Downtown in Syracuse in Onondaga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Onondaga County War Memorial Arena

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 12, 2026

1. Onondaga County War Memorial Arena

Inscription.

[The engraved battles are categorized by conflict but not chronologically, alphabetically, importance, or how they are displayed on the arena]

[World War I]
Belleau Woods • Somme • Verdun • Champagne-Marne • Montdidier-Noyon • Lys • Aisne

[World War II Asiatic-Pacific Theater]
Pearl Harbor • Wake • Guadalcanal • Iwo Jima • Eniwetok • Okinawa • Coral Sea • Mindanao • Truk • Attu • Kiska • Bataan • Corregidor • Midway • Marianas • Air Offense • New Guinea • San Bernadino Straits • Luzon • Leyte • Saipan • Burma • Tinian • Guam • Bougainville • Tarawa • Tulagi

[World War II Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater]
Algiers • Kasserine Pass • Tunisia • El Guettari • Cassino • Salerno • Palermo • Sicily • Anzio • Normandy • Saint Lo • Hurtgen Forest • Ardennes • Bastogne • Hill 609 • Air Offense

[Korea]
Pusan Perimeter • Inchon Landings • Seoul • MiG Alley • Kae Song • Yalu River • Pyong Yang • Yellow Sea • Heart Break Ridge • Sunchon-Suchon • Pork Chop Hill • Chosin Reservoir

[Vietnam]
Ia Drang Valley • Khe Sanh • A Shau Valley • Dak-To/Hill 875 • Yankee/Dixie Stations • Air War North Vietnam • Hamburger Hill/Hill

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937 • The Central Highlands • The Mekong Delta • Laos-Cambodia • Battle for Hue • Tet-1968

Erected 1950 by Onondaga County and City of Syracuse.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Patriots & Patriotism • Sports.

Location. 43° 2.713′ N, 76° 8.912′ W. Memorial is in Syracuse, New York, in Onondaga County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Montgomery Street and Madison Street, on the left when traveling south on Montgomery Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 515 Montgomery Street, Syracuse NY 13202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York

and specifically in Central New York.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At

Onondaga County War Memorial Arena Cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 12, 2026

2. Onondaga County War Memorial Arena Cornerstone

least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wesleyan Methodist Church (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Great Central Depot (about 700 feet away); Rock of the Marne Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Fayette Park (approx. ¼ mile away); Spanish War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); University Club (approx. 0.3 miles away); James K. McGuire (approx. 0.3 miles away); Courier Building (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Syracuse.

Regarding Onondaga County War Memorial Arena. Built to honor those who served in the World Wars, the grounds were later updated to include major battles from the Korean and Vietnam Wars. The battles are found on and around all four building elevations.

Onondaga County War Memorial Arena Battles image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 12, 2026

3. Onondaga County War Memorial Arena Battles

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Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21. submitted on November 5, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.