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

Vigilant Engine Co. and Protector H.L. & Hose Co. World War II Memorial

Vigilant Engine Co. and Protector H.L. & Hose Co. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 4, 2025

1. Vigilant Engine Co. and Protector H.L. & Hose Co. Marker

Inscription. In honor of these men who left Vigilant Engine Co. and Protector H.L. & Hose Co. to serve their country in World War II 1941–1945

Robert Benedict • Arthur E. Ziegler, Jr. • George Schmitt • Joseph A. Clark • Eugene E. Torborg • Stephen P. Meehan • W.H. Mohrmann • Bertram White • Walter G. Smith • Clarance L. Gerry, Jr. • Elmer H. Smith • Frederick Robinson, Jr. • Ralph E. Pairan • Alfred E. Lapp • Valentine Herman • George W. Bogart • Robert P. Riendeau • Harry T. Faulkner
Arthur J. Jesberger • Don W. Davison • Philip C. Weilbrenner • ★ William L. Gregory • Henry W. Torborg, III • Albert J. Smith • Vincent P. Clark • Edward T. Bolton • Arnold E. White • Dona S. Anderson • Richard D. Knox • Warren E. Mott • Raymond Weinhauer • Fred Meyer • Raymond Grosheim • Joseph Jarvis • Douglas Sackman • Charles Becker, Jr.

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

Location. 40° 38.372′ N, 73° 39.654′ W. Memorial is in East Rockaway, New York, in Nassau County. It can be reached from the intersection of Main Street and Front Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5 Main Street, Hempstead NY 11550, 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 walking distance of this marker: Site of Oven (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Waterfront

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Dave Push (within shouting distance of this marker); Mayor Joseph F. Carrigan Point (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alexander Davison Home (about 400 feet away); Site Of (about 600 feet away); Garden of Heroes (approx. 0.2 miles away); Milling Stone & Bedding Stone (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Rockaway.

Vigilant Engine Co. and Protector H.L. & Hose Co. World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 4, 2025

2. Vigilant Engine Co. and Protector H.L. & Hose Co. World War II Memorial

The war memorial is located in a plaza dedicated to the East Rockaway Fire Department. The stones read "In Memory of All Who Served."

Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 45 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.