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Hawthorne World War II Monument

 
 
Hawthorne World War II Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, June 24, 2010
1. Hawthorne World War II Monument
Inscription.
They Suffered, Bled, And Gave
Their Lives To Preserve Our
Freedom. Our Debt Of Gratitude
Must Forever Remain In Our Hearts
World War II
James L. Mastrogiovanni • Alfred W. Bohny • Michael Campanell • Joseph T. Duffy • James Edgar • Allison S. Guelich • Frank Kerr • James McGrath • Henry J. Newby • John F. Pomidor • Samuel Rizzo • Vincent Sheridan • Edward Vogeler • Irving Workhoven • Orrie Hardensveld • Frank P. Boyd • Thomas E. Aufiero • Leo A. Braddell • Stanley Dul • Matthew F. Fourneyron • Christian Hildebrandt • Orrie Krieger • William A. Meyer • Christian Nightingale • George J. Rehrey • James Robbins • Delmar Smith • John Wassell • Francis J. Zinn • Theodore K. Wiech • Rudolf A. Kellmann • Robert W. Baer • Arthur Braen • David L. Dougherty • John Durrenberger • Joseph Gatto • John Hughes • Bruce H. Mahnken • Vernon D. Morrow • Theodore Noonan • Albert N. Riggenbach • Herbert E. Rodgers • George Storch, Jr. • Lewis Williams • Raymond L. Daley • William H. Turner
 
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 40° 57.216′ N, 74° 9.321′ W. Marker is in Hawthorne, New Jersey, in Passaic County. It is at the intersection of Lafayette Avenue and Warburton Avenue
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, on the right when traveling north on Lafayette Avenue. Located next to Hawthorne Borough Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 445 Lafayette Avenue, Hawthorne NJ 07506, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, in Greater Newark, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hawthorne World War I Monument (here, next to this marker); Hawthorne Korea – Vietnam Monument (here, next to this marker); Site of John George Ryerson House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Glen Rock Honor Roll (approx. 1.2 miles away); Glen Rock (approx. 1.2 miles away); This Bell (approx. 1.3 miles away); Glen Rock Honored Heroes (approx. 1½ miles away); Cadmus House Museum (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hawthorne.
 
Hawthorne World War II Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, June 24, 2010
2. Hawthorne World War II Monument
Hawthorne World War II, World War I, Korea and Vietnam Monuments image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, June 24, 2010
3. Hawthorne World War II, World War I, Korea and Vietnam Monuments
Plaque to the left of the Monuments image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, June 24, 2010
4. Plaque to the left of the Monuments
Operation Silent Witness
To Honor Veterans Of
World War II
Dedicated May 24, 2001
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,740 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 29, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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