Veterans Memorial - Byron Cemetery - Byron, NY
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jiggs11
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Town of Byron veterans memorial affixed to an old gravesite marker.
Waymark Code: WMMWY1
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 11/16/2014
Views: 5
Multi-war Veterans Memorial located in the Byron Cemetery. Two bronze plaques have been affixed to the white marble Civil War marker of Alonzo Lewis Age 35 (d. 31 July, 1864) and Flavius J Perkins, age 22, d 14 November, 1861. There are 15 additional names but are unreadable.
The monument was erected in 1864.
Sometime after 1953, A marker was affixed honouring those veterans who served during World War I, World War II and Korea. An additional marker simply stating "Vietnam" was added in the early 1980's.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
In Honor Of: All Veterans
Marker Text:
In Memory of
The Veterans of
World War I
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
Date of dedication: 9/1/1864
Who Put it Here?: Town of Byron
Description of Memorial:
White marble Civil War Marker located in Byron Cemetery off Route 262 and Swamp Road, Byron, Genesee County, NY.
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