Veterans Memorial - West Brookfield, MA
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N 42° 14.125 W 072° 08.412
18T E 735976 N 4679875
The West Brookfield Veterans Memorial is located on the west end of the Town Common.
Waymark Code: WMD3TY
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/15/2011
Views: 6
On the east end of a traffic island, across from the main Town Common on West Main Street, Route 9, in West Brookfield there is a memorial plaza dedicated to the veterans of West Brookfield and specifically to the citizens of West Brookfield who were killed in action.
A landscaped brick pathway leads up to a 5' high monument. At the top of the monument there is a bas relief sculpture of an American eagle with its wings spread and perched on 10 arrows. Below is the inscription:
IN HONOR OF THE
MEN AND WOMEN
OF WEST BROOKFIELD
WHO SERVED
THEIR COUNTRY
* * *
KILLED IN ACTION
JOHN E. ADAMS III
FRANCIS E. CONEY
ROBERT A. FREW
KEVIN M. McGOVERN
DAVID O. SILVERBERG JR.
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: Men and Women of West Brookfield Who Served Their Country
Marker Text:
IN HONOR OF THE
MEN AND WOMEN
OF WEST BROOKFIELD
WHO SERVED
THEIR COUNTRY
KILLED IN ACTION
JOHN E. ADAMS III
FRANCIS E. CONEY
ROBERT A. FREW
KEVIN M. McGOVERN
DAVID O. SILVERBERG JR.
Who Put it Here?: Town of West Brookfield
Description of Memorial:
On a separate island on the west end of the Town Common on West Main Street, Route 9.
It has a nicely done bas relief sculpture of an American eagle.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
Date of dedication: Not listed
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