Whitinsville in Worcester County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Corporal John M. Dawson

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 15, 2018

1. Corporal John M. Dawson Marker

Inscription. Corporal John M. Dawson, lifelong resident of Whitinsville, was killed in action while on a patrol in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on April 8, 2015. He served as a combat medic assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.

"Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends"
John 15:13
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[Memorial Bench]

You will always be in our thoughts,
our prayers and our hearts.
Until we meet again
Love, Mom, Dad, and Ashley

Erected 2015 by Concerned Citizens and Organizations.

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

Location. 42° 7.181′ N, 71° 41.155′ W. Marker is in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, in Worcester County. Memorial is at the intersection of Main Street and Purgatory Road, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Cpl John M Dawson Square, Whitinsville MA 01588, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Northbridge Contingent in the Nations Wars - 1939-1955 (approx.

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1.3 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Whitinsville Social Library (approx. 1.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); David P. Casey (approx. 1.3 miles away); Thomas J. Melia, Jr. (approx. 1.7 miles away); Plummer's Landing (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Whitinsville.

Also see . . .
1. SPC John M. Dawson. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on May 16, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

2. Dawson Square. Northbridge Historical Society website entry (Submitted on December 5, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Corporal John M. Dawson Memorial Bench image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 15, 2018

2. Corporal John M. Dawson Memorial Bench

Corporal John M. Dawson Square Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 15, 2018

3. Corporal John M. Dawson Square Sign

Corporal John M. Dawson Square image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 15, 2018

4. Corporal John M. Dawson Square

Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 432 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 16, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.