Brunswick in Cumberland County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
Bowdoin College War Memorial
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2011
1. Bowdoin College War Memorial
World War II [Honored Dead]
Korea [Honored Dead]
Vietnam [Honored Dead]
I hear even now the infinite fierce chorus,
The cries of agony, the endless groan.
Which, through the ages that have gone before us,
In long reverberations reach our own.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Class of 1825
They will come together again under higher bidding and will know their place and name. This army will live, and live on so long as soul shall answer soul, so fields of mighty memory....
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Class of 1852
Erected by Bowdoin College.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.
Location. 43° 54.457′ N, 69° 57.82′ W. Marker is in Brunswick, Maine, in Cumberland County. Memorial is just southwest of the Bowdon College campus Main Quad, west of Hubbard Hall.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2011
2. Bowdoin College War Memorial
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bowdoin College World War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Robinson Memorial Gate (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Robinson Memorial Gate (approx. 0.2 miles away); Home of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (approx. 0.2 miles away); Company K, 1st Maine Volunteer Infantry (approx. Ό mile away); Harriet Beecher Stowe House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Brunswick Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Founding of the Maine Medical Association (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brunswick.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2011
3. Bowdoin College World War II Honored Dead
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2011
4. Bowdoin College World War II Honored Dead
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2011
5. Bowdoin College World War II Honored Roll
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6. Bowdoin College World War II Honored Dead
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2011
7. Bowdoin College World War II Honored Dead
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2011
8. Bowdoin College World War II Honored Dead
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2011
9. Bowdoin College World War II Honored Dead
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2011
10. Bowdoin College World War II Honored Dead
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2011
11. Bowdoin College Korean War Honored Dead
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2011
12. Bowdoin College Vietnam War Honored Dead
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2011
13. Bowdoin College War Memorial
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2011
14. Bowdoin College War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on February 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 892 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. submitted on May 20, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
