Higganum in Haddam in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Haddam Veterans Monument

Photographed by Michael Herrick, May 4, 2013

1. Haddam Veterans Monument

Inscription. In honor
of the men from Haddam
who served in the World War
and in memory of those who
made the supreme sacrifice Gustaf A. Andeen • Carl H. Anderson • Robert Anderson • Walter F. Bailey • John Bard • Joseph Behan • Gunner Bloomquist • William D. Brainard • Cephas Brainard • Joseph E. Brenner • Matthew J. Brundage • Raymond C. Burr • William E. Burr • Clifton E. Butler • Fred E. Butler • Carl Carlson • Gustaf A. Carlson • Leonard C. • H. Gordon Chasseaud • Charles H. Church • Cleveland C. Clark • Irving C. Clark • J. Edward Cody • George S. Cross • Arthur E. Dickinson • George J. Dziato • Ralph W. Ely • David A. Flood • James L. • Fred W. Frederickson • William Arnold Gesner • Lafayette Gladwin • Patrick Goggin • Wesley R. Graves • Louis Hajek • Randolph L. Hayden • Arthur Hennessy • George Jagewski • Walter K. Jenks • Edward A. Johnson • * Hilmer O. Johnson • Robert J. Johnson • Swain A. Johnson • Frank S. Kelsey • Joseph G. Kitchell Jr. • Joseph G. Kitchell Sr. • Frank Krivanec • Cleveland LeMontangus • Carl O. Lindquist • Leonard J. Loewe • Erland A. Lundgren • Guiseppe Mattarolo • Louis Milanese • Harry J.

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Millard • Godfrey Modehn • Joseph Nagovsky • Harry S. Nilsen • Otto Nilson • Leroy Noble • Joseph Novotny • Oscar E. Nyman • William E. O’Connor • John J. Octavec • Albert E. Olson • * Hezekiah S. Porter • Philip W. Porter • Clifford N. Raymond • Vernon B. Rich • John Jacob Roth • Maurice Roth • Israel Samuelwitz • Carl G. H. Sandin • Gustave T. Sandin • Eric V. Sandin • Frank K. Santy • John G. Scory • Andrew Serenson • Elwyn Serenson • Maxwell R. Shailer • Paul R. Shailer • Julius B. Shutte • Walter Shutte • Raymond R. Skinner • Chauncey A. Spencer • Harry S. Spencer • John F. Stanton • Michael Stanton • Joseph Strom • John M. Traskos • Harold E. Webb • * William T. Woodruff • Durinick, John

Korean Veterans
1950 – 1953
Blakely, Robert *
Schuller, Frederick *
Thompson, Thomas * Albrecht, Ernest F. • Bennett, Russell W. • Blair, Russell P. • Blakely, Francis D. • Blodgett, Norman C. • Brainerd, Erastus C. Jr. • Brookes, Lyle H. • Brookes, Whitney K. Jr. • Carini, Robert C. • Dallas, Alexander F. III • Durinick, John W. • Durinick, Raymond V. • Edminston, Howard W. • Fall, Henry C. • Graves, Larry T. • Haidet, Peter G.

World War I Veterans image. Click for full size.

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2. World War I Veterans

( south plaque )

• Harrington, Neil J. • Hayden, Arnold H. • Hayden, Donald L. • Heger, George A. • Hood, John F. • Jakaboski, Theodore P. • Johnson, Arthur W. Jr. • Johnson, Henry G. • Kieft, Lawrence • Kovacik, Anton H. • Kozmon, Francis H. • Kozmon, Joseph G. • Krivanec, Earl V. • Kuchyt, Martin • Marica, Rudolph • Mayer, Joseph III • Modehn, Emil W. Jr. • Nedobity, Arthur R. • Negrelli, Ronald Lee • Nilsen, Harold S. • Nilsen, Harold William • Parmalee, Waldo E. • Pokorny, Frank W. • Priest, Ralph W. • Pytlik, William J. • Riedinger, Fred E. • Rosseau, Armand • Rutty, Francis H. • Scanlon, Howard F. • Spencer, Hubert R. • Stanton, Edward J. • Vanderlaan, William A. • von Hagen, Russell W. • Watrous, Ronald B. • Webb, Alan Henry • Yantosh, John • Oktavec, Frank • Porter, Philip W. • Johnson, Burton C. • Allen, Thomas • Zupan, John A. • Rosseau, Paul • Negrelli, Louis Jr. • Hajek, Roy V. • Clew, William T. • Oktavec, James M. Sr.

In honor of those who
answered their country’s call
in World War II
Haddam
dedicates this memorial Adametz, Louis B., Jr. • Albert, Fred M. • Allen, Raymond H. • Andeen, John D. • Andeen, Theodore • Anton, Adam

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3. Korean Veterans

( east plaque )

D. • Arrigoni, Malcolm • Baroni, Michael L. • Baroni, Robert B. • Bartman, Karl, Jr. • Beckwith, Ellsworth F. • Berchulski, George • Berchulski, Stanley • Berchulski, Victor • Bertolini, Aldo • Bertolini, John • Bertolini, Mario • Beviliqua, Thomas • Blakely, Ora T. • Bolster, Arthur G. • Brainard, Morrison • Brault, George H. • Briggs, Ernest C. • Brookes, Arthur • Brookes, Duane W. • Brookes, Thomas • Brovall, Niles E. • Budka, Frank • Burr, Franklin • * Burr, Raymond D. • Burr, Theron • Burr, Willis C. • Butler, Roger E. • Calhoun, Hazen • * Cernan, Joseph • Chappel, Anthony B. • Chappel, Steven C. • Church, John E. • Clark, Eugene E. • Clark, Harold E. • Clark, Henry • Clark, James R. • Clark, Leroy E. • Copes, Joseph • Corbin, Harry G. • D’Amico, Louis W. • Delemarre, John B., Jr. • Dickinson, Franklin • Dickinson, Raymond I. • Docar, Adam • Dubin, Emanuel S. • Durinick, Frank • Durinick, John • Durinick, Raymond • Durinick, Rudolph G. • Esidore, Arthur • Evans, Edward L. • Evans, Joseph E. • Faircloth, George • Foss, Alfred N. • Frederickson, Ronald • Frobel, Kenneth L. • Gage, Kenneth E. • Gage, Lewis • Galbo, Myrtle N. • Garrigus,

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4. World War II Veterans

( north plaque )

Norman A. • Gesner, Robert A. • * Gladwin, Lewis L. • Glass, Carl E. • Glass, Charles R. • Brainard, Harrison • Brookes, Verne R. • Blakely, Orat Jr. • * Glass, William E. • Goldreich, Donald • Goldreich, Samuel • Goldreich, Sidney • Graves, Harry E. • Graves, Robert B. • Graves, Wesley R. • Gresl, Fred • Hajek, Edward • Hejek, Henry • Hajek, Louis • Hajek, Theodore • Hanson, James • Haves, Stuart W. • Helenek, Charles • Helenek, John • Helenek, Joseph • Hubek, Frank C. • Hull, Edward C. • Hurt, Paul T. • Jackson, Mary • Jayogy, George • Johnson, Herbert S., Jr. • Kalweit, Joseph F. • Kazimir, Joseph • Kellner, Michael F. • Kessell, Luther M. • Klas, Frank • Kovacik, Emil A. • Kovacik, John J. • Larsen, Harold R. • Lawrence, Harry C. • Leete, Sidney • Link, Arthur • Lundgren, Carl A., Jr. • MacLeod, Duncan • MacLeod, Shelton • McFadden, Charles • McFadden, Elizabeth • McFadden, Jean • Mateyov, Charles • Mateyov, William • Mayer, William r. • Maynard, Frederick • Maynard, Hilbert • McKinstry, Raymond C. • McKinstry, Robert • McNutt, Gerald • Merwin, Everett • Meskun, Charles • Michael’s, Jack • Michelson, Merlin L. • Nelson, Arthur G.

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5. Vietnam Veterans

( west plaque )

• Nelson, Leon C. • Nettleton, Lauren • Newman, Walter G. • Nichols, Burton C. • Nichols, Clarence • Nichols, Joseph • Nosal, Edward M. • Nosal, John J. • Nosal, Joseph J. • Nosal, Leonard • Nosal, Louis • * Nosal, Thomas • Kovotny, Vincent F. • Oktavec, Albert J. • Oktavec, Frank • O’Shea, John J. • * Parmalee, Erwin C. • Muzik, John • Nosal, Frank • Grenman, Ernest Jr. • Petruzielo, Everett • Petruzielo, Warren F. • * Pizzini, Geno A. • Pizzini, Thauro • Planeta, Andrew P. • Plante, John J. • Poart, Roger J. • Pokorny, Frank W. • Porter, Alice D. • Porter, Philip W., Jr. • Porter, Wallace • Priest, Raymond W. • Prout, Louis A. • Pytlik, Bernard C. • Pytlik, Charles J. • Pytlik, Charles W. • Randall, John • Randall, Ralph F. • Rich, Robert W. • Ronnbach, Charles H. • Roweault, Charley G. • Russell, Robert • Ryon, Jarvis T. • * Sallak, Frank D. • Schneider, Walter R. • Shaw, Ronald T. • Sima, John • Sima, William W. • Smith, Warren P. • Soobitsky, Theodore • Spencer, Richard • Stackpole, Dowling F. • Stanton, John V. • Stanton, William T. • Stepanek, William • Stolba, George J. • Stolba, William • Stone, Charles • Strom, Ellen • Strom,

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6. Haddam Veterans Monument

Paul C. • Stroncek, Steven C. • Supik, Joseph • Thayer, Heber I., Jr. • Todeschini, Americo • Todeschini, Charles • Todeschini, Dominick • Todeschini, Guido • Todeschini, Victor W. • Tower, Ronald • Traskers, Stanley • Valenski, Frank J. • Valenti, Peter S. • Vile, Robert C. • Warecka, Frank • Warecka, John J. • Warecka, Joseph • Washburn, George F. • Washburn, Richard B. • Watral, Joseph • Webb, Donald • Werner, George W. • Wilson, Earl C. • Wilson, Howard B. • Wilson, Russell K. • Yusna, Joseph • Zagoren, Berkley • Zanelli, Victor J. • Zanelli, Victor P. • Zuban, John • Skinner, Frederick R. • Wiknik, Harry L. • Wiknik, Henry W.

Vietnam Veterans
1964 – 1975
Contino, Raymond *
Manning, James * Akerley, George M. • Alger, Edward P. • Alger, Henry J. • Alger, Ronald T. • Annino, Richard J. • Annino, Ronald P. • Banach, John H. • Beach, Gregory W. • Berchulski, Thomas G. • Bertolini, John A. • Blodgett, Neal L. • Bourque, Andre • Burr, Erwin E., Jr. • Cady, Lawrence B. • Calhoun, John C. • Carlson, Clinton • Carpenter, Benjamin H., II • Carpenter, Neil F. • Conroy, Michael R. • Copes, Joseph B., Jr. • Courtwright, Joseph

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7. Haddam Veterans Monument

C. • Crawford, Richard E. • Curtis, Christopher Bruce • Czepiel, James S. • DiStefano, William A. • Donahue, Thomas P., Jr. • Dondero, Gregory P. • Dondero, Thomas F. • D’Orio, Robert J. • Durinick, Rudolph J. • Dykas, James A. • Edmonson, John R. • Ely, John C. • Ely, Ralph W., III • Epright, Frank H. • Frick, Philip A. • Gage, Robert P. • Goff, Delbert C. • Hajek, James L. • Hajek, Philip K. • Hanley, Scott P. • Harlow, Robert C. • Hartke, George L., Jr. • Hartke, Thomas J. • Ideman, Karl E. B. • Ege, Richard A. • Oktavec, John • Kiaffas, James • Palmer, Alan W. • Jakaboski, Joel X. • Johnson, Gary L. • Kadrle, Robert J. • Kadrle, William F. • Kelsey, Glenn F. • Knowles, George W. • Knudsen, Alfred E. • Knudsen, Richard S. • Kowal, James W. • Kroc, Edward J. • Kruger, Roger Paul • Laverty, Jay J. • Lavezoli, Robert F. • Leandri, Victor F. • Lentz, Ralph E. • Levine, Thomas S. • Link, Steven A. • Lorenc, Thomas P. • Lundgren, Harold R. • Madore, Richard W. • Manning, Norman C., Jr. • Manning, Robert E. • McKenna, John S. • McQueeny, Scott A. • Meyer, David A. • Mikulski, Victor F. • Minick, Donald J. • Minick, Leonard S. • Morin, James

Artillery Caisson Behind The Monument image. Click for full size.

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8. Artillery Caisson Behind The Monument

R. • Nettleton, Lauren A. • Nettleton, Robert R. • Nixon, Gary C. • Nobert, Peter B. • Novotny, John • Oktavec, Frank J. • Palmer, Donald A. • Parent, Dennis M. • Parent, Kenneth • Parent, Robert L., Jr. • Patterson, Gary B. • Petersen, Brian L. • Pierce, Dwight S. • Pillarella, Charles C. • Pillarella, Leonard A., Jr. • Pokorny, Frank W. • Przybycien, Charles E. • Grenman, Gunar • Porter, Philip W. • Morrill, G. Peter • Calhoun, Hazen A. III • Pytlik, Charles E. • Pytlik, David G. • Pytlik, Gary C. • Radziwon, Richard F. • Rich, Mark W. • Riebold, Fred • Riebold, Richard C. • Rockwell, Donald W. • Roczniak, Joseph P., Jr. • Rosa, Michael J., Jr. • Santangelo, Ronald F. • Scameheorn, Edward D. • Sibley, Jonathan W. • Sikorsky, Robert A. • Skinner, Donald L. • Smith, James J. • Smith, Peter M. • Smith, Randy J. • Smith, Roderick, A. • Smith, Rusty J. • Smith, Stephen C. • Soobitsky, Brian C. • Soobitsky, Theodore F. • Stankus, Lawrence G. • Stevens, Robert A. • Stone, George A. • Strom, Joseph D. • Tower, Ronald W., Jr. • Trautner, William P. • Valenti, Peter S., Jr. • Valenti, Robert A. • Viellette, Robert J. • Wallor, Alan B. • Waz,

Cannon Behind The Monument image. Click for full size.

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9. Cannon Behind The Monument

Gregory M. • Wiese, Howard H. • Wiley, Stephen • Wiley, William, Jr. • Wiknik, Arthur B., Jr. • Wipprecht, Lauren E. • Yates, William E. • Zaientz, Joseph R. • Zanelli, David W. • Zanelli, Dorothy • Zanelli, Michael J. • Zanelli, Robert C. • Czepiel, John Jr. • French, John • Valenti, Edgar • Johnson, Burton C. • Edman, Harold F.

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 41° 29.806′ N, 72° 33.576′ W. Monument is in Haddam in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut. It is in Higganum. It is at the intersection of Saybrook Road (Connecticut Route 154) and Candlewood Hill Road, on the left when traveling north on Saybrook Road. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 3a Candlewood Hill Road, Higganum CT 06441, 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,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally,

Plaque on the Cannon image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, May 4, 2013

10. Plaque on the Cannon

This Cannon and Caisson
Were Donated for Display
to the
Town of Haddam
by
Harry Lowenstein
and Sons
David, Greg, and Hugh
of
East Hartford, Connecticut
Dedicated – April 30, 1995

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site Of Haddam Town Hall (approx. 2½ miles away); Haddam (approx. 2½ miles away); Thirty Mile Island Plantation Burying Ground (approx. 2½ miles away); John L. Levitow Memorial Lane (approx. 4.9 miles away); William A. O’Neill (approx. 4.9 miles away); William J. Johnston (approx. 4.9 miles away); In Honor Of Our Fallen Comrades (approx. 4.9 miles away); East Haddam Persian Gulf War Monument (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Haddam.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2013, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 2,566 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on June 23, 2013, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.