World War I Memorial - Chatham, MA - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

This memorial is a bronze plaque mounted on a large granite stone about six feet high. A larger bronze eagle with wings spread is mounted on top of the stone which is flanked by two shrubs. The plaque bears the inscription below which is flanked by to figures in relief depicting military men in uniform standing with weapons.

The memorial is on the front grounds of the old Chatham school built in 1924 and used until 1963, now refurbished as a community center. The building is on Main Street in the heart of this picturesque coastal village on the south side of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

---

ERECTED IN HONOR OF
THE MEN OF CHATHAM
WHO LEFT THEIR DAILY TASKS
AMONG US TO SERVE OUR
COUNTRY DURING THE WORLD WAR
* * 1917 - 1918 * *
AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO
MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

EDWARD S. BEARSE - HERBERT L. MACOMBER
CHESTER O.T. ELDREDGE - EDWIN F. NICKERSON
EMERY F. GRIFFIN - JOSIAH D. NICKERSON
THOMAS J. ROGERS

NOBLE IN LIFE, NOBLE IN DEATH MAY THEIR MEMORY
INSPIRE US TO BE FAITHFUL IN THE LINE OF DUTY

Private or Public Monument?: Government Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Town of Chatham, Massachusetts Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America Physical Address of Monument: Main Street Chatham, MA United States 02663 Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed Website for this Monument: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
New logs to this waymark must contain at least one photo of the monument with your GPS in the shot as proof of your visit. No old vacation photos please. You must have taken a picture while seeking this waymark. Logs that don't meet the photo requirement will be archived.

Recent Visits/Logs:

There are no logs for this waymark yet.