Women Veterans of the World Wars - Windsor, CT
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A monument in memory of women veterans of the World War I and World War II is located in Soldiers' Field Northwood Cemetery at 74 Matianuck Avenue , Windsor, CT.
Waymark Code: WM14FP2
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 06/30/2021
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The Jane A. Delano Post No. 7 of the American Legion erected a monument dedicated to the memory of women veterans of the World War I and World War II. The
upright section of the granite monument is inscribed:
{American Legion Emblem}
TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF
WOMEN VETERANS OF THE WORLD WARS
JANE A. DELANO POST NO. 7
THE AMERICAN LEGION
ERECTS THIS MEMORIAL
FLORENCE C TALMAN
ADA B. BRUENN
MARY M. FITZPATRICK
MARGARET HYDE
IRENE C. FITZGERALD
ELIZABETH M. PASSEUR
RUTH E. WILLIAMS
MARY E. INGERSOLL
OLIVE C. VENTRIS
KATHERINE F. FAGAN
EDNA A. WOODFORD
MARY D. KELLY
NELLIE C. PARDEE
NORA M. BARRY
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JESSIE H. KLEVER
PAULINE W. RATTRAY
A. ELIZABETH BIGELOW
MARY A. MacCRIMMON
THERESA M. HAMMELL
CATHERINE CANNON
A. REGINA MARTIN
SALLY ANN McNABB
HAZEL A. KALLINICH
MAE V. O'CONNELL
GRACE M. TANNER
JESSIE B. PALLOTTI
FREDA G. LUND
JANE S. AVERA
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The first granite block placed on the bottom of the monument has additional names. It is inscribed:
CLARA J. RAND MARGARET L. FLYNN MARY E. DWYER
ANN G. HEFFERNAN GENEVA L. SCOTT FLORENCE D. HICKS
ELEANOR C. GALLAGHER A. GERTRUDE HALL MARGARET DODELMAN
ESTHER C. SWANSON ROSE M. MORAN AGNES L. WOLF
ANN L. BERGEN MARION K. COX LUCY B. KING
MARY F. HESPELT ROBIN A. LEONARD LOUISE WILEY
ANNA T. HARGRAVE CHRISTINE D. SCOTT EDYTHE L. WOODS
JULIE E. AICHLER MARION H. WALLACE KATHERINE M. ABBOTT
EVADNE H. CHENEY KATHERINE E. PURTELL MILDRED H. SHEA
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A second granite block placed on the bottom of the monument has additional names. It is inscribed:
DOROTHY D. HAWLEY MARJORY M. CORMACK MARTHA JOYCE
MARION C. McCORKELL MARGARET KENNEDY FLORENCE R. MORKUS
BELLEROSE M. VENTRES RUTH H. CONGDON RUTH MORRISON
ELVIRA M. LORD ETHEL L. COOK LOUISE C. NEFF
EDNA D. HARAN MARION DONOHUE ERNESTINE L. RUEL
MARY G. DILLON REGINA MIKOLAJCZYK MARIE O. SHEARER
SALLY ATKINS MARGUERITE McDONNELL MARY T. SMITH
AURORA MANSO LOUISE FLEMING MARY E. WILLS
FRANCES HOLMSTROM LILLIAN A. HARAN
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Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): World Wars I and II
In Honor Of: Women Veterans of the World Wars
Marker Text: see long description
Who Put it Here?: American Legion Jane A. Delano Post No. 7
Description of Memorial: Soldiers' Field Northwood Cemetery is is owned by the City of Hartford. It the final resting place for over 7,000 veterans who served in time of war. The women's monument is one of four other monuments honoring veterans. It also has a plot with the graves of five unknown victims of the Hartford Circus Fire of July 6, 1944.
Date of dedication: Not listed
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