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Lower East Side War Memorial
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| Dedicated: | May 30, 1953 |
| Location: | E. Broadway, Canal, Rutgers Street |
| Description: | Cylindrical bas relief stele, incised letters |
| Materials: | Polished granite, bronze plaque |
| Dimensions: | 12'h x 4'diam |
| Donor: | Morris Dickstein Post #462, Veterans of Foreign Wars |
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN DEFENSE OFTHEIR COUNTRY/
BASE: DEDICATED BY MORRIS DICKSTEIN POST NO 462 VFW
PLAQUE: ERECTED BY THE / MORRIS DICKSTEIN POST NO. 462 / VETERANS
OF FOREIGN WARS / OF THE UNITED STATES / MAY 30, 1953 / DEDICATED TO
OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN ORIGINATING FROM THE LOWER EAST SIDE/
WHO SERVED OUR COURNTRY DURING / WORLD WAR I..WORLD WAR II..KOREAN
ACTION / OUR NATION AND ALL FREE PEOPLES / ARE PERPETUALLY IN THEIR
DEBT / GROUND DEDICATED BY HONORABLE HUGO E. ROGERS / BOROUGH
PRESIDENT, MANHATTAN 1946-1950.
FOR COMMITTEE LIST SEE INDEX CARD
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