Heritage Park WWII Memorial -- Irving TX
N 32° 48.744 W 096° 56.787
14S E 692256 N 3632357
A small bronze plaque honoring the men and boys of Irving who died in World War II was donated by the Lions Club in 1946.
Waymark Code: WMN0ED
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/02/2014
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Blasterz have no idea about the history of the original placement of this Lions Club WWII Memorial plaque, which was presented to the city in 1946. It might have been part of the old City Hall that was razed and rebuilt in the 1980s.
What we DO know is that the original 1946 Lions Club WWII Memorial plaque was removed from wherever it had been, and affixed to a new obelisk at Irving's Heritage park in 1986. This remade memorial was rededicated in that same year.
The plaque reads as follows:
IN MEMORIAM
In loving tribute to the men and boys of the Irving Community who gave their lives in defense of home and country and for the cause of human freedom in World War 2.
[list of names]
Lions Club International Seal
1946"
The obelisk is carved as follows:
Rededicated July 4, 1986
Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration
Heritage Park Dedication
Date of Dedication: 01/01/1946
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Visit Heritage Park
Location of waymark:
Main St
Irving , TX
Commemoration: Men of Irving who died in WWII
Access times: Not listed
Website for Waymark: Not listed
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