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World War II

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World War II Memorial, Village of Springville, NY image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 28, 2015
1. World War II Memorial, Village of Springville, NY
Inscription.
Ever protect the freedoms for which they fought.

Herman Burns, Arthur Smith, Samuel Bifarella, Wilson Spaulding, Carl Felton, Evertt Warner, Harry Leader, Merrill Thellefsen, George Lohrey, Robert Andrews.
 
Erected 1987.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 42° 30.428′ N, 78° 40.012′ W. Memorial is in Springville, New York, in Erie County. It can be reached from Woodward Avenue 0.1 miles east of South Buffalo Street (County Route 82). Memorial is in Shuttleworth Park. It is south and east of the intersection. The drive for the municipal parking lot is east of the intersection. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Springville NY 14141, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area. 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 walking distance of this marker: Korea (a few steps from this marker); Dedicated to the Memory of (a few steps from this marker); Operation Enduring Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); Shuttleworth Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Village of Springville (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Citizens National Bank (about 600 feet away); 1992 The New York State Convention of Universalists
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Springville Academy (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springville.
 
View Towards Southeast image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 28, 2015
2. View Towards Southeast
Mill Street is on the other side of the stream.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 432 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 9, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
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Jun. 8, 2026