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

East Rockaway Roll of Honor

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 4, 2025

1. East Rockaway Roll of Honor

Inscription.

East Rockaway Roll of Honor. . East Rockaway Roll of Honor Dedicated by the citizens of East Rockaway to our boys who answered the call of their country to service in its military and naval forces in the World War.. Abrams, George O. · Barker, William · Becker, Herman A. · Bedell, Clifton · Beery, Harold W. · Beery, Philip W. · Besson, Robert S. · Bleser, Louis · Boyd, Clarence · Bremer, Edmond · Brennan, Edward H. · Brown, Arthur H. · Burden, William · Clemente, William · Creagh, Chas. L. R. · Dacey, Arthur · Davison Charles, · Davison, Lyman · Doherty, John A. · Ellison, Edgar · Ellison, Samuel · ★ Farren, P. H. · Fennell, John J. · Forslund, Oscar M. · Gahling, George · v Gambel, Norman H. · ★ Garrison, Robert · Gasser, Bernard · Gasser, Charles A. · Gatti, Joseph · ★ Goebel, William · Grandinetti, V. · Groth, John H. · Hamilton, Gordon · Hemingway, George · ★ Higgins, Vincent · Holmlin, Ernest V. · Hulse, Charles L. · Hults, Milton C. · Jackson, Merton · ★ Jackson, Wilford J. · Jensen, Charles · Jensen, Edward · Jenson, Henry · Jenson, James · Johnson, W. Eugene Jr. · Jordon, Fletcher J. · Kleber, John A. · Koen, Joseph J. · v Koen, William H. · Kohl, J. G. · Kuckens, Matthew · Langdon, Myron · Lent, Mortimer · Lissner, Emil · Lynch, Joseph J. · Mackin, Loyal I. · Mackin, William F. · Merritt, Nathaniel J. · Merritt, Percy · Minicone, Prinano · Mott, Frederick · v Mott, Howard · Mott, Wilbur G. · Nix, Robert Jr., · Otersen, C. H. · Pearsall, Chauncey · Pearsall, Clarence · Pearsall, Mitchell · Pearsall, O. D. · Pearsall, William · Powell, William B. · ★ Ray, Anthony · Reaper, William H. · Reilly, Austin · Roller, Herman R. · Ryder, Carl · Ryder, Ray · v Schratweiser, A. J. · Schratweiser, C. H. · Seinsoth, Milton F. · Seinsoth, Richard · v Shanley, P. Joseph · Sheridan, Thomas · Simonson, Eugene · Smith, Walter R. · ★ Smith, William · Syerling, Stewart · Storm, Carl C. · Strong, Fred L. · Thornton, Walter E. · v Tschinkel, Rudolph · Van Wicklen, Alvin F. · Van Wicklen, David F. · Vigotty, Ernest H. · ★ Wanders, Fred · Weekes, Floyd S. · Wellwood, George · Whitehouse, W. C. · Whyte, Jack · Wilkens, Donald · Wood, Harvey · Langford, Harry Let those who come after see to it that these names are not forgotten. “That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Edith Ferguson , (bottom left plaque) In honor of those who served in the Korean and Vietnam conflict (bottom right plaque) In honor of those who served during the Persian Gulf War

East Rockaway Roll of Honor
Dedicated by the citizens of East
Rockaway to our boys who answered
the call of their country to service
in its military and naval forces in the
World War. Abrams, George O. · Barker, William · Becker, Herman A. · Bedell, Clifton · Beery, Harold W. · Beery, Philip W. · Besson, Robert S. · Bleser, Louis · Boyd, Clarence · Bremer, Edmond · Brennan, Edward H. · Brown, Arthur H. · Burden, William · Clemente, William · Creagh, Chas. L. R. · Dacey, Arthur · Davison Charles, · Davison, Lyman · Doherty, John A. · Ellison, Edgar · Ellison, Samuel · ★ Farren, P. H. · Fennell, John J. · Forslund, Oscar M. · Gahling, George · v Gambel, Norman H. · ★ Garrison, Robert · Gasser, Bernard · Gasser, Charles A. · Gatti, Joseph · ★ Goebel, William · Grandinetti, V. · Groth, John H. · Hamilton, Gordon · Hemingway, George · ★ Higgins, Vincent · Holmlin, Ernest V. · Hulse, Charles L. · Hults, Milton C. · Jackson, Merton · ★ Jackson, Wilford J. · Jensen, Charles · Jensen, Edward · Jenson, Henry · Jenson, James · Johnson, W. Eugene Jr. · Jordon, Fletcher J. · Kleber, John A. · Koen, Joseph J. · v Koen, William H. · Kohl, J. G. · Kuckens, Matthew · Langdon, Myron · Lent, Mortimer · Lissner, Emil · Lynch, Joseph J. · Mackin, Loyal I. · Mackin, William F. · Merritt,

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Nathaniel J. · Merritt, Percy · Minicone, Prinano · Mott, Frederick · v Mott, Howard · Mott, Wilbur G. · Nix, Robert Jr., · Otersen, C. H. · Pearsall, Chauncey · Pearsall, Clarence · Pearsall, Mitchell · Pearsall, O. D. · Pearsall, William · Powell, William B. · ★ Ray, Anthony · Reaper, William H. · Reilly, Austin · Roller, Herman R. · Ryder, Carl · Ryder, Ray · v Schratweiser, A. J. · Schratweiser, C. H. · Seinsoth, Milton F. · Seinsoth, Richard · v Shanley, P. Joseph · Sheridan, Thomas · Simonson, Eugene · Smith, Walter R. · ★ Smith, William · Syerling, Stewart · Storm, Carl C. · Strong, Fred L. · Thornton, Walter E. · v Tschinkel, Rudolph · Van Wicklen, Alvin F. · Van Wicklen, David F. · Vigotty, Ernest H. · ★ Wanders, Fred · Weekes, Floyd S. · Wellwood, George · Whitehouse, W. C. · Whyte, Jack · Wilkens, Donald · Wood, Harvey · Langford, Harry
Let those who come after see to it
that these names are not forgotten “That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
Edith Ferguson

(bottom left plaque)
In honor of those who served in the Korean and Vietnam conflict
(bottom right plaque)
In honor of those who served during the Persian Gulf War

Topics. This memorial is listed

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 4, 2025

2. East Rockaway Roll of Honor

in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I.

Location. 40° 38.804′ N, 73° 39.877′ W. Memorial is in East Rockaway, New York, in Nassau County. It is at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Woods Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Atlantic Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: East Rockaway NY 11518, 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: World War II Roll of Honor (here, next to this marker); William Gregory (within shouting distance of this marker); Sp. 4 Louis E. Pizzuto (within shouting distance of this marker); P.F.C. Gary W. Thornlow (within shouting distance of this marker); East Rockaway 9/11 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The East Rockaway Grist Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); Before the Revolutionary War (within shouting distance of this marker); Milling Stone & Bedding Stone (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Rockaway.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 4, 2025

3. East Rockaway Roll of Honor

Plaques honor veterans of Korea, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf War.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 4, 2025

4. East Rockaway Roll of Honor

Located in the center of the war memorial plaza, between the two panels of the World War II Roll of Honor.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 60 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 11, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.