Cranston in Providence County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)

Clarence Surprise Square

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

1. Clarence Surprise Square Memorial

Inscription. In memory of
Private Clarence Surprise
Co. G. 314th Infantry, 79th Division, U.S.A.
Killed at Montfaucon, France
September 29, 1918
In a righteous cause
he won immortal glory

Erected 1922 by Surprise Woolhouse Post No. 329 and Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.

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

Location. 41° 47.428′ N, 71° 27.443′ W. Memorial is in Cranston, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It is at the intersection of Cranston Street and Dyer Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Cranston Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1384 Cranston St, Cranston RI 02920, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Providence.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Print Works (here, next to this marker); Spragueville (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam War (approx. 1.3 miles away); Viet Nam Memorial Quadrangle (approx. 1.3 miles away); Armed Forces Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); World War II, Korean Conflict and Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); RI Freedom Monument (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cranston.

Additional keywords. KIA

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

2. Clarence Surprise Square Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 29, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.