Lt. William Hassett Kane - Westfield, MA
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A monument honoring Lt. William Hassett Kane, who was killed in action during World War I, is located in Elizabeth Parker Memorial Park at 31 West Silver Street in Westfield, MA.
Waymark Code: WM14N8K
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 07/31/2021
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A large boulder with a bronze plaque honors the memory of Lt. William Hassett Kane. The plaque is inscribed:
THIS TABLET ERECTED AS A LOVING TRIBUTE
TO THE MEMORY OF
LIEUT. WM. HASSET KANE
BY THE PUPILS OF ST. MARY'S PARISH SCHOOL
WESTFIELD, MA
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BORN APRIL 7, 1896
GRADUATED FROM ST. MARY'S SCHOOL
JUNE 1915
KILLED IN WORLD WAR
OCT. 6, 1915
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REQUIESCAT IN PACE.
Lt. William Hassett Kane was the only commissioned officer from Westfield to be killed in World War I. He was assigned to the Machine Gun Company, 137th Infantry, 35th Divsion of the American Expeditionary Forces.
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