole Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of First School House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Deacon Willard Lewis House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Walpole.

Walpole Armed Forces Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, March 2, 2025

2. Walpole Armed Forces Memorial

Photographed by Conrad Ward, March 2, 2025

3. Walpole Armed Forces Memorial

(opposite side)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 85 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.