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Class of 1924 Memorial

 
 
Class of 1924 Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, January 19, 2013
1. Class of 1924 Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Gift of
Class of 1924
in memory of
Victor W. Simons, USNR
August W. Lentz, Jr., USN
Basil D. Gallagher, AUS
died in World War II
1949

 
Erected 1949 by Rutgers Class of 1924.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.
 
Location. 40° 29.91′ N, 74° 26.768′ W. Memorial is in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. It is on Somerset Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is on the Rutgers campus, in front of the Old Queens building. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: New Brunswick NJ 08901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New Jersey’s Central Jersey, in Greater Princeton, 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 walking distance of this marker: Winants Hall (a few steps from this marker); Old Queens (a few steps from this marker); Rutgers 9/11 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Van Nest Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Queen’s College (within shouting distance of this marker); Men of Rutgers College (within shouting distance of this marker); Theological Education in Old Queens (within shouting distance of this marker); Geology Hall (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Brunswick.
 
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Class of 1924 Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, January 19, 2013
2. Class of 1924 Memorial
Class of 1924 Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, January 19, 2013
3. Class of 1924 Memorial
Memorial at Rutgers University image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, January 19, 2013
4. Memorial at Rutgers University
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 821 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 20, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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