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 Middletown World War I Obelisk - Middletown, CT Posted by:  neoc1
N 41° 33.601 W 072° 39.428
18T E 695368 N 4603577
The Middletown World War I Obelisk is located at between Washington Street (CT Route 66) and Washington Terrace in Middletown, CT.
Waymark Code: WM177DC
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 12/29/2022
Views: 0
A 50' high marble obelisk honor the citizens from Middletown who died in World War I. The obelisk has two bronze plaques at it's base. The plaque on the front of the monument has an image of a eagle with spread winds perched on palm fronds and the seal of the City of Middletown. It is inscribed:
1917 THE WORLD WAR 1918
IN GRATEFUL REMBERANCE OF
THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS FROM
MIDDLETOWN
WHO DIED IN THE
SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY
ON THESE BATTLEFIELDS
OR ON THE HIGH SEAS
OR BY THE PESTILENCE
THAT WALKETH IN DARKNESS
OR THE DESTRUCTION
THAT WASTETH AT NOONDAY
CHEMIN DES DAMES
SEICHEPREY
CHATEAU THIERRY
SAINT MIHIEL
MARCHEVILLE
VERDUN
ARGONNE – MEUSE
The plaque on the front of the monument has an image of a eagle with spread winds perched on palm fronds and the seal of the City of Middletown. It is inscribed with the following dedication:
1917 THE WORLD WAR 1918
THIS MEMORIAL
IS A TRIBUTE TO OUR HEROIC DEAD
LET IT ALSO BE AN INSPIRATION TO THE LIVING
TO BE LOYAL TO THE IDEALS OF OUR NATION
FOR WHICH THESE MEN DIED WHOSE NAMES
ARE HERE RECORDED AND TO
FUTURE GENERATIONS LET IT BE A REMINDER
OF THE SOLEMN TRUST COMMITTED TO THEM
Followed by a two column list of names:
CARL E. ALLISON
WILLIAM B. BATES
ALLYN M.C. BERRIE
GEK BORUS
GUSTAVE E. CARLSON, CORP.
ARVID A. CEDERHOLM, SERGT.
EARL R. CLARK
CLARENCE COE
JEREMIAH J. COLEMAN
WILLIAM H. COUGHLIN
ERNEST W. CROSLEY
CLINTON DEFOREST
JOHN D. DUNIGAN
MAURICE P. DWYER
HERBERT ECKERSLEY, ORDERLY
JAMES GEARY, C.P.O.
GUISEPPE GIARDINO
JOSEPH A. GRACE, SERGT.
EDWARD GULSTRAND
FRED L. HALL
LYMAN B. HOOPS, LIEUT.
ARTHUR L. JOHNSON
AUBREY G. KING
JOSEPH KOWALESKI
ALFONSO LESE
MICHAEL E. MCDONOUGH
SEBASTIANO MILARDO
RAPHAEL PAONE
ANGELO PICCOLO
WESLEY E. RICH, CORP.
RAYMOND M. ROBERTS
SEBASTIAN ROMANO
MAURY J. SHEA, SERGT.
STEVEN C. SMITH, JR.
ROBERT M. WILCOX, CORP.
JOHN W. ZAWISZA
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Height: 50 ft.
Illuminated: no
Website: [Web Link]
Date Created/Placed: Not listed
Address: Not listed
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