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Wilton Veterans Memorial

 
 
Wilton Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, June 15, 2010
1. Wilton Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
Wilton Veterans Memorial
Honoring
Those who served
Revolutionary War   1775 – 1784
War of 1812   1812 – 1814
Mexican War   1846 – 1848
Civil War   1861 1865
Spanish – American War   1989 – 1902
World War I   1917 – 1918
World War II   1941 – 1946
Korean Conflict   1950 – 1955
Vietnam War   1964 – 1973
Dedicated Memorial Day 1988
by
The American Legion
James B. Whipple Post 86
and
Rotary Club of Wilton

 
Erected 1988 by The American Legion James B. Whipple Post 86 and the Rotary Club of Wilton.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, KoreanWar, Mexican-AmericanWar, Spanish-AmericanWar, US CivilWar, US RevolutionaryWar, VietnamWar, World IWar, World II. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International series list.
 
Location. 41° 11.601′ N, 73° 25.912′ W. Memorial is in Wilton in Western Region, Connecticut. It is in Wilton Center. It is at the intersection of Old Ridgefield Road and Glen Side Road, on the
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left when traveling north on Old Ridgefield Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 101 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton CT 06897, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Connecticut Shoreline, on the Gold Coast, and in Greater Bridgeport. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. 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 Fairfield County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wilton Roll of Honor (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wilton (approx. 0.4 miles away); Captain Clapp Raymond (approx. half a mile away); Hillside Cemetery World War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Major Samuel Comstock (approx. 0.7 miles away); Joseph Edward Turner, M.D. (approx. Ύ mile away); Weston (approx. 2.8 miles away); Weston Vietnam War & Persian Gulf War Monument (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilton.
 
Wilton Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, June 15, 2010
2. Wilton Veterans Memorial
Wilton Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, June 15, 2010
3. Wilton Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,524 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 25, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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Jun. 9, 2026