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World War Memorial

1914 - 1918

 
 
World War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2011
1. World War Memorial Marker
Inscription.
In honor of the citizens of
the Town of Franklin
who served their country in the World War

Allen Butler · Chauncey Butler · Leo E. Butler · Julian Butler · Harris Bunker · James Bunker · Neil Bunker · Edward Bragdon · Frank Bradbury Jr · Raymond W. Blaisdell · Walter H. Blaisdell · Roy C. Aler · Martin Clark · Raymond Clark M.D. · Maurice Crabtree · Harvey Crabtree · Forrest Coombs · John D. Coombs

Richard Dyer · Willard Foss · George A. Grant · Frank P. Gott Jr. · Roscoe Goodwin · Pearley P. Hooper · George C. Hooper · Walter Hooper · Richard Hastings · Harry Hardison · Lloyd Havey · Pearley Harriman · Leroy D. Harriman · Reginald Joy · Carrol Joy · William Jordan · Walter Orr

Frank Robbins · Leslie Scammon · Meltiah Scammon · Otho Smith · Lisle Smith · Earl Springer · Shirley Sawyer · Charles S. Underhill M.D. · Chester Williams · Aldis Williams · Amos C. Williams · Preston Williams · Harold Wilbur · Harold Worcester · Elwood Wentworth · Galen Wentworth · Howard Hulbert · Hollis J. Orcutt
 
Erected 1923.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 44° 
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35.227′ N, 68° 13.773′ W. Memorial is in Franklin, Maine, in Hancock County. It is at the intersection of Hog Bay Road (Maine Route 200) and Blackswoods Road / Main Street ( Route 182), on the right when traveling west on Hog Bay Road. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Franklin ME 04634, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Downeast Maine. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France and also Acadia.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civil War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Old Town Hall Site (a few steps from this marker); Franklin Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Curbstone Exhibit (approx. 1.8 miles away); Galamander (approx. 1.8 miles away); Exhibit of the Granite Industry (approx. 1.8 miles away); Franklin Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Defenders of the Union (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.
 
World War Memorial Honor Roll image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2011
2. World War Memorial Honor Roll
World War Memorial Honor Roll image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2011
3. World War Memorial Honor Roll
World War Memorial Honor Roll image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2011
4. World War Memorial Honor Roll
World War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2011
5. World War Memorial
World War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2011
6. World War Memorial
Looking west
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 625 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 6, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 22, 2026