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

World War II Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 17, 2026

1. World War II Memorial

Inscription. ☀️
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West Greenwich
In recognition of the citizens of West Greenwich who served in World War II 1941 1945 and in loving tribute to those who sacrificed their lives in defense of liberty and world peace

Died in Action
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Lester W. Carpenter • Thomas Healy • Kenneth A. Hoxsie • Walter C. Pysz • Wambola Holm Rabba • Gerard Roy

Honor Roll Clifford E. Alero • Henry R. Alero, Jr. • Waite Alero • Wallace Alero • Everett J. Andrews • John W. Arnold Jr. • Louis C. Ballou • John J. Breene • Bernice A. Capwell • George H. Capwell • Joseph W. Capwell • Thurston Capwell • Donald W. Card • Frank J. Cole • Guy De Marco, Jr. • Robert W. Denton • Robert Duff • Eugene L. Dufour • Nathan W. Fellows, Jr. • Edwin C. Fish • Betty I. Franklin • Charles E. Franklin • Myron P. Franklin • George W. Greene • Harold C. Greene • Warren Gustafson • Benjamin G. Hadfield • Frederick C. Hadfield • Livingstone Hadfield • Robert F. Hanzlik • Edward T. Healey • John W. Healey, Jr. • Joseph Healey • Dean

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M. Herrick • Mary Hale HIcks • Robert M. Holmes • James A. Horne • Benjamin R. Hoxsie • Edwin J. Hoxsie, Jr. • Lynwood F. Hoxsie • Frank G. Hutcheson • Agenor R. Joyal • Llewellyn Kettelle

Hilton E. Kettle • Kenneth L. Kettle • Clarence E. Knight • Verton L. Knight • Simeon J. Le Fevre • Wilfred C. Lemaire • Thomas Lineham, Jr. • Elmer O. McCallum • John P. McCallum, Jr. • William A. C. Mitchell • Frank B. Money • Richard L. Moon • David F. Moore • Harold T. Morton • Niilo, Nieminen • Karl E. Olsson • Wallace Palazzo • Howard W. Potter • Lawrence E. Potter • Geoffroy Provincher • Neil A. Pynnonen • Edwin E. Pysz • Henry Pysz • Mitchell W. Pysz • Harold A. Ragnell • Eulan A. Rajotte • Gilbert W. Rathbun • Leonard I. Rathbun, Jr. • Arthur B. Richmond • Manuel C. Rosmaninho • Pentti A. Stark • Lloyd W. Stillman • Ilmari . Sundelin • Jorma Sundelin • Olavi Sundelin • Veikko Sundelin • Charles M. Tew • Edward F. Tinsley • Charles A. Wright • John F. Wright • Clifton A. Young • Roger W. Young

Erected 1954 by the Citizens of West Greenwich,

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 17, 2026

2. World War II Memorial

Rhode Island.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 41° 38.398′ N, 71° 41.302′ W. Memorial is in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, in Kent County. It is on Victory Highway (Route 102) south of Sharpe Street, on the right when traveling north. 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,

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: Revolutionary War Patriots (here, next to this marker); World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Civil War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Summit (approx. 3.6 miles

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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.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 25, 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 25, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.