Danbury Veterans Monument

Center Marker:In Honor of

The Men and Women

of Danbury

who served in the World War

1917 – 1919

In Memory of these men who

made the supreme sacrifice

for liberty

Toby Asmar

Co. M. 325th Infantry Killed In Action October 11, 1918

Martin J. Brennan

Headquarters Co. 138th Field Artillery Died in France October 26, 1918

George A. Byrnes

Merchant Marine Service Died at Brookline, Mass. September 21, 1918

Joseph T. Cassidy

Co. I. 115th Infantry Killed In Action October 8, 1918

Terrence S. Coffey

Co. F. 74th Infantry Died at Camp Devens January 25, 1919

James De Paolis

Battery F. 10th Field Artillery Died in France November 25, 1918

George A. Fairchild

Co. E. 102nd Infantry Killed In Action April 20, 1918

Stephen J. Feeley

Engineer Corps Died at Washington, D.C. October 4, 1918

John F. Gilbert

Headquarters Co. 327th Infantry Died in France August 12, 1918

George B. Hawley

Headquarters Co. 307th Infantry Died in France October 7, 1918

Philo J. Hawley

Engineer Corps Died at Ft. Benjamin Harrison October 11, 1918

Walter Henebry

Co. I. 304th Infantry Died at Camp Devens October 14, 1917

Avery Hinkley

Musician, 77th Field Artillery. Band Killed In Action November 11, 1918

Iver Holmes

Co. G. 307th Infantry Killed In Action September 15, 1918

George W. Hyatt

Co. A. 327th Infantry Died in France October 3, 1918

James F. Kelly

Merchant Marine Service Died at Rotterdam, Holland August 2, 1919

Reuben J. Knapp

24th Co. 152nd Depot Brigade Died at Camp Upton October 13, 1918

Alfred M. Layman

Radio Department Died at Ebbetts Field, Arkansas September 30, 1918

John E. Lobdell

Co. F. 74th Infantry Died at Camp Devens September 30, 1918

Ronald S. Luke

United States Navy Died at New York May 17, 1918

Fred Gregory Lyon

Sanitary Detachment, 56th Artillery Died at Allerey, France December 3, 1918

Anthony J. Mancuso

Co. L. 325th Infantry Died in France January 9, 1919

Paul Manent 37th

Co. 151st Depot Brigade Died at Camp Devens September 24, 1918

Emil Marasco

Co. K. 326th Infantry Killed In Action August 4, 1918

Joseph McHugh

24th Co. 152nd Depot Brigade Died at Camp Upton October 4, 1918

Frank A. Morgan

Co. M. 102nd Infantry Killed In Action June 20, 1918

Joseph Russo

316th Supply Co. Q.M.C. Died in France September 19, 1918

Charles A. Schoonover, Jr.

Co. C. 305th Infantry Killed In Action October 10, 1918

Albert C. Smith

Co. A. 101st Infantry Killed In Action July 23, 1918

G. Winthrop Standish

Co. H. 107th Infantry Killed In Action September 29, 1918

Edward N. Street

Co. B. 4th Military Police Died at Their, Germany December 10, 1918

Gustav Streibig

Co. L. 325th Infantry Died in France October 17, 1918

Philip Tomanio

Co. A. 11th Machine Gun Battalion Died in France October 11, 1918

Raymond A. Walling

Battery F. 56th Artillery Killed In Action August 31, 1918

George H. Woods

Co. B. 307th Infantry Died in France September 20, 1918

Far Left Marker:

In Honor of

The Men and Women of Danbury

Who Served in World War II

1941 – 1945

The Memory of These Departed

Heroes Always Lives

Stanley J. Balazy, T/4 Army • Alex Baran, M/Sgt. Army • Richard M. Bassett, 2nd Lt. Army • Richard E. Baur. S/Sgt. Army • Edward Belorit, PFC Army • Kenneth R. Berggren, PFC Army • Arthur Bloomberg, S 1/C Navy • Joseph P. Bradley, PFC Army • Thomas E. Brady, PFC Army • Joseph F. Breznicky, PFC Army • Malcolm A. Carrara, CS 1/C Navy • William J. Casazza, PFC Army • Joseph F. Cassidy, Q M 3/C Navy • Chester J. Chelso, PFC Marine Corps • Rinaldo Chiavuzzi, S/Sgt. Army • Edgar P. Coury, 1st Lt. Army • Thomas D. Critelli, PFC Army • Henry W. Davis, F/O Army • Robert A. Davis, PFC Army • Thomas S. Dunn, PFC Army • Andrew R. Durkin, R D 2/C Navy • Vincent Farioly, Pvt. Army • Richard P. Finadli, Cpl Army • Francis J. Gaffney, ACK Marine Corps • George R. Garavel, Sct. Army • Thomas Davenport, PFC Army • Joseph F. Garavel, Jr., PFC Army • George A. Gerstenmaier, Pvt. Army • Frederick R Gervasoni, PFC Army • James F. Gould, Sgt. Army • Charles Hajj, Pvt. Army • Ludwig A. Halas, PFC Marine Corps • Samuel Hamad, Pvt. Army • Andrew D. Hliva, PFC Army • John Holick, PFC Army • Joseph C. Hubbard, Cdr Navy • Nicholas A. Hugyo, MM 1/C Navy • Chester E. Jednack, PFC Army • Frank E. Johnson, S/Sgt. Army • Stephen Jurik, PFC Army • Frederick W. Kane, CBM Navy • William J. Kasperwicz, PFC Army • Francis S. Kellogg, PFC Army • Philip E. Kelly, CYN Navy • Robert J. Kent, Pvt. Army • Andrew A. Koperno, Pvt. Army • Stephen W. Kosack, Sgt. Army • Arthur H. Koslow, 2nd Lt. Army • Sidney M. Kotok, Pvt. Army • John Krizan, T/5 Army • Archibald L. Lake, PFC Army • Eugene A. Lamy, PFC Army • Elmer F. Lauf, Cpl. Army • Angelo M. Lavelle, S/Sgt. Army • Emile R. LeBlanc, S 2/C Navy • John M. Leonard, Sgt. Army • Vincent A. Light, Pvt. Army • Nelson R. Linster, T/5 Army • Adolf M. Loorman, Cpl. Army • Fred G. MacDonadl, PFC Army • William T. McCarthy, Pvt. Army • Harold E. McFarland, PFC Marine Coprs • Edward P. McGee, Pvt. Army • Robert J. McNamara, 2nd Lt. Army • Joseph E. Mead, 2nd Lt. Army • Moses C. Michael, PFC Army • Michael W. Mockovack, PFC Army • John F. Mooney, Lt. Navy • James N. Nash, S 1/C Navy • Leo Null, Cpl. Army • Luther M. Onerheim, PFC Army • Anthony G. Palermo, A/C Army • John S. Pearl, S 2/C Navy • Stephen Plisko, Sgt. Army • Robert Pollick, S/Sgt. Army • Anthony R. Ragaini, PFC Army • Donald F. Schmeltz, Sgt. R.C.A.F. • Robert L. Shea, HM 1/C Navy • Joseph Silver, T/4 Army • Fred G. Simon, Pvt. Army • George H. Smith, T/Sgt. Army • Vernon W. Smith, BM 2/C Navy • Sidney C. Spencer, Sgt. Army • John A. Stavola, T/5 Army • Peter Stec, WOJG Army • Benjamin Steinfeld, Pvt. Army • William R. Stolzenberg, Cpl. Marine Corps • Carl W. Strait, 1st Lt. Army • Ray G. Thieman, Pvt. Marine Corps • Walter C. Tilford, PFC Marine Corps • Fred M. Underhill, PFC Army • Vincent J. Vigna, Pvt. Army • Harry M. Waldron, Cox Navy • Charles T. Ward, Pvt. Army • William H. Waterbury, EM 1/C Navy • Edward J. Waytaszik, Sgt. Army • Leroy A. Wixted, AD 1/C Navy • Willis A. Woodin, PFC Army • John F. Zimmerman, Capt. Army • Stephen Zotos, Pvt. Army • This plaque

Erected by the City and Town of Danbury

Left of Center Marker:Korea

Richard Q. Braman, PFC. • Donald J. Cunha, Cpl • Francis W. Dwyer, S/Sgt • James Harrison, PFC • Lee R. Hartell, 1st Lt. • Leonard C. Hull, Sgt • Kenneth R. Mahon, Sgt • Laurence D. Myers, 2nd Lt. • Richard C. Newton, PFC • Albert W. Plumb, Pvt • Ernest B. Richard, PFC • Gerald D. Troccola, Cpl

Right of Center Panel:Vietnam

Charles W. Allison, 1st Lt. • Francis A. Azzarito Jr., PFC • Richard C. Benicewicz, 1st Lt. • Henry J. Brett, Airman • Robert E. Berry, LCpl • Roger V.P. Burke, Cpl • Vernon H. Baker II, Cpl • Robert H. Braathe • Richard O. Bickford, 1st Lt. • Legrand Cole Jr., Lt. Commander (MIA) • Christopher G. Cocks, Airman • David L. Carlson, PFC • John K. Clarke, LCpl • Joseph Cayer Jr., Sp4 • Michael J. Fratto, Cpl • James G. Flynn, Sgt • Samuel D. Freeman III, Capt. • Michael Farmer, Cpl • Frederick Gerlach Jr., Y/1/C • John L. Gedghegan, 2nd Lt. • Charles M. Goetz, Atran • Gary C. Griswold, PFC • Harold F. Gentile, Cpl • John M. Halas, 1st Lt. • Richard M. Hope, Sp4 • Robert M. Iller, F3/C • Guy F. Johnson, Warrant Officer • William H. Keeler, Sp4 • Barney, J. Kelly, Sp4 • Richard Kolesar, Airman • David, G. Loeb • Geradl McKinley, Lt. • Edward J. Monahan, LCpl • Arthur J. Morris, Lt. • Robert P. Marhan, Pvt • Stephen T. Perry • Charles V. Penn, Capt. •Frank A. Peterson • John T. Orrico, Warrant Officer • Richard G. Repole, 1st Lt. • Michael A. Reihard, Capt. • John C. Reitwiesner, Sp4 • Russell J. Rotko Jr., PC • Jack Rodrigues, Engineman 2/C • Peter E. Sipp, Lcpl • Thomas J. Tyrell, Sp4 • Robert J. Thompson, S/Sgt • Dennis G. Taylor, PFC • Lynn M. Travis, Lt. • Philipp R. Vollhardt, 1st Lt. • Lawrence G. Visconti, PFC • Warren D. Vought Jr., Cpl • Douglas A. White, S/Sgt • Donald M. Wayman, PFC • Thomas C. Williams • William J. Zaborowski, Cpl

Far Right Panel:

1918

Honor Roll

Erected by the Danbury High School Alumni

Association in honor of those members who answered

the call of our country during the World War

Dewey Ahearn • Alfred Andrews • Earl Andrew • Willard Allen • Robert Austin • Charles Baker • William Barbarito • Dudley Beers • Thomas Belden • Robert Belden • Legrand Benedict • Arthur Blackburn • John Blake • George Bradley • William Brown • Helen Brundage • Linton Bulkeley • Dana Burgess • Orano Capellaro • George Chase • Harold Chichester • Joseph Cistero • Frank Condron • John J. Corbett • John F. Culhane • John J. Culhane • Joseph Daragan • Leslie A. Davis • Benjamin Decker • Leonard Dibble • Caleb Diedrickson • Morris Downs • Joseph Durkin • Joseph Dyas • Edward Ellis • Douglas A. Evans • Anthony Favorinski • Arthur Foster • Francis Foster • Stillman Foster • Thomas Gallagher • A. Leroy Gerry • Henry Gilbert • George Gilch • Emil J. Goos • Philip Goos • John T. Green • George E. Hamilton • Earl Harkness • Harry Hefferan • Joseph Hefferan • Gerald Heinzelman • Walter Henebry • Alfred Hodson • Linda Hollaway • Dwight E. Holley • N. Thompson Hooper • John E. Horan • E. Millard Howard • Frank Hoyt • Lawrence Hoyt • Leon G. Hoyt • Preston S. Hoyt • Joseph Hubbard • William Hubbard • Florence Hurlburt • Dominic Hunt • Francis Keane • Frederick Keating • David Keeler • Arthur Kellner • Harold Kilcoyne • Kenneth Kinner • Leon Klinzing • Dwight Knapp • William Kneizner • Frank Kovacs • Dwight Kyle • Dominic La Caya • Walter Lambe • George Lee • George Lemmer • Ivan Lord • John Lynch • Fred G. Lyon • Roger A. Lyon • John Mahoney • Ambrose McCarthy • John McHugh • Joseph McHugh • Allan McKay • Harry McLachlan • Duncan McLean • Donald McLean • Charles Meaney • Leon Meaney • Vincent Meaney • Louise Merritt • Fred D. Mills • Howard D. Moore • Raymond Nelson • F. Alton O’Connor • Elliot Parmalee • Benson Pattison • Clark Peck • Harold Peffers • Philip Peffers • Jason N. Pierce • E, Clifford Pierson • Avery Pike • Kenneth Porter • Richard Porter • James Post • Albert Rathgeb • Carlton Reynolds • Ralph Reynolds • William Rider • Henry Rocano • Platt Rogers • Harold Ruffles • James A. Ryan • Leon Ryan • Louis Schmidt • Charles F. Scofield • George L. Scofield • Harold Scofield • Thomas Settle • George Sherman • Horace L. Shepard Jr. • Morton Shepard • Roy W. Shepard • Melvin Simon • George Smith • Laurence W. Smith • Linder C. Smith • Robert Smith • Walter Smith • Charles Soderberg • R. Oscar Soderberg • Lowell Starr • Samuel Stebbins • Kenneth Stevens • Jeffrey A. Stone • George H. Stott • Crispell Sturdevant • Anthony Sunderland • William Sunderland • Earl E. Targett • Elmer Teagarden • Frank K. Thompson • Patrick Torraca • Donald N. Tweedy • Irving Vail • Walter Van Nostrand Jr. • Francis Vaughn • Henry Vaughn • Charles H. Voegele • Conrad Wile Ward • Frank S. Ward • William C. Ward • Burling Wells • Frank Wittland • Leonard D. Wildman • Ellis Wilson • Henry Wilson • Clifton Wright

In Memoriam

* Walter Henebry * Fred Gregory Lyon * Joseph McHugh

“For our tomorrow they gave their today”.

Marker is at the intersection of Memorial Drive and South Street, on the left when traveling south on Memorial Drive.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources:

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