Waterbury in New Haven County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge

Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 21, 2010

1. Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge Marker

marker on the south side

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

[ south side of bridge ]
In Memoriam
Remember Pearl Harbor
Keep America Alert!
To Those
Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice
During The Attack On Pearl Harbor
07:55 AM, 7 December 1941
Dedicated By
The Leopoldville Memorial Association
And The Waterbury Veterans
Memorial Committee On December 7, 1998 [ emblem on the plaque ]
Pearl Harbor Survivors Association
[ north side of bridge ]
Connecticut Men Killed At
Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 Allen, Eric Lt. (JG) USN USS Enterprise Darien • Carlson, Henry Ludwig SK3C USN Arizona Norwich • Gosselin, Edward W. Ens USNR Arizona Hamden • Horan, Vincent M. Cpl AAF Wheeler Field Stamford • Lanquette, Henry John Cox USN Arizona Wallingford • Lunita, John Kallervo SIC USN Nevada Colinsville • O'Neil, W.T. Jr. Ens USN Arizona Glenbrook • Orzech, Stanislaus Joseph S2C USN Arizona Meriden • Patterson, Richard Jr. Sf3C USN Arizona Berlin • Povesko, George S1C USN Arizona Bridgeport

Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 21, 2010

2. Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge Marker

marker on the north side

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• Quarto, Mike George S1C USN Arizona Norwich • Reeves, Thomas James CRE USN California Thomaston • Seeley, William Eugene S1C USN Arizona New London • Smith, George Pvt AAF Hickam Field New Haven • Sterling, Gordon H. Jr. 2nd Lt AAF Wheeler Field Hartford • Wegrzyn, Felix S. Pvt AAF Hickam Field Bridgeport • Whitehead, Ulmont Irving Jr. Ens USN Arizona Hartford
[ emblem on the plaque ]
Pearl Harbor Survivors Association

Erected 1998 by The Leopoldville Memorial Association and the Waterbury Veterans Memorial Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is December 7, 1941.

Location. 41° 33.186′ N, 73° 3.14′ W. Marker is in Waterbury, Connecticut, in New Haven County. Marker is at the intersection of Freight Street aka Veterans Memorial Boulevard and Riverside Street, on the right when traveling west on Freight Street aka Veterans Memorial Boulevard. Located on the walls of the Freight Street bridge over the Naugatuck River. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waterbury CT 06702, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Dedicated to the Memory of the Unknown Dead (approx. 0.3 miles away); John Lyman Chatfield (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Cemetery on Burying Ground Hill

Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 21, 2010

3. Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge Marker

south side of bridge

(approx. 0.3 miles away); Reverend Michael Joseph McGivney (approx. 0.3 miles away); Revolutionary War Tercentennial Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Great War For Democracy Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); They Did Not Come Home (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waterbury.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 21, 2010

4. Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge Marker

north side of bridge

Sign at the East End of the Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 21, 2010

5. Sign at the East End of the Bridge

Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge
2403
( 2403 is the number killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor )

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 2,281 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 22, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.