Riverside in Buffalo in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Bernard G. Hitro Jr.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 17, 2015

1. Bernard G. Hitro Jr. Memorial

Inscription. Riverside High School Class of 1966. Riverside Park was a large part of his teenage years. Killed in action in Vietnam, January 10, 1969. Awarded the Silver Star and Bronze Star for gallantry in action. Bernie lost his life as a hero, defending the lives of those he considered friends.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.

Location. 42° 57.237′ N, 78° 54.388′ W. Memorial is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County. It is in Riverside. It is at the intersection of Tonawanda Street and Crowley Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Tonawanda Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Buffalo NY 14207, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York

and specifically in Western New York.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

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 the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of the Sons and Daughters (approx. 0.2 miles away); Erected by the Grateful People (approx. ¼ mile away); Park with a View (approx. ¼ mile away); Hunting and Fishing off the Porch (approx. 0.4 miles away); Niagara River Corridor / Avian Walk (approx. half a mile away); The Niagara River (approx. 0.6 miles away); Tow Path Park (approx. one mile away); The Fenian Invasion of 1866 (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buffalo.

Another marker is no longer nearby. "The Black Rock"

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(was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this memorial. The plaque is in Riverside Park affixed to an outstanding lighthouse style memorial that was commissioned by former NFL player Joseph Ehrmann for his brother Billy Ehrmann who died of cancer.

Also see . . . Riverside Park - Wikipedia. (Submitted on January 25, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Billy Ehrmann Plaques image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 17, 2015

2. Billy Ehrmann Plaques

Towards Tonawanda Street & Crowley Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 17, 2015

3. Towards Tonawanda Street & Crowley Street

Towards the Niagara River image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 17, 2015

4. Towards the Niagara River

Lighthouse Style Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 17, 2015

5. Lighthouse Style Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 959 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 25, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.