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 Concord World War Memorial - Concord, MA Posted by:  neoc1
N 42° 27.643 W 071° 20.944
19T E 306860 N 4703604
The Concord World War Memorial is located on he south end of Concord Green at Monument Square in Concord, MA
Waymark Code: WMWAJK
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/03/2017
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A large boulder on Concord Green contains a bronze plaque dedicated to the memory of 25 residents of Concord, MA who lost their lives during the First World War. The bottom of the plaque has a verse by Concord poet Ralph Waldo Emerson. The plaque is inscribed:
IN MEMORY OF
THESE CONCORD MEN
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
WORLD WAR
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CAPT. HOWARD B. JACKSON, MED CORPS
ST. LT. JAMES J. MANSFIELD, 26TH DIV.
1ST, LT. JAMES D. BEANE, 22ND AERO SQUADRON
1ST LT. PERCY RIDEOUT, 1ST GAS REGT.
1ST. LT. CHARLES S. SPENCER, MED CORPS
2ND. LT. ORVILLE P. JOHNSON, 26TH DIV.
2ND. LT. WHIPPLE H. PARKER, 79TH DIV.
ENSIGN HENRY J. LUND, U.S.N.
SERGT. JAMES J. LANE, Q.M.C.
SERGT J. ALVORD ROSE, GAS DEFENCE SERVICE
CORP. GORDON M. CHANNELL, LIGHT INF. C.E.F.
CORP. PHILIP H. TOOMEY, 79TH DIV.
FARRIER EDWARD F. DONOVAN, V.C.
COOK SYLVESTER F. GAUDET, 37TH INF.
PVT. 1CL. ANGELO LEBERACE, 26TH DIV.
PVT. 1CL.GORDON K. MACKENZIE, U.S. AMB. SERVICE
FIREMAN 1CL. ALDOLPH C. NELSON, U.S.N.
PVT. HENRY BERGERON, 26TH DIV.
PVT. FRANK BERNIER
PVT. HIRAM G. GARFIELD, DEPOT BRIG.
PVT. CLEMENTE NAPOLITANO, ITALIAN ARMY
PVT. HERBERT J. NEALY, DEPOT BRIG.
PVT. CARL NOLAN Co.I, 6TH MASS, N.G.
PVT. WILLIAM J. WHITE, AVIATION CORPS
PVT.. FRANK E. WRIGHT, 12TH DIV.
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SO NIGH IS GRANDEUR TO OUR DUST
SO NEAR IS GOD TO MAN
WHEN DUTY WHISPERS LOW THOU MUST
THE YOUTH REPLIES I CAN
EMERSON.
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Town of Concord, MA
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America
Physical Address of Monument:
Monument Square
Concord, MA United States
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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed
Website for this Monument: Not listed
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