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Fancher in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

For God and Country

1941 • 1945

 
 
For God and Country Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 7, 2026
1. For God and Country Marker
Inscription.
In memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II

John A. Christopher • Joseph F. Christopher • Cosmo P. Coccitti • John Kettle, Jr. • Leonard L. Licursi • Martin J. Licursi • Richard L. Merritt • Camille H. Nenni • Floyd M. Valentine • Richard N. Vendetta

May they rest in peace

 
Erected 2021.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 43° 14.66′ N, 78° 5.468′ W. Memorial is in Fancher, New York, in Orleans County. It is at the intersection of Fancher Road (County Route 387) and Million Dollar Highway (New York State Route 31), on the right when traveling south on Fancher Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3585 Fancher Road, Holley NY 14470, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,
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North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fancher WWII Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named For God and Country (here, next to this marker); Balcom's Mills (approx. 1.3 miles away); Joseph Budd (approx. 1.4 miles away); Patriot Burials (approx. 2 miles away); Early Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Annis Cemetery (approx. 3 miles away); 1732 1799 To Honor and Commemorate (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fancher.
 
For God and Country Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 7, 2026
2. For God and Country Marker
Memorial is at the top of the post at the right of the flagpole.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 2 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 9, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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Jul. 11, 2026