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 World War I Memorial - Milford, CT Posted by:  neoc1
N 41° 13.480 W 073° 03.460
18T E 662801 N 4565516
Milford's World War I Memorial is located at 110 River Street in front of Milford City Hall.
Waymark Code: WMM847
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2014
Views: 2
A 7' by 3' by 3.5' bronze sculpture of a World War I doughboy stands on a 69" by 56" by 66" granite base. The soldier is wearing a World War I period uniform and carrying a rifle over his right shoulder. The sculpture was created by Joseph P. Pollia. The memorial was erected with funds raised by American Legion Post 34 and dedicated on November 12, 1928.
A plaque on the front has the profile image of a soldier and a sailor holding a wreath and is inscribed:
OUR HONORED DEAD
MAY EVERY GENERATION
OF YOUNG AMERICANS BE GIVEN
POWER TO TRANSLATE THEIR LIVES IN
TERMS OF SACRIFICE FOR MANKIND
LIST OF MILFORD DEAD
BLACKHALL, GEO B.
CLARK, CHARLES S.
CRARY, FREDERICK W.
DORIS, THOMAS G.
ELLISON, ROY.
GUNN, LEON L.
HARTMAN, CHARLES.
HIGGINSON, LEROY C.
HILTZ, FLOYD.
HOLMES, THOMAS D.
HUBBELL, HARRY P.
MCFARLAND, FRANK J. JR.
MAHER, THOMAS M.
MATSON, GEORGE B.
MOODY, DAVID JR.
MORRIS, JAMES D.
RATHBURN, ROLAND JR.
RULAND, URQUHART.
SHEEHAN, JAMES JR.
STILLMAN, WILLIAM T.
THAYER, CHARLES D.
TUCKER, HARLEY, L.
A pair of plaques on the back of the base are inscribed:
ERECTED
BY THE TOWN OF
MILFORD IN 1928 IN
GRATEFUL RECOGNITION
OF THE SERVICES OF
ITS CITIZENS WHO
SERVED IN THE
WORLD WAR
and
MEMORIAL COMMITTEE
OMAR W. PLATT, CHAIRMAN
HARVEY B. BROWN
COMMANDER POST NO. 34, AMERICAN LEGION
HARRY M. MERWIN
JAMES T. PATTERSON
EDWARD B. BROTHERTON
ROBERT C. HOOGHKIRK
ROBERT C. STODDARD
Two large plaques on either side of base contain the names of over 700 citizens of Milford who served during World War I.
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 11/12/1928
Private or Public Monument?: Private
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: American Legion Post 34
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument:
110 River Street
Milford, CT United States
06460
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