Portland's Jewish War Heroes - Portland, ME
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YoSam.
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A small plaque was added to the boulder memorial that was erected for a specific soldier if World War I.
Waymark Code: WMKH14
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 04/14/2014
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County of memorial: Cumberland County
Location of memorial: Eastern Promenade Park, Portland
Memorial erected by: Jacob Cousins Poet #99, Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.
Plaque Text:
In Memory
PORTLAND'S JEWISH WAR HEROES
Who died in World War II action
1941 ---- 1945
Samuel M. Citrin Benjamin A. Cox
Edward R. Goldstein Louis S. Lane
Herbert F. Meyers Sidney R. Miller
Max Weinstein
The overall Memorial is a large boulder embraced with shrubs as if retreating from the world down a stone path lined with bright flowers. The center piece of the stone is a memorial to Jacob Cousins the first man of Jewish descent to die in WWI.
And just above his plaque is a plaque for WWII veterans of Jewish descent who perished in that awful and immense war.
Property Permission: Public
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Eastern Promenade & Cutter St.
Eastern Promenade Park
Portland, ME USA
04101
Commemoration: Jewish Americans who died
Date of Dedication: Not listed
Access instructions: Not listed
Access times: Not listed
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