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In Memory of the Men of Yale

 
 
In Memory of the Men of Yale Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 18, 2010
1. In Memory of the Men of Yale Marker
Inscription.
[ front ]
In Memory of the Men of Yale
who, true to Her Traditions,
gave Their Lives that Freedom
Might not perish from the Earth
1914 – Anno Domini – 1918

[ back ]
Erected by the Graduates of
Yale University
A.D. MDCCCCXXVI

 
Erected 1926 by Graduates of Yale University.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.
 
Location. 41° 18.699′ N, 72° 55.596′ W. Marker is in New Haven in South Central Region, Connecticut. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from the intersection of Grove Street and College Street, on the right when traveling north. Located in the courtyard of the Commons building on the campus of Yale University. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 168 Grove Street, New Haven CT 06511, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley and on the Connecticut Shoreline. 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
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Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Haven County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Memory of Augustus Canfield Ledyard (a few steps from this marker); Grove Street Cemetery Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pierpont Edwards (about 300 feet away); Ross Granville Harrison (about 300 feet away); Isaac Allerton (about 300 feet away); Grove Street Cemetery (about 400 feet away); Dei Gratia (about 400 feet away); Thomas Nash (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Haven.
 
In Memory of the Men of Yale Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 18, 2010
2. In Memory of the Men of Yale Marker
In Memory of the Men of Yale Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 18, 2010
3. In Memory of the Men of Yale Marker
back
In Memory of the Men of Yale Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 18, 2010
4. In Memory of the Men of Yale Marker
In the foreground is the flagpole dedicated In memory of Augustus Canfield Ledyard
<i>Yale War Memorial, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.</i> image. Click for full size.
Postcard by the Harold Hahn Co., Inc., circa 1930
5. Yale War Memorial, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 2,049 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 25, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.   5. submitted on January 6, 2015.
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