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Chester Center in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Chester Veterans Monument

 
 
Chester Veterans Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, May 4, 2013
1. Chester Veterans Monument
Inscription.
There Was A Time
When The World Asked
Ordinary People
To Do
Extraordinary Things
To The Man and Women of Chester
Who Served Our Country
Dedicated
May 2004
( left panel )
World War II
Kern, Frederick A. • Walden, Francis R. • Walden, Henry A. • Walden, Ralph S. • Walden, Spencer R. • Fuller, Nelson W. • Fuller, Robert U. • Fuller, Thomas E. Jr. • Calamari, Augustine A. • Calamari, John J. • Calamari, Joseph F. • Calamari, Andrew L. • Rutty, Clifford S. • Rutty, Odell N. • Maffei, Alfred J. • Maffei, Lawrence • Maffei, Peter J. • Collomore, Robert M. • Baldi, Dino S. • Spencer, Robert C. • Spencer, George H. • Miksa, Joseph C. • Miksa, William J. • Going, Kenneth E. • Going, Merrill L. • Going, Millard • Zanardi, Arthur W. • Zanardi, Daniel J. • Zanardi, Silvio F. • Ott, James H.L. Jr. • Bole, Howard M. • Bole, George H. Jr. • Deuse, Arvid M. • Deuse, Daniel H. • Feinstein, Arthur W. • Feinstein, Malcolm • Post, Frederick D. • Post, Lionel C. • Becker, Leo • Lanzi, Martin F. • Lanzi, Jesse M. • Rieger, Martin W. Jr. • Lebert, William G. • Burr, Howard F. • Burr, Orville L. • Nelson, Carl C. • Hanna, Lindsay D. • Perry, Harold • Perry, Oliver J. • Bibbiani, Gino J. • Bibbiani, Duiglio L. • Bibbiani, Leo V. • Bibbiani, Trento D. • Johnson, Andrew • Johnson,
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Carl W. • Mondani, Angelo • Mondani, Thomas L. • Webb, Hawley H. • Webb, Robert W. • Webb, Roger D. • Webb, Spencer F. Jr. • Rowe, Robert M. • Brooks, Everett M. • Brooks, Louis M. Jr. • Zeh, Herman Jr. • Zeh, Richard H. • Zeh, Walter • Narducci, Anthony • Narducci, Carl • Narducci, John F. • Narducci, Raymond J. • Narducci, Warren H. • Alger, Harold E. • Wright, Chester E. • Monte, Alice • Bellows, Raymond A. Jr. • Westra, Henry B. • Lindner, Harry E. Jr. • Cuneo, Anthony L. • Manville, Condar A. • Manville, Floyd W. • Tiezzi, Arthur J. • Tiezzi, Peter J. • Birnbaum, Abraham • Livingston, William G. Jr. • Ely, Harvey N. • Ely, John W. • Ely, Roger N. • Sypher, Clarence J. • Sypher, Donald E. • Sypher, Ellsworth A. • Sypher, Harry E. • Sypher, Kenneth A. • Sypher, Robert L. • Henderson, Andrew W. • Catalano, Vincent • Zobel, Rudolph • Moore, Richard H. • Moore, Wallace F. • Bishop, Benton • Bishop, Betty M. • Malcarne, Harry H. • Malcarne, Raymond C. • Malcarne, Victor F. • Divis, Leonard R. • Rudewicz, Rudolph E. • Klimaszewski, Stanley • Petoria, George L. • Adams, Pf S. • Whaples, Burton W. • Parr, Alexander S. • Parr, Charles M. Jr. • Lynde, Edward • Bonanomi, Louis T. • Collins, Jack L. • Lavezzoli, Charles A. • Lavezzoli, Ernest • Lavezzoli, Mathew T. • Radicchi, John J. • Radicchi, Robert F. • Radicchi, Sisto D. • Watrous, Arnold H. • Watrous, Claude P. • Watrous, George
Chester Veterans Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, May 4, 2013
2. Chester Veterans Monument
F. • Watrous, George W. • Watrous, Layman S. • Carini, Albert • Carini, Charles P. • Carini, Joseph A. • Carini, Richard A. • Carini, Victor E. • Jones, Albert M. • Jones, Ernest L. • Jones, Herbert F. • Jones, William J. • Zaraschi, Joseph L. • Gesick, Norman • Gesick, Robert C. • Hansen, Louis H. • Markham, James L. Jr. • Markham, Judson W. • Warren, George E. • Breslin, Eunice • Breslin, John P. • Breslin, William H. • Simpson, Dorville P. • Simpson, Linton G. • Deckelman, Elton F. • Deckelman, John A. Jr. • Wetmore, Vernon • Grote, Carmine J. • Grote, Frank C. • Potts, Alan S. • Turner, Arthur J. • Turner, Leroy E. • Hills, Herbert W. • Albrecht, Harold E. • Radway, Bernard A. • Moran, Edward P. • Moran, James J. • Moran, Thomas M. • Costa, Milton J. • Smith, Tyler A. • Kehoe, Francis P. • Williams, Leonard A. • Duden, Florence • Duden, F. William • Lyons, Charles F. • Stebbins, Walter A. • Kinrade, William A. • Callender, William F. • Malchiodi, James F. • Rayner, Beryl E. • Rayner, Bruce A. • Rayner, Charles • Rayner, Robert S. • Welch, Marion M. • Zimmerman, William J. • Capellini, Anthony S. • Capellini, Richard J. • Gilbert, Thomas A. • Jermainne, Vincent A. • Peterson, Harry • Peterson, John H. • Scott, Donald E. • Brothwell, Charles R. • Brothwell, Wilbur H. • Devoe, George D. • Kranyak, Andrew Jr. • Phinney, Carl L. • Trabucchi, Jasper A. • Trabucchi, Silvio A. • Zangrandi,
Chester Monuments image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, May 4, 2013
3. Chester Monuments
( left ) Veterans Monument( center ) World War II – Korea Memorial( right ) World War I Monument
Ernest • Angersola, Ernest J. • Fargo, Russell W. • Clark, Howell T. • Morris, Robert A. • Thomen, Emile F. • Blair, Robert J. • Friend, Eugene V. • Cash, Eleanor M. • Martorelli, Alfonso V. • Rutherford, Robert D. • Butler, John W. Jr. • Dickinson, Charles J. • Lindsay, Harry • Bertelli, Anthony F. • Bertelli, Louis N. • Sevigny, Clifford • Parodi, Joseph M. • Beckwith, Leroy P. • Lyle, Katherine W. • Castelli, Paul L. • Monroe, Robert W. • Barocelli, Aldo • David, Warren G. • Kelsey, Orville A. • Sherman, Harold • Berlepsch, Louis F. Jr. • Colton, Frederick C. • Larson, Vincent B. • Purcell, Robert F. • Stoll, Frederick W. • Bates, Hamilton C. Jr.
( right panel )
Snizek, Norbert W. Jr. • Archambault, Harry R. • Ball, Thomas J. • Gorman, Francis E. • Gorman, William P. • Lamson, Charles A. • Rindos, Stephen • Everett, Clarence B. • Lieberman, David L. • Elston, Ethel • Haling, Henry G. • Flournoy, John J. Jr. • Pitts, Robert E. • Graham, Donald E. • Forman, Frank J. • Forman, Charles W. • Webb, Phyllis • Kuzaro, Joseph • Tarpill, Harold A. • Bradley, Clayton M. • Jacobson, Nathan L.
Korean War
Sepowski, David J. • Sepowski, James P. • Carini, Peter F. • Mordhorst, John • Saffery, Alan • Saffery, John G. • Saffery, Merrill R. • Germini, George V. • Burditt, Lloyd R. • Mislick, Charles J. Jr. • Mislick, John V. • Sebesta, Joseph • Cadwell,
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Frank L. • Trabucchi, George A. • Ott, George T. • Albrecht, Ernest F. • Martin, Aldege A. Jr. • Zanardi, George F. • Zanardi, Robert A. • Perry, Frederick J. • Monte, Roycroft A. • Ferrari, Frank N. • Calamari, John L. • Trowbridge, Robert M. • Bush, Ivan • Morris, Robert L. • Schneider, Robert W. • Kinrade, Richard A. • Rudewicz, Leon P. • Linguadoca, James R. • Forman, George T. • Marshall, Peter J. • Wetmore, Howard N. • Yanish, Joseph C. • Kovak, George M.
Vietnam
Kehoe, David J. • Kehoe, Joseph M. • Saunders, Thomas L. • Laflair, Keith R. • Calamari, John G. • Hull, Vincent L. Jr. • Zanardi, Daniel • Zanardi, Dean • Zanardi, James A. • Fargo, Kurt • Rayner, Sally A. • Loven, Carl A. • Whaples, Steven B. • Denino, James M. • Sypher, Kenneth A. Jr. • Williams, Leonard • Coole, Joseph E. • Tripler, Vaugn E. • Lee, Robert E. Jr. • Skinner, Barry J. • Skinner, Edward M. • Greta, Ronald E. • Bard, Gilbert E. • Norton, Dennis D. • O’Sullivan, Walter R. III • Whiting, Mark H. • Puffer, David F. • Jameson, David G. • Jameson, Leonard C. Jr. • Jameson, William A. • Serevitch, George S. • Serevitch, James A. • Lamark, Jeremiah • Lamark, Joseph • Beni, William L. • Gilson, Carroll E. • King, Dale H. Jr. • Vanjeune, Peter J. Jr. • Christianson, Arthur P. • Perry, Robert J. • Benson, Arnold F. Jr. • Smith, Marilyn P. • Smith, Walter J. • Divis, Richard L. • Klotz, Edison W. • Sherwood, Daniel R. • Malcarne, William E. • Bonanomi, Louis A. • Kinrade, Robert • Rutherford, Robert D. • Marth, Darryl N. • Weeks, Thomas G. • Weeks, Leslie • Flemke, Edward C. • Flemke, Ernest Jr. • Savard, Steven A. • Deuse, Jane D. • Lane, Michael H. • Owens, Patrick E. • Rice, Mark A. • Cuneo, Alan F. • Tiezzi, Peter J. Jr. • Kurek, Robert • Kurek, Thomas • Morris, Curtis C. • Morris, William K. • Gladding, Calvin F. • Carlson, Douglas V. • Pollard, Charles W. • Malli, James J. • Brooks, David • Davies, Arthur J. • Davies, Lester G. • Turner, Leroy E. • Aronson, Raymond C. • Hesser, Richard A. • Lavezzoli, Charles E. • Lavezzoli, Frank D. • Lavezzoli, Louis P. • Watrous, Bernard F. • Watrous, Bruce H. • Watrous, Jack C. • Watrous, Richard P. • Hallgren, Donald G. • Hallgren, Hal R. • Pettinato, Victor J. Jr. • Carini, Daniel J. • Carini, Raymond A. • Kelsey, Charles M. • Kelsey, Ronald A. • Kelsey, Loran M. • Bertelli, Robert M. • Rudewicz, Rudolph I. Jr. • Makuck, John L. • Bibbiani, William A. • Massey, Roger S. • Garbarino, John A. • Castelli, Joseph F. • Archambault, Raymond E. • Perreault, Russell P. • Kovak, Richard R. • Mordhorst, William A. • Mordhorst, Karl R. • Cobb, Henry W. III • Dengler, James A. • Brookman, David L. • Moran, Daniel J. • Austin, Henry E. • Grzybowski, Kenneth L. • Sumner, Robert • Zanardi, Peter • Zanelli, George • Shaw, Robert Michael • Kehoe, Thomas P.
Post Vietnam Conflicts
McCarthy, Kevin C. • Rudewicz, Peter • Janecek, Joseph C. • McNally, John S. • Goff, Bryan L. • Koslawy, Jared • Kranyak, Dennis • Sypher, James • Schreiber, Eric C. • Frey, Jason R.
 
Erected 2004.
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.
 
Location. 41° 24.1′ N, 72° 26.495′ W. Monument is in Chester in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut. It is in Chester Center. It is at the intersection of Middlesex Turnpike (Connecticut Route 154) and Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Middlesex Turnpike. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Chester CT 06412, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in the Connecticut River Valley and on the Connecticut Shoreline. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. 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 Middlesex County 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: Chester World War II – Korea Memorial (here, next to this marker); Chester World War I Monument (a few steps from this marker); Chester (approx. half a mile away); The Underground Railroad (approx. 0.6 miles away); Piano Works (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hadlyme Station (approx. 1.1 miles away); We Honor the Elephant (approx. 1.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial Lane (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2013, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,978 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 15, 2013, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.

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