Erving World War Monument - Erving, MA
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1
N 42° 35.989 W 072° 23.924
18T E 713402 N 4719656
A World War I Monument honoring the residents of Erving who served during World War I is located in front of the Town hall at 12 E Main Street in Erving, MA.
Waymark Code: WM17N4C
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 03/12/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
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A bronze plaque attached to a boulder has an image of a five pointed star superimposed over a wreath. which represents the US World War I service pin and a two column list of names. The plaque is inscribed:

1914 {Image of US WWI Service Pin} 1918
ERVING REMEMBERS
THESE WHO SERVED IN THE
WORLD WAR

First Column:

MINNIE E SEVERANCE
GEORGE BURNETT
CHARLES B GARY
PERLIE L ANDREWS
ROBERT A BETTERS
FRED H BETTERS
WILLIAM H CURTIS
HUGH CARROLL
JOHN P CARROLL
WILLIAM E CONNOR
JOSEPH W LONG
LEO C BROOKS
HARRY L DRESSER
FRANKIE H COLE
GEORGE A GREENE
JULIAN GAIDIS
CHARLES GAIDIS
GEORGE MAIRS
MILTON W LEE
LEON A RICHARDS
★WAYNE A SARGENT
WILLIAM A HUNTOON
WARREN R PROUTY
CLARENCE O PROUTY
RAY A ROBINSON
FRANL C ROBINSON
RALPH L STEBBINS
FRANK DORSEY
JAMES F DORSEY
PERCY A EDDY
CHARLES F HULL
LESTER JENNISON
LEONARD P TAYLOR

Second Column:

★NINA L SEYMOUR
WALDO S ELLINWOOD
DOUGLAS G SMITH
TERRY C SMITH
LESTER E HALLETT
ROY S WETHERBEE
ARTHUR W BLACKMER
★LIONEL P COUTU
MUNROE TURNER
FRANK C ANDERSON
RAY B PURINGTON
GUY E PURINGTON
LESLIE A GATES
ROBERT D FLANSBURG
CHARLES L BISHOP
ROBERT E HANCOCK
EDMUND A KRUSIEWICZ
WARREN A HANSON
WALTER G DEVOID
PAUL BABYOK
JOSEPH H BRAY
RAY H BURNHAM
CHAUNCEY H CHASE
EUGENE DAUPHINAIS
WILFRED VINCENT
FREDERICK L MURPHY
LAWRENCE GATES
THEODORE W MERRITT
ERNEST NADEAU
HAROLD D WHITENETT
MAURICE KAVANAUGH
JOHN SIVIK
JOSETH HICKS
STEPHEN ZBIKOWSKI

ERECTED BY THE
TOWN OF ERVING
1923

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1923

Private or Public Monument?: Government

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Town of Erving, MA

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America

Physical Address of Monument:
12 E Main Street
Erving, MA United States
01344


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