Sherman Square
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Grand Street Boys War Tablet
Dedicated: | November 11, 1954 |
Location: | Broadway at 70th Street |
Description: | Tablet on plinth |
Materials: | Bronze and granite |
Dimensions: | H: 1'3" W: 1'9" |
Donor: | Grand Street Boys |
Inscription
Main plaque:A TRIBUTE TO THOSE / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / THAT WE MAY LIVE / IN FREEDOM / GRAND STREET BOYS POST NO. 1025 / AMERICAN LEGION/ NOVEMBER 11, 1954 /
Plaque on fence:
WAR MEMORIAL COMMITTEE/ ELMER A. ROGERS, CHAIRMAN/ STANLEY BOGART --- DAVID KLEIN / ELMER HIRSCHHORN --- BENJAMIN F. MORROW / CHARLES ISRAEL --- HERMAN RUTHAZER / ISIDOR JABLONS --- LOUIS TOUSCHER / SAMUEL MOSES /
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