Greenwich Village in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Washington Square WWI Memorial

Photographed by Larry Gertner, January 19, 2014

1. Washington Square WWI Memorial

Inscription. In honor of all those from this district who gave their lives in the World War
Erected by the Washington Square Association
1920
Capt. Kenelm Winslow • Lt. Charles Derham Jr. • Lt. Jouett Fitch Singleton • Lt. Arthur Richmond Taber • Lt. Harry Thrasher • Lt. Jack M. Wright • Q.M. Clement Lawrence • Sgt. Bernard Buente • Sgt. Paul Burke Heflin • Sgt. George Wade Smith • Corp. Edward Grant Cox • Corp. Alexander Amador Kin • Corp. Henry Joseph Lynch • Corp. Henry Lonsdale Scannell • Pvt. George Joseph Cuddy • Pvt. William Charles Dagan • Pvt. Daniel Esposito • Pvt. John Joseph Pullis • Pvt. Swan Austin Morrison • Pvt. Aloysius R. McMahon

For the Great Republic
For the principle it lives by and keeps alive
For man's vast future
Abraham Lincoln

Erected 1920 by Washington Square Association.

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

Location. 40° 43.865′ N, 73° 59.821′ W. Memorial is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Greenwich Village. It can be reached from Washington Square North near Fifth Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Washington Square Park, New York NY 10003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New York City.

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: Washington Arch

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(a few steps from this marker); Shirley Hayes and the Preservation of Washington Square Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington Square Park (within shouting distance of this marker); NYU 9/11 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Giuseppe Garibaldi Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Cervantes (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alexander Lyman Holley (about 300 feet away); Edward Hopper (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, August 3, 2019

2. Washington Square WWI Memorial

Face one

Photographed by Larry Gertner, August 3, 2019

3. Washington Square WWI Memorial

Face two: honorees

Photographed by Larry Gertner, August 3, 2019

4. Washington Square WWI Memorial

Face three: district map

circa December 20, 2025

5. Washington Square WWI Memorial

Face four: Lincoln quote

Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 464 times since then and 107 times this year. Last updated on December 20, 2025, by Paxton Sarazin of Greater Sudbury, Ontario. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 3, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 5. submitted on December 20, 2025, by Paxton Sarazin of Greater Sudbury, Ontario. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.