Valley Stream in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Valley Stream War Memorial

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 18, 2025

1. Valley Stream War Memorial Marker

Inscription.

Valley Stream War Memorial. . Dedicated to the honor and sacrifice of the men and women of this community who served our country, Those who gave their lives for their country, World War I , George P. Butler . George A. Dahlbender . Robert F. Dibble . Andrew Fatscher . Otto Fatscher . Charles Hennig . Edward V. Ruppel . William F. Schmidt . Harold Van Buskirk, World War II , John Aitkin . Frank Balducci . Thomas P. Barnwell . Leslie M. Braren . Robert T. Bishop . George Boyne . James J. Cahill . Harold J. Carlson . Wendell P. Carolan . Fred Carroll . James F. Cashin . Donald M. Combs . Richard F. Combs . Walter G. Critchley . Henry V. Damm, Jr. . Edward T. Davidson . Dominick J. DiStasio . John F. Dolin . Frederick D. Doscher . Marvin W. Douberly . James C. Dilling . James J. Fitzpatrick . Francis P. Flynn, Jr. . Elwood P. Fosset . Harold M. Frederick . Frederick A. Gear . Charles F. Gallant . Karl H. Haglund . Joseph L. Huelster . Norman Jackson . Thomas F. Kearney . Arthur K. Kersten . John J. Knapp . George Krasa . Thomas Leanza . Maurice G. Mackey . Tiffany V. Manning . Joseph B. McConigle . John J. McLaughlin . Ernest C. Mejo . John J. Motley . Chester Murphy . George Murray . Francis J. McDermott . William J. McQueeney . William D. Nally . Howard L. Nitterhouse . Robert H. O'Loughlin . Edward P. Pearsall . Robert G. Pupke . Karl E. Prinz . George M. Reardon . Ernest S. Reckmann . Jacob M. Reisert . Frank J. Robertson . Maynard J. Rogg . Owen H. Salvage . John M. Savery . John Schaefer . Ralph L. Schurmann . Raymond T. Slezak . Carl S. Uhlyk . C. Maxwell Wellman . Walter Wittendorf . Joseph J. Wujcik . John P. Zelvis, Korea , Michael W. Dill, Jr. . Thomas Shields . Donald Spence . Eugene F. Voss . Edward C. Wahlgren . Robert Whitney, Vietnam , Michael J. Abruzzesa, Jr. . Herbert Dilger . Richard E. Gideon . Andrew Giordano . Albert F. Lupoli, Jr. . William J. Montague . Richard Nelson . Vincent Olley . Angelo Petraglia . William F. Reichert . Timothy C. Reitmann . Michael C. Saporito . John M. Walsh . Robert Scott Mason Jr., Erected by the citizens of Valley Stream , May 30, 1955, Rededicated May 25, 1998

Dedicated to the honor and sacrifice of the men and women of this community who served our country

Those who gave their lives for their country

World War I
George P. Butler • George A. Dahlbender • Robert F. Dibble • Andrew Fatscher • Otto Fatscher • Charles Hennig • Edward V. Ruppel • William F. Schmidt • Harold Van Buskirk

World War II
John Aitkin • Frank Balducci • Thomas P. Barnwell • Leslie M. Braren • Robert T. Bishop • George Boyne • James J. Cahill • Harold J. Carlson • Wendell P. Carolan • Fred Carroll • James F. Cashin • Donald M. Combs • Richard F. Combs • Walter G. Critchley • Henry V. Damm, Jr. • Edward T. Davidson • Dominick J. DiStasio • John F. Dolin • Frederick D. Doscher • Marvin W. Douberly • James C. Dilling • James J. Fitzpatrick • Francis P. Flynn, Jr. • Elwood P. Fosset • Harold M. Frederick • Frederick A. Gear • Charles F. Gallant • Karl H. Haglund • Joseph L. Huelster • Norman Jackson • Thomas F. Kearney • Arthur K. Kersten • John J. Knapp • George Krasa • Thomas Leanza • Maurice G. Mackey • Tiffany V. Manning • Joseph B. McConigle • John J. McLaughlin • Ernest C. Mejo • John J. Motley • Chester Murphy • George Murray • Francis J. McDermott • William J. McQueeney • William D. Nally • Howard L. Nitterhouse • Robert H. O'Loughlin • Edward P. Pearsall • Robert

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G. Pupke • Karl E. Prinz • George M. Reardon • Ernest S. Reckmann • Jacob M. Reisert • Frank J. Robertson • Maynard J. Rogg • Owen H. Salvage • John M. Savery • John Schaefer • Ralph L. Schurmann • Raymond T. Slezak • Carl S. Uhlyk • C. Maxwell Wellman • Walter Wittendorf • Joseph J. Wujcik • John P. Zelvis

Korea
Michael W. Dill, Jr. • Thomas Shields • Donald Spence • Eugene F. Voss • Edward C. Wahlgren • Robert Whitney

Vietnam
Michael J. Abruzzesa, Jr. • Herbert Dilger • Richard E. Gideon • Andrew Giordano • Albert F. Lupoli, Jr. • William J. Montague • Richard Nelson • Vincent Olley • Angelo Petraglia • William F. Reichert • Timothy C. Reitmann • Michael C. Saporito • John M. Walsh • Robert Scott Mason Jr.

Erected by the citizens of Valley Stream
May 30, 1955

Rededicated May 25, 1998

Erected 1955.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 40° 39.804′ N, 73° 42.256′ W. Memorial is in Valley Stream, New York, in Nassau County. It is at the intersection of Hicks Street and West Valley Stream Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Hicks Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 62-78 Hicks Street, Valley Stream NY 11580, 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

Valley Stream War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 18, 2025

2. Valley Stream War Memorial

are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lynbrook 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Lynbrook Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Lynbrook World War I Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Jeffrey L. Wiener HM2, USN (approx. 1.6 miles away); Village of Lynbrook World War II Wall of Honor (approx. 1.6 miles away); Lynbrook World War II Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); In Memory (approx. 1.6 miles away); Lynbrook Korean War Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away).

Village Green image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 18, 2025

3. Village Green

The memorial is located in the northeast corner of Valley Stream's Village Green Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 81 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 2, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.