War Memorial - Granby, CT
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler
N 41° 57.184 W 072° 47.345
18T E 683242 N 4646929
In 1985, the local American Legion Post 185 set up this multiple war memorial in the town commons area. A nice place to reflect on the sacrifice of those listed.
Waymark Code: WMFPNT
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 11/14/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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Three wars are highlighted by this memorial in commons area of Granby, CT. Mention are the local heros who served in these conflicts.

WORLD WAR II
1941 - 1946

GLADWIN E. ALLSHOUSE, RUSSELL F. CABLE, RICHARD J. CREIGHTON, JR., EDWARD P. DOMBKOWSKI, ERNEST D. EVLETH, CLIFFORD C. FERRISS, JR., JOHN C. KUPRUCK, ALEXANDER C. MACINTOSH, JOHN K. MILLER, GLENN SHATTUCK, EDWARD J. STULPIN

1950 KOREAN CONFLICT 1954
WILLIAM R. AHRENS, PETER S. AVERY, CHESTER R. BAZYK, ROBERT N. BEMAN, PHILIP P. BORS, HUGH W. BRIGHAM, GILBERT E. BURKE, CRAIG L. CARLSON, ROBERT G. CARLSON, FLOYD W. CLUKEY, ROBERT V. COTTON, CARL F. CRANE, ROBERT C. CUSHMAN, CARLETON M. DANE, HENRY W. DESPARD, JR., JOHN A. DEVNEW, BERTRAM M. DEWEY, JR., CARL T. DEWEY, PAUL C. DEWEY, HENRY C. DUGAR, RONALD S. DUNCAN, RAYMOND J. FRASER, PAUL J. GENIS, BURTON GILBERT, GLENN C. GILBERT, PAUL E. GODBOUT, PHILIP G. GREGG, FRANCIS J. GRIFFIN, RALPH O. GRIFFIN, RONALD L. GRIFFIN, MICHAEL S. GUARCO, DAVID L. HART, JAMES A. HAYES, JOSEPH HOPKINS, ROBERT D. HORNE, JAMES G. HOLCOMB, IRWIN L. HUMPHREY, JOHN E. JANCZYK, RAYMOND A. LAVARIERE, LEON H. LACOSS, JR., ALBERT LOGEE, DAVID H. LONGLEY, ROBERT N. MARTINELLI, DANT J. MELE, EDWARD G. MELE, HENRY T. D. MELE, BURTON F. MESSENGER, ROBERT A. POWERS, JR., MILTON W. ROSSLETS, ELBERT C. SAUNDERS, JR., RICHARD T. SAUNDERS, CALVIN T. SHATTUCK, RONALD C. SHATTUCK, LYALL H. SHAW, JR., LOUIS M. SHINDER, MICHAEL A. SILKEY, RAYMOND L. SOUCIE, RUSSELL STOCINIS, WILLIAM J. TOMOLINIS, ROBERT C. VIOLETTE, FRANCIS L. WADSWORTH, ELWYN C. WARNER, GEORGE H. WEBSTER, KENNETH C. WHITE, ALLEN J. ZIMMERMANN

1964 VIETNAM WAR 1975
DAVID M. ADDINGTON, MICHAEL S. ADAMICK, SCOTT V. ALGREN, JOHN L. AHRENS, GEORGE W. BARNES, JR., THOMAS J. BAZYK, JAMES N. BEAULIEU, ROBIN L. BERNHARDT, WILLIAM J. BERRIMAN, BRUCE W. BERTINI, GLENN C. BERTINI, BRUCE A. BLOWERS, DONALD D. BLOWERS, ROBERT K. BLOWERS, LEONARD A. BOGLI, ROBERT J. BONETTI, MARY ANN W. BOWERSOCK, CHARLES BRIDGES, CHARLES A. BRONSORD, NORMAN BRONSORD, WILFRED BRONSORD, ROBERT C. BRUSA, DWIGHT BUCKLAND, LAWRENCE W. BUCKLAND, FRANCIS J. BURNS, JR., KENT A. BUSHEY, MARK K. BUSHEY, GEORGE M. CAROLAN, WILLIAM F. CARROLL, JR., JOSEPH E. CASEY, ROBERT W. CASTLE, JR., EDMUND G. CHAMBERLAIN, JOSEPH E. CHAMBERLAIN, ALLEN S. CHRISTENSEN, WILLIAM E. CLARK, EDWARD C. CONDON, JOHN F. CONDON, JR, MAURICE W. CONDON, WILLIAM R. COSGROVE, GORDON A. COUPE, JOSEPH M. CUTTER, KENNETH D. DAVIS, JR., EDMUND J. DEMARS, JOHN T. DUNNE, GARY B. EDGERTON, RAYMOND C. EVONSION, JR., ALLEN F. FARRELL, CHARLES R. FISHER, DAVID W. FISHER, EDMUND C. FISHER, JAMES L. FISHER, ROBERT C. FISHER, MATTHEW D. FLANNERY, LEROY D. FRIEDRICH, RICHARD FROST, ROBERT L. FORSYTH, BRUCE G. FOWLER, R. CRAIG FOWLER, THOMAS GALEMSKI, DONALD C. GENIS, JOHN L. GOFF JR., HENRY GOMPER, HARRY C. GOUGH, THOMAS W. GRANT, FRANCIS GRIFFITH, ROBERT H. GROPER, THEODORE G. GUW, FRED HANDY, WILLIAM S. HANSEN, ROBERT T. HAZEN, RICHARD H. HAZEN, MARK J. HEALY, FREDERICK HERLIHY, WOLFGANG HERMANN, RICHARD H. HOLCOMB, EDWARD K. HOLTHAM, MARK E. HORAN, RONALD J. HUMPHREY, JOSEPH L. HUTCHINGS, PETER D. HUTCHINGS, WILLIAM A. IRWIN, EUGENE R. JAROCH, JR., GALE R. JAROCH, JOHN S. JENKINS, EDMUND T. JOHNSON, WILLIAM E. JOHNSON, III, KARL R. KAFFENBERGER, PETER M. KATE, BRUCE E. KEARNS, JOHN F. KEARNS, PHILIP F. KEARNS, EDWARD T. KEENAN, J. CRONAN KEENAN, MARK C. KEENAN, MICHAEL P. KEENAN, LUCIAN R. KULAS, DANIEL E. KUPRUCK, RICHARD A. LANG, DENVER A. LAPIERRE, BRUCE A. LAUDENAT, FRANK D. LAUGHLIN, III, JOHN R. LAWSON, PAUL O. LESCARBEAU, DENNIS M. LYONS, HORACE R. LYONS, RENE J. MAINGUY, JAMES I. McCORISON, NORMAN R. McCORISON, STEPHEN J. McCORMACK, DANIEL B. McINTYRE, ROBERT L. McLAUGHLIN, AUSTIN J. McNEY, JAMES A. McNEY, DONALD W. MESSENGER, JOHN R. MESSENGER, WAYNE K. MOORE, WILLIAM R. MURRAY, JOHN S. NASIATRA, LAWRENCE J. NEWHALL, JR., ROGER E. NOLAN, JOHN D. OLSON, GEORGE PARISH, ROBERT S. PEPPER, DAVID C. PERRY, MICHAEL E. PETERS, LEONARD M. PETRUNTI, MELVIN G. PORTER, MICHAEL W. POSTLE, ANTHONY J. POWER, DWAYNE C. RANDALL, PAUL L. REICHOLD, PETER A. REICHOLD, BRUCE W. RIGGOTT, ROBERT C. RIGGOTT, JENS W. RIIS, JR., LAWRENCE E. ROACH, RICHARD ROACH, WILLIAM E. ROSSLETS, CHRISTOPHER J. ROSSLETTI, JR., JAMES R. ROSSETTI, CHARLES H. SAGE, III, MICHAEL C. SAMALUS, JOHN G. SAUNDERS, GEORGE J. SCHOMER, ALFRED C. SEAM, LAWRENCE K. SECOR, NELSON T. SECOR, JAMES N. SHINDER, DONALD R. SILKEY, MICHAEL E. SILKEY, DONALD SLATER, ROBERT SLATER, DONALD L. SMITH, THOMAS P. SMITH, JOHN M. SPEAR, DONALD P. SPRING, THOMAS P. STAFFORD, THOMAS E. STENHOUSE, BRUCE H. STEVENS, RICHARD L. TARVANO, STEVEN TATLOCK, ROBERT TAYLOR, RONALD S. TERVA, JOHN F. TINKER, MALCOM H. TINKER, JR., RICHARD S. TRICE, WINSTON G. F. TWOMBLEY, GEORGE D. THORSTENSON, BRUCE T. UNGER, MICHAEL VANDEBOGART, DANIEL VIOLETTE, BARRY L. WESTON, ALLEN WHITE, JAMES A. WHITE, JR., MARK M. WHITE, BRIAN C. WHITON, ROGER C. WHITON, RONALD L. WILES, ROBERT I. WOODRUFF, MICHAEL A. YOUROUS, WILLIAM H. ZIMMER, JR.

Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial

Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War II Korea Vietnam


In Honor Of: For God and Country

Marker Text:
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Date of dedication: 1/1/1985

Who Put it Here?: American Legion Post 182

Description of Memorial:
A 20 foot stone obelisk with engraved plaques on each side. Located in the town commons area.


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