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West Greenwich in Kent County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)
 

World War I Memorial

1917 - 1919

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World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 17, 2026
1. World War I Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated to the memory
of
George E. Fiske
and
in grateful appreciation
of the services of
Charles C. Crocker Jr. • Edward A. Robbins • Earl B. Harrington • Edward O. Harrington • Wilfred A. Gileau • John H. Potter • Frank L. Hoxsie • Aleck L. Brown • Chester P. Greene
of the Town of West Greenwich who served their country in the World War

 
Erected by Town of West Greenwich, Rhode Island.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 41° 38.398′ N, 71° 41.304′ W. Memorial is in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, in Kent County. It is on Victory Highway (Route 102) south of Sharpe Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 280 Victory Hwy, West Greenwich RI 02817, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Providence and on Narragansett Bay. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere,
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the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civil War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (here, next to this marker); World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Summit (approx. 3.6 miles away); Waterman Tavern (approx. 5.7 miles away); Major Edouard J. Jacques (approx. 6½ miles away); American Liberty Elm (approx. 6½ miles away); Liberty Tree Memorial (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Greenwich.
 
World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 17, 2026
2. World War I Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 24, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Oct. 3, 2026