Yorktown Heights in Westchester County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Yorktown World War I Monument

By Michael Herrick, October 16, 2010

1. Yorktown World War I Monument

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

In Honor Of
The Men of Yorktown
Who Rendered Service In
The World War
1917 – 1919 David E. Ackerman • John F. Anders • Harry E. Anderson • J. Colridge Archer • William M. Archer • Jesse W. Barger • Harrison S. Barnes • Arthur C. Bennett • Robert Bennett • Ciro Benvenuti • Charles F. Boehmer • James Boyle • Edward S. Bristol • George J. Broeder • Harold H. Brown • Raymond Clearwater • John J. Combs • Charles H. Conklin • Clifford R. Conklin • Elmer Conklin • Ralph Conklin • Angelo Conti • Lester A. Cornell • John N. Cornwell • Edward C. Crawford • Moses Crozier, Jr. • Murray W. Dodge • John P. Donnelly • Charles F. Engle • Walter M. • Allen G. Fechtig, M.D. • W.B. Osgood Field • * Horace B. Forman 3rd • Wilbur W. Forman • John Galbreath • Joseph Galbreath • Augustus H. Graf • Robert J. Gray • Theodore Hill, Jr. • Marcus F.H. Hubbard • John T. Jenkin • George J. Jetter • Jacob E. Jetter • Stoddard T. Johnson • Pierre Kaufman • Edward B. Kear • Charles J. Kelley • Phillip Kuchenmeister, Jr. • Arthur C. Lee • Stanley I. LePeer • Edward Lewis • Francis Lewis • John A. Linder • Henry C. Losee • * Marino Mancini

By Michael Herrick, October 16, 2010

2. Yorktown World War I Monument

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• Wm. Stanton Martens, M.D. • Clayton L.V. Peet • Charles Philips • T.W.S. Phillips • Theron E. Pierce • Arthur N. Pierson • Thomas Poindexter • Walter Prische • Clarence T. Purdy • Luigi Quaranta • Raymond Rheinhardt • William J. Roake, Jr. • A. Douglas Rockett • Dwight W. Salter • Albert Shakara • * John Albert Stecker • Samuel G. Tompkins • John L. Travis • Charles Wesley Tyson • * Julian F. Ulmer • Francis E. Ulmer • William F. Ulmer • Nicholas Viletto • William Viletto • Gustave A. Von Pein • Benjamin P. Welton • Harrison O. Welton • John A. Weyant • Hugh White • Marshall U. Wood • and Sarah M. Guss • Elizabeth L. LePeer
* They Gave their lives
Erected by The
Town of Yorktown
1919

Erected 1919 by the Town of Yorktown.

Topics. This historical marker monument is listed in this topic list: War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 41° 16.131′ N, 73° 46.937′ W. Marker is in Yorktown Heights, New York, in Westchester County. Marker is at the intersection of Underhill Avenue (New York State Route 131) and Saw Mill River Road (New York State Route 118), on the right when traveling north on Underhill Avenue. Located in front of Yorktown Town Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 363 Underhill Avenue, Yorktown Heights NY 10598, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles

By Michael Herrick, October 16, 2010

3. Yorktown World War I Monument

To the left of the flagpole is the Korean and Vietnam Wars Monument

of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Yorktown Korean and Vietnam Wars Monument (here, next to this marker); Yorktown World War II Monument (here, next to this marker); French Hill (approx. ¾ mile away); Davenport House (approx. 1½ miles away); Yorktown Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Black Soldiers of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment (approx. 2.2 miles away); Burial Place (approx. 2.2 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown Heights.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 979 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 18, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.