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Rensselaer War Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2026

1. Rensselaer War Memorial

Inscription. Erected 1910 by the City of Rensselaer to the memory of the Soldiers and Sailors of the City of Rensselaer in the Civil War, 1861 - 1865

This tablet erected 1920 in memory of the boys from this city who died in service in the World War Leroy Baker • Raymond Becker • John Bonacker • James Coyne • Thomas Davenport • Charles Haag • Andrew Johnson • Herbert Johnson

Charles Lout • John Mahar • Emmett Noble • John Ryan • Bartlett Sticht • Marcus Wald • Walter Weisbrodt • Ralph Zeh

This tablet erected 1948 in memory of the boys from this city who died in service in World War II Harlow A. Akins • Edward F. Andres • Earle R. Appleton • Alexis C. Bachand, Jr. • Jack A. Cairns • William J. Cass, Jr. • Anthony P. Di Julio • Aime H. Drapeau • William H. Emery • J. William Farly • Rocco J. Fedele • Walter J. Fonda • Edwin S. Fulgo • Ernest J. Gamelin • Edward B. Gazaw • William A. Grooten

Isaac T. Hoes • Charles A. Hughes • Ricahrd J. Joyce • John J. Kane • Edward Karrau • Thomas Mara • Arthur L. Miller • Kenneth J. Murphy • Benjamin F. Nelson, Jr. • Gerald A. O'Neil • Charles A. Russell • Ernest J. Senter • James A. Sillery • Robert M. Slauson • William Stewart • Thomas A. Trimble

Dedicated to those who gave their lives
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Korean War
1950 - 1955 Robert M. Casey • John E. Stammel • James Brady • William P. Jones • Joseph Powers • Ernest B. Richards.
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Vietnam War
1961 - 1975 Raymond Ranellucci • Arhtur Koneval • Lanny Ladouceur • William Shorts • Robert Commings • Charles Moore • Kenneth Oliver • William Zemanick • Michael Riscavage

Erected 1910

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by City of Renssalar (with additional plaques added later).

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

Location. 42° 38.348′ N, 73° 44.681′ W. Memorial is in Rensselaer, New York, in Rensselaer County. It is at the intersection of Washington Street and 3rd Avenue (New York State Route 151), on the right when traveling north on Washington Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 62 Washington St, Rensselaer NY 12144, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York,

in the Capital District,

and in the Albany Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in 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: Huyck Memorial Park (here, next to this marker); Fort Crailo (about 500 feet away, measured in a

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2026

2. Rensselaer War Memorial

direct line); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away); U.S.S. Slater (approx. 0.4 miles away); Phase 3 Albany 2002 - Present (approx. 0.4 miles away); Phase 2 Albany 1997 - 2001 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Phase 1 New York City 1993-1997 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Drydocking Staten Island 2014 (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rensselaer.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2026

3. Rensselaer War Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2026

4. Rensselaer War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 15, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.