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Belmar in Monmouth County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

World War II Monument

1941 – 1942

 
 
Belmar World War II Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by R. C.
1. Belmar World War II Monument
Inscription.
For God and Country
This tablet is erected in Honor of
The men and women of Belmar
Who answered their country's call
In World War II
And to the eternal memory of
The following comrades
Who made the supreme sacrifice

Frederick L. Abbott • Joseph J Horton • Edward Becker • Frank X. Joyce • Malcolm Bigelow • Walter L. Larrison, Jr. • James J. Burton • Dominick Lorusso • Francis E. Class • Joseph R. Mc Connell • John R. Ferris • Milton E. Schneider • Alfred J Ferrugglaro • Robert E. Sherman

"At the call of duty they did not falter and in the hour of death they knew no fear"

 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 40° 10.617′ N, 74° 1.6′ W. Monument is in Belmar, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and 13th Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Monument is the center of Three Acre Park in front of the Belmar, NJ Municipal Building. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Belmar NJ 07719, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in New Jersey’s Central Jersey, specifically on the Jersey Shore, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Korean - Vietnam - Persian Gulf Monument (a few steps from this marker);
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Breslin War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Spirit of the American Doughboy (approx. 0.4 miles away); Malta Shipwreck (approx. 0.7 miles away); Destruction of Salt River Salt Works (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bradley Beach World War I Monument (approx. 1.9 miles away); Marconi American Wireless Company Tower (approx. 2 miles away); Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belmar.
 
Detail of Marker Graphics image. Click for full size.
Photographed by R. C.
2. Detail of Marker Graphics
The graphics at the head of the marker consist of Lady Liberty, the two hemispheres, flags of the allies, and other patriotic and honorific themes.
Right Profile of World War II Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by R. C.
3. Right Profile of World War II Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2008, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,580 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on February 20, 2008, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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