West Point in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Class of June 1943 Memorial
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 12, 2012
1. Class of June 1943 Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Class of June 1943 Memorial. .
In memory of Members of the Class of June 1943 Who lost their lives in World War II, Korea and Vietnam, John E. Abbott – Jan 5, 1945 – Luxembourg . Edward M. Almond – Mar 19, 1945 – Germany . Ernest S. Barker – Oct 29, 1942 – New York . Ben B. Barnes – Dec 5, 1944 – Germany . Richard E. Beck – May 5, 1944 – Romania . Richard N. Berry – Jun 19, 1944 – France . Tonnis Boukamp – Sep 29, 1944 – Germany . John M. Broderick – Jan 16, 1945 – Italy . James E. Browning – Dec 31, 1944 – Luxembourg . Edward B. Burdett – Nov 18, 1967 – Vietnam . William H. Burns – Feb 11, 1945 – China . Boyd B. Chambers – Jan 1, 1945 – Italy . Leo E. Conway – Dec 18, 1944 – Japan . William E. Cramsie – Apr 10, 1944 – France . Alan F. Crum – Nov 6, 1944 . England . Robert S. Culbertson – Mar 13, 1945 – Philippines . Louis A. Curcuru – Oct 29, 1942 – New York . Lawton Davis – Jan 16, 1945 – Belgium . Frank D. Derouin – Nov 13, 1944 – France . Argonne C. Dixon – Jul 16, 1944 – Italy . John W. Earhart – Jan 22, 1944 – Florida . Oliver R. English – Jul 23, 1944 – Georgia . William E. Evers – May 15, 1944 – England . Fearn Field – Mar 6, 1945 – Germany . Lawrence M. Fitzpatrick – Feb 16, 1945 – Germany . Robert C. Foisey – Sep 14, 1944 – Germany . James D. Fore – Dec 22, 1943 – Florida . Charles A. Gaignat – Jul 23, 1944 – France . Robert J. Gilles – Jan 8, 1945 – Belgium . William J. Greene – Aug 14, 1951 – Korea . Jack W. Hammel – Jul 25, 1945 – China . Burton C. Hanish – Feb 25, 1945 – Germany . Herbert P. Harper – Dec 10, 1944 – France . Martin L. Harter – Feb 19, 1945 – Germany . Paul A. Hederstrom – Jan 14, 1945 – Belgium . Benedict F. Hoffman – Apr 22, 1945 – Okinawa . John M. Hommel – Jul 18, 1944 – Germany . Robert E. Horn – Dec 4, 1942 – New York . Jarrett M. Huddleston – Jan 13, 1945 – Belgium . William P. Hunt – Jun 21, 1952 – Korea . Thomas L. Hutchings – Sep, 1944 – Germany . Harry J. Kenyon – Mar 24, 1945 – Germany . Thomas J. Laudani – Nov 6, 1944 – Holland . Laurence R. MacDonnell – Aug 9, 1944 – France . John P. Mattfeldt – Apr 25, 1945 – Czechoslovakia . Donald D. McClure – Jun 19, 1944 – France . Jack M. McGregor – Aug 2, 1944 – France . John R. McNiel – Jun 19, 1944 – France . Richard V. Miracle – Dec 25, 1944 – Germany . John W. Myrtetus – Jun 25, 1944 – France . John H. Nelson – Feb 15, 1951 – Korea . John H. Norton – Aug 13, 1945 – Okinawa . Robert E. Orr – Jul 3, 1943 – Arizona . Randell J. Purcell – Jan 4, 1945 – Belgium . James C. Reed – May 30, 1945 – Okinawa . Ralph J. Renzulli – Apr 5, 1945 – Germany . Coleman C. Richards – Apr 12, 1944 – England . Scott B. Ritchie – Jun 30, 1944 – England . Robert J. Rooney – Mar 21, 1945 – Belgium . J. Weller Smith – Jun 26, 1944 – Austria . David L. Smith – Nov 4, 1944 – Holland . Stanley M. Staszak – Apr 4, 1959 – Vietnam . Richard C. Stickney – Jan 3, 1945 – Japan . Firman E. Susank – May 26, 1944 – Corsica . Lawrence E. Swank – Aug 15, 1944 – France . John J. Swisshelm – Mar 25, 1945 – Japan . Francis V. Walker – Jun 9, 1944 – Germany . Edward M. Watkins – Apr 20, 1944 – N Africa . Lewis F. Webster- Jan 8, 1952 – Korea . William J. Whalen – Apr 20, 1944 – N Africa . Fred O. Wickham – Mar 30, 1944 – Bulgaria . Louis C. Wieser – Apr 21, 1945 – Germany . Richard F. Wilhelm – Jul 12, 1944 – France . Howard G. Yeilding – Feb 10, 1945 – Japan . Owens H. Yeuell – Jul 17, 1944 – France – Harold A. Young – Mar 9, 1943 – New York.
In memory of Members of the Class of June 1943 Who lost their lives in World War II, Korea and Vietnam
John E. Abbott – Jan 5, 1945 – Luxembourg Edward M. Almond – Mar 19, 1945 – Germany Ernest S. Barker – Oct 29, 1942 – New York Ben B. Barnes – Dec 5, 1944 – Germany Richard E. Beck – May 5, 1944 – Romania Richard N. Berry – Jun 19, 1944 – France Tonnis Boukamp – Sep 29, 1944 – Germany John M. Broderick – Jan 16, 1945 – Italy James E. Browning – Dec 31, 1944 – Luxembourg Edward B. Burdett – Nov 18, 1967 – Vietnam William H. Burns – Feb 11, 1945 – China Boyd B. Chambers – Jan 1, 1945 – Italy Leo E. Conway – Dec 18, 1944 – Japan William E. Cramsie – Apr 10, 1944 – France Alan F. Crum – Nov 6, 1944 England Robert S. Culbertson – Mar 13, 1945 – Philippines Louis A. Curcuru – Oct 29, 1942 – New York Lawton Davis – Jan 16, 1945 – Belgium Frank D. Derouin – Nov 13, 1944 – France
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Argonne C. Dixon – Jul 16, 1944 – Italy John W. Earhart – Jan 22, 1944 – Florida Oliver R. English – Jul 23, 1944 – Georgia William E. Evers – May 15, 1944 – England Fearn Field – Mar 6, 1945 – Germany Lawrence M. Fitzpatrick – Feb 16, 1945 – Germany Robert C. Foisey – Sep 14, 1944 – Germany James D. Fore – Dec 22, 1943 – Florida Charles A. Gaignat – Jul 23, 1944 – France Robert J. Gilles – Jan 8, 1945 – Belgium William J. Greene – Aug 14, 1951 – Korea Jack W. Hammel – Jul 25, 1945 – China Burton C. Hanish – Feb 25, 1945 – Germany Herbert P. Harper – Dec 10, 1944 – France Martin L. Harter – Feb 19, 1945 – Germany Paul A. Hederstrom – Jan 14, 1945 – Belgium Benedict F. Hoffman – Apr 22, 1945 – Okinawa John M. Hommel – Jul 18, 1944 – Germany Robert E. Horn – Dec 4, 1942 – New York Jarrett M. Huddleston – Jan 13, 1945 – Belgium William P. Hunt – Jun 21,
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 12, 2012
2. Class of June 1943 Memorial
1952 – Korea Thomas L. Hutchings – Sep, 1944 – Germany Harry J. Kenyon – Mar 24, 1945 – Germany Thomas J. Laudani – Nov 6, 1944 – Holland Laurence R. MacDonnell – Aug 9, 1944 – France John P. Mattfeldt – Apr 25, 1945 – Czechoslovakia Donald D. McClure – Jun 19, 1944 – France Jack M. McGregor – Aug 2, 1944 – France John R. McNiel – Jun 19, 1944 – France Richard V. Miracle – Dec 25, 1944 – Germany John W. Myrtetus – Jun 25, 1944 – France John H. Nelson – Feb 15, 1951 – Korea John H. Norton – Aug 13, 1945 – Okinawa Robert E. Orr – Jul 3, 1943 – Arizona Randell J. Purcell – Jan 4, 1945 – Belgium James C. Reed – May 30, 1945 – Okinawa Ralph J. Renzulli – Apr 5, 1945 – Germany Coleman C. Richards – Apr 12, 1944 – England Scott B. Ritchie – Jun 30, 1944 – England Robert J. Rooney – Mar 21, 1945 – Belgium J. Weller Smith – Jun 26, 1944 – Austria David L. Smith
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 12, 2012
3. Class of June 1943 Memorial and Fountain
The crest of the Class of 1943 appears on the north side of the fountain.
– Nov 4, 1944 – Holland Stanley M. Staszak – Apr 4, 1959 – Vietnam Richard C. Stickney – Jan 3, 1945 – Japan Firman E. Susank – May 26, 1944 – Corsica Lawrence E. Swank – Aug 15, 1944 – France John J. Swisshelm – Mar 25, 1945 – Japan Francis V. Walker – Jun 9, 1944 – Germany Edward M. Watkins – Apr 20, 1944 – N Africa Lewis F. Webster- Jan 8, 1952 – Korea William J. Whalen – Apr 20, 1944 – N Africa Fred O. Wickham – Mar 30, 1944 – Bulgaria Louis C. Wieser – Apr 21, 1945 – Germany Richard F. Wilhelm – Jul 12, 1944 – France Howard G. Yeilding – Feb 10, 1945 – Japan Owens H. Yeuell – Jul 17, 1944 – France – Harold A. Young – Mar 9, 1943 – New York
Location. 41° 23.134′ N, 73° 57.79′ W. Memorial is in West Point, New York,
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 12, 2012
4. Class of June 1943 Fountain
Presented to the United States Military Academy by the Class of June 1943 on the 30th anniversary of their graduation
in Orange County. It can be reached from Mills Road, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located just south of Michie Stadium. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: West Point NY 10996, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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.
More about this memorial. The crests of the US Military Academy and of the Class of 1943 appear at the center of the marker, along with the motto Duty, Honor, Country.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 19, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,929 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 19, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
