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

Village of Rockville Centre World War II Memorial

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 20, 2025

1. Village of Rockville Centre World War II Memorial

Inscription. In Honor of
the Men and Women of the
Village of Rockville Centre
Who Served Their Country
in World War II
and
In Memory of
Those Whose Names Are Listed Hereon
Who Died That We Might Live
(left panel)
Barber, Paul F. Jr. • Baselice, Joseph • Bates, Robert H. • Brown, Robert • Burke, Richard A. • Cain, Thomas G. • Casella, Joseph S. • Chambers, William L. • Clagett, Henry N. • Corbeil, Walter E. • Crabbe, Charles W. • Davis, Eugene W. • Davis, Robert W. • Dawson, Daniel W. • Dawson, Joseph • Digan, Edward C. • Dwyer, John G. • Edwards, Alfred N. • Eichmann, John J. • Ell, James R. • Fassanella, Frank J. • Fasolino, Joseph J. • Fehr, Erwin J. • Funk, Herbert W. Jr. • Griffen, Earl K. • Haggerty, Frank C. • Harvey, John C. • Helfenberg, Stanley B. • Hornstein, David H. • Hughes, Joseph H. • Husser, James • Isaac, Gene C. • Jenkins, George E. • Johnson, Ebert B. • Kearns, John G. • Klostermann, William A. Jr. • Kobel, Jerome J. • Leder, Leonard

(right panel)
Leighton, John A. • Levermore, Sommers D. • Levine, Norman • Lickel, William M. • McKinlay, Alexander • McMahon, Oliver K. • Neipp, Frederick E. • O'Brien,

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Jeremiah E. • O'Connell, Gerald M. Jr. • Oswald, Anthony H. • Pettit, Edward G. • Phipps, John S. • Quantrell, Charles B. • Randall, George D. • Rathbun, William G. • Reddington, William R. Jr. • Reynolds, Thomas F. Jr. • Riddick, James W. • Robertson, Kenneth F. • Sankin, Ralph O. • Schmidt, Paul W. • Schmitt, Benedict G. • Schmitt, Carl F. • Scott, Harry W. Jr. • Seedorf, Raymond W. • Sepin, Robert M. • Simmons, Clarence F. Jr. • Smith, George R. • Smith, Henry C. • Sorrentino, Baptist A. • Sullivan, William C. • Viebrock, John C. • Waxberg, Herbert • Wenzel, Herman G. Jr. • Whelan, William F. • Wilkens, George B. • Williams, Willard W. Jr.

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

Location. 40° 39.528′ N, 73° 37.796′ W. Memorial is in Rockville Centre, New York, in Nassau County. It can be reached from Oceanside Road north of Sunrise Highway. Located next to the Rockville Centre Recreation Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 111 Oceanside Road, Rockville Centre NY 11570, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

Rockville Centre World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 20, 2025

2. Rockville Centre World War II Memorial

(left panel)

this memorial is in the New York City Metropolitan Area

and on Long Island.

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 walking distance of this marker: Korean Memorial (here, next to this marker); Vietnam Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Global War on Terror (a few steps from this marker); In Honor of Those from Rockville Centre Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice (a few steps from this marker); Chosin Reservoir Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Rockville Centre Honor Roll (a few steps from this marker); Village of Rockville Centre (approx. half a mile away); Rockville Centre September 11, 2001 Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rockville Centre.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 20, 2025

3. Rockville Centre World War II Memorial

(right panel)

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 20, 2025

4. Rockville Centre World War II Memorial

Veterans Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 20, 2025

5. Veterans Park

Memorials in Veterans Park. In the background is the John A. Anderson Recreation Center.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 58 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 23, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.