Middletown World War I Monument - Middletown, CT, US - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

A 50' high marble obelisk honor the citizens from Middletown who died in World War I. The obelisk has two bronze plaques at it's base. The plaque on the front of the monument has an image of a eagle with spread winds perched on palm fronds and the seal of the City of Middletown. It is inscribed:

1917 THE WORLD WAR 1918
IN GRATEFUL REMBERANCE OF
THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS FROM
MIDDLETOWN
WHO DIED IN THE
SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY
ON THESE BATTLEFIELDS
OR ON THE HIGH SEAS
OR BY THE PESTILENCE
THAT WALKETH IN DARKNESS
OR THE DESTRUCTION
THAT WASTETH AT NOONDAY

CHEMIN DES DAMES
SEICHEPREY
CHATEAU THIERRY
SAINT MIHIEL
MARCHEVILLE
VERDUN
ARGONNE – MEUSE

The plaque on the front of the monument has an image of a eagle with spread winds perched on palm fronds and the seal of the City of Middletown. It is inscribed with the following dedication:

1917 THE WORLD WAR 1918
THIS MEMORIAL
IS A TRIBUTE TO OUR HEROIC DEAD
LET IT ALSO BE AN INSPIRATION TO THE LIVING
TO BE LOYAL TO THE IDEALS OF OUR NATION
FOR WHICH THESE MEN DIED WHOSE NAMES
ARE HERE RECORDED AND TO
FUTURE GENERATIONS LET IT BE A REMINDER
OF THE SOLEMN TRUST COMMITTED TO THEM

Followed by a two column list of names:

CARL E. ALLISON WILLIAM B. BATES ALLYN M.C. BERRIE GEK BORUS GUSTAVE E. CARLSON, CORP. ARVID A. CEDERHOLM, SERGT. EARL R. CLARK CLARENCE COE JEREMIAH J. COLEMAN WILLIAM H. COUGHLIN ERNEST W. CROSLEY CLINTON DEFOREST JOHN D. DUNIGAN MAURICE P. DWYER HERBERT ECKERSLEY, ORDERLY JAMES GEARY, C.P.O. GUISEPPE GIARDINO JOSEPH A. GRACE, SERGT. EDWARD GULSTRAND FRED L. HALL LYMAN B. HOOPS, LIEUT. ARTHUR L. JOHNSON AUBREY G. KING JOSEPH KOWALESKI ALFONSO LESE MICHAEL E. MCDONOUGH SEBASTIANO MILARDO RAPHAEL PAONE ANGELO PICCOLO WESLEY E. RICH, CORP. RAYMOND M. ROBERTS SEBASTIAN ROMANO MAURY J. SHEA, SERGT. STEVEN C. SMITH, JR. ROBERT M. WILCOX, CORP. JOHN W. ZAWISZA

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1927 Private or Public Monument?: Government Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: City of Middletown Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: Washington Street and Washington Terrace Middletown, CT United States 06457 Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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