Granby World War I Veterans Memorial - Granby, CT
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N 41° 57.285 W 072° 47.415
18T E 683140 N 4647113
The Granby World War I Veterans Memorial is located at the south west intersection of Salmon Brook Street (U.S. 202) and North Granby Road in Granby, CT.
Waymark Code: WMTG80
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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The Granby World War I Veterans Memorial is a 6' by 4' by 2' granite monument containing a bronze plaque. The monument is placed on a patio in front of a 25' long, curved, stone bench. The plaque has the following features:

A relief of an American eagle with wings spread. The eagle is facing its left wing and holding an olive branch in its talons. The eagle separates the dates.

1917 1918

A five pointed star with US inscribed in the center superimposed on a wreath.

A banner inscribed FOR GOD AND COUNTRY

The following dedication:

IN HONOR OF
THE MEN OF GRANBY
WHO SERVED IN
THE WORLD WAR

A two column list of 52 names:

Left Column:

ANDREWS, EVELYN S.
APPREDRIES, CHARLES
ARMITAGE, HAROLD RAYMOND
AVERY, PAUL L.
BOYKO, PETER
BRADLEY, BARNARD
BRIGHAM, STORRS T.
BROOKS, GEORGE
BROUGHTON, ROSCOE LEE
BRYANT, GEORGE L.
CARLSON, DAVID E.
CLARK, MERRILL W.
CORRELL, HOWARD
COWLES, GEORGE A.
CUSHMAN, HAROLD J.
DEWEY, LEROY G.
FLOYD, WILLIAM R.
FRAZIER, EVERETT
GODARD, ENSWORTH M.
GODARD, JEWELL W.
GODARD, MILES F.
GODDARD, LEON D.
GRIFFIN, RALPH R.
HALGREN, JOHN B. JR.
IRWIN, DR. VINCENT J. JR.
JOHNSON, ARVID

Right Column:

JONES, WILBUR
KENDALL, FRED H.
KENDALL, NED G.
KNOTT, ELMER R.
*KNOTT, GEORGE T.
MADIGAN, ALFRED H.
MESSENGER, CLARENCE F.
MYERS, WATSON
OKEKEIDA, PETER
OPALKA, FRANK
*PARCELLS, WILLIAM
PARMELEE, PHILIP A.
PILACHOWSKI, MICHAEL
ROWE, CHARLES W.
SHANNON, JAMES M.
*SHANNON, PHILIP
SHAW, LYALL H.
SOKOLOSKE, BROMISLOW
STRATTON, IRWIN H.
STREETER, WILLIAM R.
STULTS, DUNCAN E.
THOREN, JOHN A. JR.
*THOREN, TANKRID A.
VANDERHOOF, BURTON
*WEED, FREDERICK H.
WHITE, CLARENCE W.

Private or Public Monument?: Government

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Town of Granby Connecticut

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America

Physical Address of Monument:
Salmon Brook Street (U.S. 202) and North Granby Road
Granby, CT United States


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