Throggs Neck in the Bronx in Bronx County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Throggs Neck Veterans Memorial

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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 8, 2026

1. Throggs Neck Veterans Memorial

Inscription.
Dedicated to the veterans of Throggs Neck who served in the defense of our country

Dedicated this 26th day of June 1994
American Revolution • War of 1812 • Spanish American War • World War I • World War II • Korean War • Vietnam War

Erected 1992.

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

Location. 40° 49.355′ N, 73° 49.145′ W. Memorial is in Bronx, New York, in Bronx County. It is in Throggs Neck. It is on East Tremont Avenue near Cross Bronx Expressway Extended, on the right when traveling north. The memorial stands on the grounds of Derosa O'Boyle Triangle. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3033 Cross Bronx Expy, Bronx NY 10465, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New York City.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once 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

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flies: Ferry Point Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Ferry Point Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Historical Marker (approx. 1.7 miles away); St . Peter's Church Westchester (approx. 1.7 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Commodore Leroy J. Alexanderson (approx. 1.8 miles away); S.S. United States (approx. 1.8 miles away); Fort Schuyler (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bronx.

Also see . . . NYC Parks Profile for Derosa O'Boyle Triangle.

This triangle honors William Anthony DeRosa and Andrew O’Boyle, two Throgs Neck natives who gave their lives for their country during World War II (1939-1945).

With the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on the United States naval facilities at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, America entered World War II against Japan, Italy, and Germany. Relying on the country’s reserve of machines, vehicles, natural resources, and trained men to stem the Japanese advance in the Pacific, the U.S. was able to assist in the liberation of Africa and Europe from the Axis powers by late 1942. By August 1945, the Axis powers had been
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0)

2. Throggs Neck Veterans Memorial on the grounds of Derosa O'Boyle Triangle
defeated, but more than 407,316 Americans, including servicemen Peter DeRosa and Andrew O’Boyle, died to win the war.

(Submitted on March 9, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 9, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.