United States Marines Monument - Meriden, CT
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N 41° 31.499 W 072° 47.601
18T E 684107 N 4599388
A monument honoring the United States Marines is located on the median strip along Broad Street in Meriden, CT
Waymark Code: WMG5ER
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 01/15/2013
Views: 2
A monument placed on the 201st anniversary of the founding of the Marine Corps honors all U.S. Marines. A 4' high by 3.5' wide by 8" thick granite stele is set parallel to Broad Street. Both sided are identical. The upper part of the monument has a bas-relief carving of the Marine Corps globe and anchor emblem superimposed over a lighter recessed semicircle. Below the emblem is the inscription:
1775 - 1976
THIS MONUMENT IS PLACED
ON THIS GREEN BY THE
SILVER CITY DETACHMENT
MARINE CORPS LEAGUE
OF MERIDEN IN THE YEAR
1976 TO HONOR ALL
U.S. MARINES ON THE
201ST ANNIVERSARY
OF THE MARINE CORPS
SEMPER FIDELIS
On the north side of the monument and flush with the ground is a granite tablet which is inscribed within a square box:
THIS MONUMENT DEDICATED
NOV. 12, 1976 BY THE FOLLOWING
MARINES
ARTHUR BERNIER
CLIFF CYR
RAYMOND H. GRADWELL
VINCENT KIEWLEN
MAXIM KREMSKI
RAYMOND MIK
PETER O'LOUGHLIN
BERT PARENT
JOHN RIBERA
FRED SOMERSET
CANFIELD STEVENS
RAYMOND C. SCHMITT
GILBERT SINGER
DONALD VOSGIEN
EDWIN WOLKOWICZ
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: United States Marines
Marker Text:
See long description.
Date of dedication: November 12, 1976
Who Put it Here?: Silver City Detachment of the Marine Corps League of Meriden
Description of Memorial:
The monument is unusal since it is a two-sided monument which is identical on both sides. It is visible from both sides median divide. There are a number of other interesting monuments along the median.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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