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Hillside Cemetery World War Memorial

 
 
Hillside Cemetery World War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, May 5, 2010
1. Hillside Cemetery World War Memorial
Inscription.
In Memory
Of Those Who Gave Their Lives
World Wars I and II
James B. Whipple • Edward A. Bass • Ralph H. Cooke • Willis M. DeForest Jr. • Birchard E. Evans • Martyn A. Ficke • David F. Keeler • Daniel P. McNamara • William L. Meyer • Henry H.N. Shriver • Roy A. Sodergrin • Ernest Urban
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 41° 11.885′ N, 73° 26.633′ W. Marker is in Wilton in Western Region, Connecticut. It can be reached from Ridgefield Road (Connecticut Route 33) 0.2 miles north of Belden Hill Road, on the left when traveling north. Located in Hillside Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wilton CT 06897, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is on the Connecticut Shoreline, on the Gold Coast, and in Greater Bridgeport. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Major Samuel Comstock (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Edward Turner, M.D. (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilton Roll of Honor (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wilton Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wilton (approx. 1.1 miles away); Captain Clapp Raymond (approx. 1.2 miles away); Weston
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(approx. 3.4 miles away); Weston Vietnam War & Persian Gulf War Monument (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilton.
 
Hillside Cemetery World War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, May 5, 2010
2. Hillside Cemetery World War Memorial
The marker is at the base of the flagpole.
Hillside Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, May 5, 2010
3. Hillside Cemetery
Established 1818
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,133 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 8, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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Jun. 9, 2026