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World War II Memorial

1941-1945

 
 
World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Nate Davidson, January 17, 2011
1. World War II Memorial
Inscription.
In memory of our comrades who died for freedom in World War II

John G. Cropper • George C. Curdy • Harold E. Dutton • Roland Galusha • Howard E. Hastings • Robert B. Hayman • George Kerekesh • Calvert A. Legates • Ralph McCain • Harry Neill • Howard Poulson • J. Robert Powell • Paul E. Tingle • James R. Truitt • L. Wendell Williams
 
Erected by Delmar Memorial Post 8276, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S.A.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 38° 27.367′ N, 75° 34.317′ W. Memorial is in Delmar, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Little Creek Hundred. It is on East State Street (Delaware Route 54), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Delmar DE 19940, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Mid-Atlantic and on the Delmarva Peninsula. 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,
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one of the original Thirteen Colonies, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Town of Delmar (within shouting distance of this marker); American Legion Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church (approx. Ό mile away); Highball Signal (approx. 0.3 miles away); Maryland Champions (approx. half a mile away in Maryland); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away in Maryland); Maryland State Champions of Softball (approx. 0.7 miles away in Maryland). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Delmar.
 
Delmar War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Nate Davidson, January 17, 2011
2. Delmar War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. This page has been viewed 996 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 17, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 8, 2026