Levittown in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
GMG3 (SW) Peter Edward Bopp
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 26, 2025
1. GMG3 (SW) Peter Edward Bopp IV Marker
Turret Two U.S.S. Iowa
19 April 1989
Erected 2010.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Military.
Location. 40° 43.435′ N, 73° 31.798′ W. Memorial is in Levittown, New York, in Nassau County. It is at the intersection of Shelter Lane and Ridge Lane, on the right when traveling north on Shelter Lane. Located in Levittown Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Levittown NY 11756, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Levittown Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); In Memory 9-11-2001 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Levittown Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Weber House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Site of the Grandstand (approx. 0.9 miles away); Vanderbilt Motor Parkway Grandstand (approx. 0.9 miles away); Long Island Motor Parkway (approx. 1.6 miles away); St. John of Jerusalem Chapel (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Levittown.
Also see . . .
1. Remember Our Heroes at Levittown Veterans Memorial Park (Patch.com)
this page online
...to your left you will see a new plaque that was just dedicated this past Veterans Day in November. This monument was unveiled by the Town of Hempstead to honor late hero and Levittown resident Peter Bopp, a United States Navy Gunners Mate Petty Officer, 3rd Class. Bopp died just two days shy of his 22nd birthday on April 19, 1989 in an explosion aboard the USS Iowa.(Submitted on November 9, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)
2. USS Iowa turret explosion (Wikipedia).
On 19 April 1989, an explosion occurred within the Number Two 16-inch gun turret of the United States Navy battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) during a fleet exercise in the Caribbean Sea near Puerto Rico. The explosion in the center gun room killed 47 of the turret's crewmen and severely damaged the gun turret itself.(Submitted on November 9, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 26, 2025
2. GMG3 (SW) Peter Edward Bopp Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 55 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 9, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
