Northwood Cemetery World War Monument - Windsor, CT
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neoc1
N 41° 48.549 W 072° 39.841
18T E 694043 N 4631224
A monument honoring the veterans of World War I from Hartford, CT whose graves are located in Europe. The monument is located in Northwood Cemetery, which is owned by the City of Hartford, in Windsor, CT.
Waymark Code: WM14EB7
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 06/22/2021
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A granite monument has a bronze sculpture of an eagle looking over its right wing while perched on a hemisphere. The front has a bronze tablet with the dedication:
IN MEMORY OF
HARTFORD MEN
WHO
IN THE WORLD WAR
1917 -1918
FREELY GAVE THEIR ALL
TO SAVE THE WORLD
FROM TYRANNY
AND WHO NOW REST
FAR FROM HOME
BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
"TO YOU
FROM FAILING HANDS
WE THROW THE TORCH
BE YOURS TO HOLD IT HIGH"
The remaining three sides of the monument contain tablets with the names, rank and units of the men from Hartford who are buried in various cemeteries in Europe.
Left Tablet: Names, Rank, and Unit
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, France
Suresnes American Cemetery, France
Somme American Cemetery, France
Rear Tablet: Names, Rank, and Unit
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, France
Brookwood American Cemetery, England
British Cemeteries in France
Right Tablet: Names, Rank, and Unit
St. Mihiel American Cemetery, France
Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, France
Places of Burial Unknown
Denmark and Ireland
