World War I Memorial - Northbridge, MA
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N 42° 06.638 W 071° 39.763
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The World War I Memorial is located on the town common in the village of Whitinsville in the town of Northbridge, MA.
Waymark Code: WMHE2D
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2013
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The Northbridge World War I monument is a 20' long by 15' semi-oval granite bench. The bench contains nine sections with ornate carving on each end. The memorial bench was dedicated on November 3, 1922.
The bench is inscribed with a dedication, a list of names and World War I battle sites.
Across all twelve sections is inscribed:
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF NORTHBRIDGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR 1914-1918
The first section is inscribed:
SOMME DEFENSIVE
CHAMPAGNE- MARNE
AISNE-MARNE
AINSE
The second section is inscribed:
CANADIAN ARMY
ROBERT BROWN
JOHN SHAW
Spanning the second and third section is inscribed:
UNITED STATES NAVY
ARTHUR KENNEDY
WEDWORTH W MCALLISTER
Spanning the third and fourth section is inscribed:
RAYMOND BUMA
ELSTON A. DAY
The fourth section is inscribed:
EDWARD DOUVILLE
JAMES T. FULLERTON
Spanning the fourth and fifth section is inscribed:
UNITED STATES ARMY
FREDRICK O. GAGNE
SAMUEL I. MURRAY
VICTOR L. PARSONS
Spanning the fifth and sixth section is inscribed:
JAMES J. PELIER
PETER E. PELOQUIN
The sixth section is inscribed:
ALFRED ST JEAN
JEFFREY L. VAIL
Spanning the sixth and seventh section is inscribed:
MERCHANT MARINE
IRVING MCKINLEY
WILLIAM ROY
Spanning the seventh and eight section is inscribed:
FRENCH ARMY
KHOREN VAROIAN
The eight section is inscribed:
BRITISH ARMY
EDWARD ANDERSON
The ninth section is inscribed:
MEUSE-ARGONNE
ST. MIHIEL
YPRES-LYS