Elizabeth in Union County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Pro Patria

1917 - 1919

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 2, 2026

1. Pro Patria Memorial

Inscription.

Pro Patria. , An enduring record of the men of the city who gave their lives in the World War, Erected in their memory and in gratitude for their supreme sacrifice by the people of Elizabeth, Joseph Craig Ball . Joseph P. Barnes . Robert Starr Beatty . Frederick J. Benz . Francis Bergen . Benjamin Berman . G. Fred Beuttenmiller . Russell Bigelow . David Blick . E.C. Bonnell . Frank L. Bostel . Bernard J. Brady . W. Cabot Brewster . Nathan Brody . Ewald Broeker, Jr. . Benjamin Brower . George Buettner . Stanley Butvilowich . Vernon C. Buxton . Ross Carriera . Frank Paul Carr . William E. Carroll . James J. Clark . Daniel Coggins . John T. Coleman . George D. Collard . John Comiska . Edward A. Corris . Percy M. Craig . Francis P. Crane . Albert A. Dalton . Delozier Davidson . Edward C. Davidson, Jr. . William Day . Alfred Dick . Daniel F. Donahue . Francis E. Dow . Francis J. Doyle . Joseph Doyle . Ignatz A. Dumblauskes . Stephen Dzulinsky . John T. Eckerson . Howard K. Englert . Edward Fanning . Patrick J. Flaherty . John J. Flood . Ernest A. France . Francis Freeman , Walter Funk . Michael Gagliarlo . John J. Gaynor . Carl L. Gerhard . Joseph Gianetti . Albert F. Gilmore . Robert G. Gilmore . Frank J. Gober . George C. Goodwin . William Grady, Jr. . Abram Granger . Angel C. Granier . Duncan R. Grant . Edward F. Gross . Mark Handron . Anton F. Haus . Austin H. Hersh . Edward J. Higgins . Raymond Hoffman . James J. Hooley . Robert L. Houck . Harry Jenkinson, Jr. . Joseph S. Johnson . Edmund P. Jollett . Boykin Jones . John F. Kelly . Martin Kelly . William F. Keough, Jr. . Fred Kinkaid . John E. Voorhees Krymer . William Kufall . Stanley Laczynsky . William T. Larson . Fred J. Levers . Julius Loderhose, Jr. . John M. Loftus . Patrick F. Loftus . Joseph A. Loughry . James F. Lowden . Alan W. Lukens . Boleslaw Maciewsky . George Maggio . Thomas Magnolia . Frank Malizarki . George McCracken . John F. McDonald . Thomas McLeod . William McLeod , Frank McSorley . James Joseph Meehan . Maurice Meade . Walter F. Meise . John A. Meyer . Samuel Miron . Edward Murphy . William H. Murphy . George Newallis . George A. Neuhaus . Michael F. O'Donnell . John G. Peterman . Thomas Pearson . Adolph Pryzwarski . James B. Reed . Harry Riley . Charles Rimini . Fred W. Rissell . Harvey C. Robbins . Davies Rossell . Felix Roerig . P.J. Ronan . Joseph J. Ryan . Rudolph A. Samberger . Anthony Santamaria . Abel Augusta Santos . Harry C. Schiefer . Henry Sesselman . William P. Shannon . William Sherriffs . Henry S. Shaw . Frank P. Slinger . Charles M. Smith . JAmes E.P. Smith . Philip F. Smith . Sidney Solomon . Frank A. Shyler . John Sutter, Jr. . Howell P. Tettemer . James F. Trinity . Joseph Urbanowitz . Charles Vosselman . Clifford T. Walker . Joseph Walsh . James D. Whitesell, Jr. . George M. Winslow . Howard F. Widmer . George J. Wolf

An enduring record of the men of the city who gave their lives in the World War

Erected in their memory and in gratitude for their supreme sacrifice by the people of Elizabeth

Joseph Craig Ball • Joseph P. Barnes • Robert Starr Beatty • Frederick J. Benz • Francis Bergen • Benjamin Berman • G. Fred Beuttenmiller • Russell Bigelow • David Blick • E.C. Bonnell • Frank L. Bostel • Bernard J. Brady • W. Cabot Brewster • Nathan Brody • Ewald Broeker, Jr. • Benjamin Brower • George Buettner • Stanley Butvilowich • Vernon C. Buxton • Ross Carriera • Frank Paul Carr • William E. Carroll • James J. Clark • Daniel Coggins • John T. Coleman • George D. Collard • John Comiska • Edward A. Corris • Percy M. Craig • Francis P. Crane • Albert A. Dalton • Delozier Davidson • Edward C. Davidson, Jr. • William Day • Alfred Dick • Daniel F. Donahue • Francis E. Dow • Francis J. Doyle • Joseph Doyle • Ignatz A. Dumblauskes • Stephen Dzulinsky • John T. Eckerson • Howard K. Englert • Edward Fanning • Patrick J. Flaherty • John J. Flood • Ernest A. France • Francis Freeman

Walter Funk • Michael Gagliarlo • John J. Gaynor • Carl L. Gerhard • Joseph Gianetti • Albert F. Gilmore • Robert G. Gilmore • Frank J.

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Gober • George C. Goodwin • William Grady, Jr. • Abram Granger • Angel C. Granier • Duncan R. Grant • Edward F. Gross • Mark Handron • Anton F. Haus • Austin H. Hersh • Edward J. Higgins • Raymond Hoffman • James J. Hooley • Robert L. Houck • Harry Jenkinson, Jr. • Joseph S. Johnson • Edmund P. Jollett • Boykin Jones • John F. Kelly • Martin Kelly • William F. Keough, Jr. • Fred Kinkaid • John E. Voorhees Krymer • William Kufall • Stanley Laczynsky • William T. Larson • Fred J. Levers • Julius Loderhose, Jr. • John M. Loftus • Patrick F. Loftus • Joseph A. Loughry • James F. Lowden • Alan W. Lukens • Boleslaw Maciewsky • George Maggio • Thomas Magnolia • Frank Malizarki • George McCracken • John F. McDonald • Thomas McLeod • William McLeod

Frank McSorley • James Joseph Meehan • Maurice Meade • Walter F. Meise • John A. Meyer • Samuel Miron • Edward Murphy • William H. Murphy • George Newallis • George A. Neuhaus • Michael F. O'Donnell • John G. Peterman • Thomas Pearson • Adolph Pryzwarski • James B. Reed • Harry Riley • Charles Rimini • Fred W. Rissell • Harvey C. Robbins • Davies Rossell • Felix Roerig • P.J. Ronan • Joseph J. Ryan • Rudolph A. Samberger • Anthony Santamaria • Abel Augusta Santos • Harry C. Schiefer • Henry Sesselman

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 2, 2026

2. Pro Patria Memorial

• William P. Shannon • William Sherriffs • Henry S. Shaw • Frank P. Slinger • Charles M. Smith • JAmes E.P. Smith • Philip F. Smith • Sidney Solomon • Frank A. Shyler • John Sutter, Jr. • Howell P. Tettemer • James F. Trinity • Joseph Urbanowitz • Charles Vosselman • Clifford T. Walker • Joseph Walsh • James D. Whitesell, Jr. • George M. Winslow • Howard F. Widmer • George J. Wolf

Erected by the people of Elizabeth.

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

Location. 40° 39.808′ N, 74° 12.675′ W. Memorial is in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in Union County. It is on Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard north of Dickinson Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Elizabeth NJ 07201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New Jersey’s North Jersey,

in Greater Newark,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

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: Gen. Jose Artigas (a few steps from this marker); Seven Astronauts (a few steps from this marker); José Martí (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington’s Inaugural Bicentennial (within shouting distance of this marker); Purple Heart Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Luis Vaz de Camoes (within

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shouting distance of this marker); General Winfield Scott (within shouting distance of this marker); Elizabeth (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elizabeth.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 45 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 3, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.