South End in Bridgeport in Greater Bridgeport Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Bridgeport Baseball Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Conrad Ward, April 13, 2025

1. Bridgeport Baseball Veterans Memorial

Inscription. In memory of all the young men who participated on these baseball diamonds in the city of Bridgeport who made the supreme sacrifice in the service of their country

Samuel J. Tedesco
Mayor of the city of Bridgeport
The Memorial Committee
Adam F. Barnosky, Chairman • Carl J. Brunetto • Thomas J. DeFonce • Joseph M. Fennell • Logan J. Fisher • Robert A. Leckie • Frederick G. Reichert • Frank M. Sanchione • I. Robert M. Shultz • Leif Tregger • Joseph X. Weisberger

Dedicated May 1961

Erected 1961 by The Memorial Committee.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Sports.

Location. 41° 9.68′ N, 73° 11.291′ W. Memorial is in Bridgeport in Greater Bridgeport Region, Connecticut. It is in South End. It is on Howe Drive north of Soundview Drive, on the left when traveling south. Located in Seaside Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Bridgeport CT 06604, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Connecticut Shoreline.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

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 Fairfield County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bridgeport Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Perry Memorial Arch (about 600 feet away); U.S.S. Maine Memorial

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(about 600 feet away); Lt. John G. Corr U.S.M.C. Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Roberto Clemente (approx. half a mile away); James Henry O’Rourke (approx. ¾ mile away); Bridgeport (approx. 1.1 miles away); Abraham Lincoln’s Visit (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bridgeport.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, April 13, 2025

2. Bridgeport Baseball Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2026, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2026, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.