Milford War Memorial Monument - Milford MA
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The Memorial encircles Draper Park with the names of 3,400 veteran from Milford that served in WWII, Korean and Vietnam wars.
Waymark Code: WMQEE0
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 02/16/2016
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The memorial is constructed of Milford pink granite and black granite and each section is about 18 inches high encircling the pathways in Draper Park. The War Memorial began its journey in 1989 with a committee to come up with a proposal for a new memorial. The committee was faced with a design problem because of the want to list all 3,400 names of the veterans. In 1990 a competition was announced for the design with the committee receiving 65 proposals. The proposals were placed on public exhibition with the design by Robert Desmond was overwhelming liked.
The next obstacle was funding since the construction bids far outweighed the allocated monies from the town. The people of Milford united and poured donations into the town to enable the building of the memorial.
There are 3,415 names of veterans of WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam war etched into the Milford pink granite and black granite sections. The pink granite was obtained from local quarries. Those veterans that were killed in action are inscribed in the black granite sections.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
WWII
Korean War
Vietname War
In Honor Of: Dedicated to the Brave Sons and Daughter of Milford
Marker Text:
Dedicated to the Brave Sons and Daughters of Milford for their sacrifice and service in times of war.
Date of dedication: May 25, 1992 (Memorial Day)
Who Put it Here?: Town of Milford
Description of Memorial:
The memorial is located in a well maintained park called Draper Park. The Memorial coexists with a statue of William Draper and the WWI Memorial. It is directly across from the first church in Milford, the police station and post office.
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