Broad Channel in Queens in Queens County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Sgt. Joseph E. Schaefer

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 5, 2026

1. Sgt. Joseph E. Schaefer Marker

Inscription. This 57mm Anti-Tank Gun & Stone are dedicated to the memory of
Sgt. Joseph E. Schaefer
Medal of Honor Recipient
For action at Stolberg, Germany
on the 24th Day of September, 1944
Co. I, 18th Inf., 1st Inf. Division

Erected by
Continental Post #1424 — American Legion
Donated by
Assemblyman Michael Cohen

Erected by Continental Post #1424 — American Legion.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.

Location. 40° 36.495′ N, 73° 49.189′ W. Memorial is in Queens, New York, in Queens County. It is in Broad Channel. It is on Shad Creek Road west of Cross Bay Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7-05 Shad Creek Road, Far Rockaway NY 11693, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New York City

and on Long Island.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: George Riekers Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Broad Channel Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge (approx. 0.8 miles away); 9/11 Tribute Park (approx. 2.1 miles away); Michael D Glover (approx. 2.6 miles away); John P McGonigol (approx. 2.6 miles away); Four Chaplains Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); Ramblerville Hawtree Memorial Bridge (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Queens.

Also see . . .
1. Joseph Edward Schaefer (Congressional Medal of Honor Society).

He was in charge of a squad of the 2d Platoon in the vicinity of Stolberg, Germany, early in the morning of 24 September 1944, when two enemy companies supported by machine guns launched an attack to seize control of an important crossroads which was defended by his platoon. One American squad
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 5, 2026

2. 57mm Anti-Tank Gun & Stone
was forced back, another captured, leaving only S/Sgt. Schaefer's men to defend the position...Remaining in the lead, crawling and running in the face of heavy fire, he overtook the enemy, and liberated the American squad captured earlier in the battle.

(Submitted on September 6, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

2. Welcome to Prince-Wynn Post (VFW Post #260). (Submitted on September 6, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

VFW Post #260 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 5, 2026

3. VFW Post #260

Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.