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Thursday, May 30, 2019

World War I Honor Roll Yamouthport, Massachusetts




This photograph and transcription was sent to me by Terry Eldridge-Murry to post online for The Honor Roll Project.  This project makes the veterans' names available to search engines online for researchers and family members. To learn more see this link to The Honor Roll Project: 
https://honorrollproject.weebly.com/    

According to Terry "The Yarmouth World War I Memorial is located on the Town Green at Route 6A and Strawberry Lane, Yarmouthport, MA.  A Grecian woman long gown and sandals. She is standing with her arms extended and holding a laurel wreath in each hand. The plaque was sculpted by John Francis Paramino and dedicated on September 4, 1926. Beneath each wreath is a list of names of Yarmouth citizens who served during World War I.  The plaque contains the following dedication:


IN HONOR OF THE
MEN OF YARMOUTH
WHO SERVED IN THE WAR WITH GERMANY
1917 1918
[The left side of the plaque is inscribed with the following names:]
ALLEN JOSEPH E.
BAKER ALFRED COLLINS
BAKER FRANK L.
BAKER MERRILL E.
BROWN CHARLS M.
BROWN RAY HENRY
CAHOON MONROE P.
CAHOON WALLACE H.
CAHOON WILLIAM
CAMPBELL VIRGIL W.
CARTER BERNARD SHIRLEY
CHASE ALBERT T.
CHASE ALEXANDER B. JR.
CHASE CARLETON E.
CHASE EDWARD M.
CHASE HARRY M.
CHASE JOSEPH K. JR.
CHASE MILTON
CHASE WARREN H.
CHILDS ALEXANDER G. JR.
COLLINS WILLIAM G.
COTELL HARRIS E.
DODGE RUSSELL C.
ELDRIDGE HENRY B.
ELDRIDGE JAMES W. JR.
ELLIS HAROLD W.
ELLIS JAMES W. JR.
ELLIS WARREN L.
FARRIS RUSSELL D.
GREENE RALPH E.
HALLET THATCHER T. 2ND.
NEBDITCH FREDRICK R.
JOHNSON EDWARD E.
[The right side of the plaque is inscribed with the following names:]
JOHNSON MORRIS L.
KELLEY ALBERT H.
KELLEY CHESTER B.
KITTILA OTTO E.
KNOWLES ALLEN H.
KNOWLES JAMES JR.
LEWIS J. CARLETON
MARCHANT ALBERT H.
MATTHEWS JOHN H.
MATTHEWS KENNETH
MONTCALM JOSHUA A.
O'BRIEN CHARLES A.
O'BRIEN RICHARD S.
OTIS EDWARD V.
PERRY LINCOLN F.
PINKHAM RAYMOND E.
RUSHTON CLARENCE C.
RYDER ARTHUR S.
SCHWAB WILLIAM A.
SCHWAB WILLIAM A. JR.
SHERMAN ZOETH A.
SILVER LEON L.
SIMPKINS NATHANIEL S. JR.
*SIMPKINS WILLARD S.
SWIFT PAUL M.
THACHER ENOS
THACHER THOMAS C. JR.
THACHER WILLIS
TRIPP FRANK C.
TRIPP HERBERT C.
VOORHIS CHARLES D.
WHITE CHARLES H.

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