Middleport Veterans Memorial - Middleport, NY
Posted by: jiggs11
N 43° 12.646 W 078° 28.575
17T E 705006 N 4787312
Memorial dedicated to those from Middleport who died during World War I and World War II.
Waymark Code: WMTPT6
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 12/26/2016
Views: 2
Simple monument located in a small Veterans Park in downtown Middleport.
There are two bronze markers affixed to a concrete base on which a large boulder has been placed.
The markers dedicate the monument to those from Middleport who served and died during the World Wars.
The first marker reads:
DEDICATED TO
THOSE WHO MADE
THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
World War I
Grover Clute
Leo Feury
Francis Manning
Thomas Phillips
World War II
Hugh Barlow Fletcher Johnson
Wallace Campbell Wilfred Money
Charles Daley Glenn Mudge
Francis Hickey Charles Peters
Donald Johnson John Silsby
Gerald Swift
Erected By Clute Phillips Post No. 938
American Legion
V J Day 1947
A smaller second plaque lists three more who died:
Jack O'Brien
Robert LaShier
Edwin Guild
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): World War I
World War II
In Honor Of: Those from Middleport who died in service
Marker Text: DEDICATED TO
THOSE WHO MADE
THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
World War I
Grover Clute
Leo Feury
Francis Manning
Thomas Phillips
World War II
Hugh Barlow Fletcher Johnson
Wallace Campbell Wilfred Money
Charles Daley Glenn Mudge
Francis Hickey Charles Peters
Donald Johnson John Silsby
Gerald Swift
Erected By Clute Phillips Post No. 938
American Legion
V J Day 1947
A smaller second plaque lists three more who died:
Jack O'Brien
Robert LaShier
Edwin Guild
Date of dedication: 2 September, 1947
Who Put it Here?: Clute Phillips Post No. 938 American Legion
Description of Memorial: Very simple memorial, yet gets its dedication elegantly.
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