John E. White Park

High St., Lyman Ave., Bay St. and Summer St.

Staten Island

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This park honors Staten Island World War I veteran John Edward White (1893-1917) who served in the 4th Truck Company, Ammunition Train of the Coast Artillery. Born in Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, White served as a trainman for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in St. George, Staten Island. White enlisted in the United States Army to fight in World War I (1914-1918) and became a member of the Allied Expeditionary Force. He gave his life assisting in the defeat of Germany.

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