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East Coast Memorial Plaza (New York City, New York)

USA / New Jersey / Hoboken / New York City, New York / Battery Park
 Second World War 1939-1945, interesting place, war memorial

War Memorial honoring American Servicemen who lost their lives during World War Two in the Atlantic Ocean. Constructed in 1960, it features eight sawn-granite monoliths forming a mall, with rolls of those merchant mariners who died at sea off this coast in WWII.

www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_h...
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Coordinates:   40°42'7"N   74°0'57"W

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  • gubo (guest)
    Honors U.S. servicemen who died in the Atlantic coastal waters in World War II. Dedicated by President Kennedy May 23, 1963.
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