The Dead Were Once Someone Too: October 2018

The following is a transcription of the Korean and Vietnam War memorial at the Bruce E. Johnston Memorial Park in Raynham, Massachusetts. This post was made as a contribution to Heather Wilkinson Rojo's Honor Roll Project. The photos in this post were taken by me on October 24, 2018.

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SO HIGH IS GRANDEUR TO OUR DUST
SO NEAR TO GOD IS MAN
WHEN DUTY WHISPERS LOW THOU MUST
THE YOUTH REPLIES I CAN

EMERSON

KOREA

RICHARD K. STEPHENSON

ALAN E. ISENOR

FRANK G. VENTURA

JOHN I. SILVA

EUGENE J. PERRY

RAYMOND J. MURBY

JOSEPH AVILLA

CHESTER E. SNOOK

ROLAND E. DION

WILLIAM J. SILVIA

GABRIEL J. MOITOZO

GEORGE V. LEONARD

ROBERT D. NEWTON

RONALD B. McMACKIN

WILLIAM O. THOMAS

RICHARD D. SMITH

DONALD P. ROSE

KEITH L. BARSTAD

JOSEPH V. KEENE, SR.

FRANCIS T. ROBERSON

KOREA

WARREN D. PILLSBURY

FRANCIS LEWIS

H. VIRGINIA JANES

RONALD REED

HARRY CAREY

JOSEPH MENDOZA, JR.

ROGER W. HOWLETT,

GEORGE W. HASKINS

DONALD MOE McCAFFREY

LEON O MACHADO

KEN RED BRADSHAW JR

HOWARD B. LEONARD

VIETNAM

☆BRUCE E. JOHNSTON III

☆TIMOTHY R. JENNINGS

☆JAMES B. McGARRY

VIETNAM

WILLIAM C. WALSH

JOHN J. WALSH

PETER B. WOODWORTH

PATRICK DAVIS

ROBERT L. ASACK

ROBERT G. NAVIN

MARTIN REID

WILLIAM A. SCHUTZMEISTER

RICHARD H. KULAK

ROBERT W. McGUIRE, JR.

JAMES M. BYTHER

DAVID HUTCHINSON

JACK EDGELL

RICHARD CURRY

ROBERT CURRY

ROBERT E. PARKER, JR.

ROBERT A. JACONE

ARNOLD G. ZIEGLER

THOMAS YOUNG

RICHARD W. TEED

VIETNAM

WALTER CODEK

GEORGE O'BRIEN

WILLIAM O'BRIEN

ALAN REID

ROBERT M. SHELLING

GORDON H. FRANCIS

BRIAN T. McCABE

EDWARD F. McCABE, JR.

DAVID WOODWARD

EDWARD F. MARSTON, JR.

JAMES H. MULVIHILL

JAMES J. WARD

JOHN J. McKINNON

CHARLES S. McKINNON

MICHAEL A. BEDFORD

HENRY J. BERUBE

JOHN P. TIBI

WILLIAM P. O'NEILL

MICHAEL P. KELLY

WARREN M. MEDEIROS

VIETNAM

HAROLD F. SWEENEY, JR.

ALBERT E. DEMELLO, JR.

MURRAY SALTER

MICHAEL C. ESTABROOK

STEPHEN REID

MICHAEL J. FLANAGAN

LYN E. FARIAS

ROBERT R. REID

ROBERT YOUNG

DAVID G. NEEDS

EDMUND F. BELENGER

KENNETH P. POWERS

JERROLD JORDAN

BARRY S. SNOOK

GLEN D. SNOOK

GEORGE W. ROGERS

GARY E. SCHUELE

ERECTED BY THE TRUSTEES OF SOLDIERS MEMORIALS

DONALD E. KELLY HENRY L. KENDRICK MARIE A. SMITH GERARD L. SMITH

MARGUERITE R. ALMEIDA ANNE M. MOORE CARL I. SHERMAN ROLAND E. DION

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The following is a transcription of the two war memorials located at Central Square in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. This post was done as a contribution to Heather Wilkinson Rojo's Honor Roll Project. All photos in this post were taken by me on October 22, 2018.

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THIS MEMORIAL

IS ERECTED

IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO WENT FROM

BRIDGEWATER

TO SERVE THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM

ON LAND AND SEA AND IN THE AIR

1917 - 1919

AGABABIAN VAHAN H
ALDEN HOLLIS E
ALESKEWIC ADAM
AMES DONALD B
AMES MALCOLM H
ANDERSON HARRY
★ ANDREWS JOHN A
ANTONUCCI ANTONIO
ANTULONIS WILLIAM J
ASH RICHARD P
ATHANSIS THOMAS
ATKINSON ALBERT D
ATKINSON WARREN E
BALL HARRY A
BARANOWSKI ZIGMONT
BARR ERNEST G
BARRETT JAMES I
BARTON RICHMOND S
BASSETT WILLIAM M
BEATTY JOHN J
BEDARD HENRY L
BEKLIS STEFAN
BERTELLI GIACOMO R
BEVIS JOHN C
BILLI BRUNO
BISSONNETTE JOSEPH O
BLINN WILLIAM H
BOIS WILFRED J
BONINO VINCENZO
BOUCHARD HENRY A
BOUCHARD JOHN J
BOUCHER EDWARD
BOUCHER WILLIAM
BOULANGER EMIL G
BOURDON SIMEON
BOVE LARRY
BOZAJIAN GUY H
BRENNAN CHARLES F
BROWN FRED A
★ BROWN LOUIS C
BROWN MORRIS H
BUCKLEY EDWARD T
BUCKLEY JOHN
BULK THEODORE F
BURNS HERBERT N
BURNS STANLEY S
BURNS WILLIAM H JR
CALLAHAN GEORGE F
CAMERON DONALD E
CAMPANINI ERMINJO
CARLL HYMAN
CARR ARTHUR W
CARROLL CHARLES A
CARROLL HOWARD W
CARROLL ROBERT L
CARROLL WALTER M
CARVER GEORGE E
CARVER HAROLD J
CASEY BARTHOLOMEW F
CASHON J FRANCIS
CASTANO MANUEL
CASWELL ALTON E
CAVICCHI RALPH J
CHADWICK JOSEPH H
CHAMBERLAIN AUSTIN W
CHAMBERLAIN FREDERIC C
CHOPOURIAN HAGOP N
CHRISIMOS GEORGE C
CHURCHILL WALTER P
CLARK AMY H
CLARK JOHN T
CLARK PAUL O 2D
CLARK RICHMOND S
COCHRANE ALBERT C
★ COCHRANE FREDERICK W
COLEMAN EDWARD F
CONANT HAROLD S
CONDON J JOSEPH
CONNOR JOHN
★ CONNOR JOSEPH P
COOPER LEONARD P
COPELAND ALFRED W
COPELAND IRVING W
COPELAND LESTER
COPP ARTHUR A
★ COPP CHARLES H
COPP ORRIN G
CORNWALL CHARLES O
COSTA LAURENCE D
COSTA STEPHEN T
COVINGTON DONALD K
CROSS RICHARD N
CROWELL ALVIN F
CUMMINGS EDWARD L
CUMMINGS JAMES M
CUMMINGS JOHN T
CUSHMAN ALFRED T
D'ALESSANDRO ANTONIO
DAMON CHESTER W
DANIELS ALBERT W
DAY MURRAY
DEPOYAN CHARLES
DESNOYERS ORRIN L
DEVINE JAMES J
★ DOLAN MARTIN
DOMENICONI CESARE
DONATI CHARLES
DOREY EDWARD H
DOWD JOHN W
DUFFY WILLIAM S
DUNN JAMES L
DYER WALTER O
DYER WILLIAM J
EAMES DOUGLAS J
EAMES JAMES A
EDDY GEORGE A
EDWARD EDWIN T
ENO LUMAN M
ENO LUTHER F
FABER LOUIS P
FARNUM CLARENCE R
FARREN CHARLES
FARREN JOHN M JR
FARREN ROBERT E
★ FERRINI ANTONIO
FINNEGAN PATRICK J
FITCH ROGER S
FLYNN FRANCIS J
FLYNN JAMES E
FLYNN JOHN L
FORCIER FRANK K
FORCIER PAUL M
FORTIER CHARLES C JR
FRENCH LYMAN D
FRUZZETTI ALDERICO
GAGNE JOHN B
GEDMINS FRANK O
GETCHELL JAMES E
GILBERT WILLIAM J
GIRARD WILLIAM W
★ GOREY FRANCIS L
GORMAN JOHN E
GRAVES JOHN E
GREEN JOSEPH
HALL FRANCIS M
HALL GEORGE E
HART D MILTON
HARVEY CHARLES B
HASKELL ERNEST E
HATHAWAY RALPH R
HAYES CECIL V
HAYWARD ALBERT W
HAYWARD EDWIN D
HIGGINS JAMES E
HIGGINS WILLIAM T
HOGAN WILLIAM J
HOOPER CHARLES L
HOULBERG FRANCIS A
HOURAHAN WILLIAM F
HUNT FRANKLIN B
HUNT HAROLD D
HUNT REGINALD S
HUNT WILLIAM E
IMHOFF HENRY
JACKSON DUNHAM
JANJIGIAN HAGOP A
JELALIAN SIRAGAN
JENSEN ALFRED R
JONES MAURICE A
JONES PERCY R
JOSSELYN DANIEL M
JOSSELYN MORRILL P
KEITH JAMES H
KEITH LEROY F
KEITH PERCIVAL F
KENNEDY RAY A
KESHGEGIAN KEGHAM A
KILBRIDGE JOHN F
KILBRIDGE THOMAS J
KING EDWARD L
KING HAROLD C
KINGSLEY ARTHUR C
KINGSLEY EDWIN F
KOPCYCK ANTHONY
KUZBORSKI STANLEY
LAFFER BERNARD A
LAGARDE ALDOR L
LEACH REGINALD D
LEBARON HARRY K
LIBBY ORRAN D
LOMBARDI FAUST P
LOTHROP DUNCAN
LUNAM ALEXANDER B M
LYNCH FRANCIS J
LYNCH MICHAEL J JR
MACSWAIN NORMAN
MADIGAN JAMES J
MALOOMIAN HARRY K
MALZONE VINCENZO
MANN HAROLD W
MANUELIDES MANOLIS S
MARAZZI JOHN F
MARSHALL FRED W
MASCIOCCHI GERMANIO
MATTESON GLEN S
MAY EMERY
★ McCANAUGH WILLIAM H
★ McCAULEY THOMAS G
McFARLAND WILLIAM A
McFARLIN HORACE A
McGUINNESS PATRICK J
McHUGH EDWARD F
McILWRAITH JOHN N
McILWRAITH WILLIAM I
McKINLEY DAVID G
McLAUGHLIN JAMES
McLEAN ROBERT W
McMAHON FRANCIS W
McNEIL ALEXANDER
MILLER HAROLD W
MOORE CHARLES N
MOORE FRANCIS E
MORELLI GUISEPPE
MORGANELLI ORAZIO
MORRISON KENNETH V
MORRISON MURDOCK
MORRISSEY MENDO
MULLIGAN JOSEPH P
NARKOVSKI PETER
NEVILLE JAMES C
O'BRIEN JOSEPH F
O'BRIEN THOMAS E
★ OLIVER JAMES A JR
PACKARD WESLEY A
PAPAIOANOU ZISIMOS D
PARFINOVICH DAMIAN
PARSHLEY THOMAS B
PERKINS FAELTON C
PERKINS LEROY W
PERRY CHARLES E
PERRY EVERETT E
PETRUSZKA JOHN
PICKETT EDWARD F
PICKETT JOHN R
PIERCE CHARLES H
PIERCE FRANK A
PIERCE MORTON L
PIERCE VERNON H
PIERCE WALTER R
POCINSKI KAROLL
POLLARD JULIAN W
POLLESCKI JOSEPH
PRATT ARTHUR E
PRATT HERBERT K
PRATT HOWARD
PROVOST GEORGE A
PROVOST LENZO J
PROVOST LOUIS A
PRUNIER EDWARD W
PRUNIER JOHN B
QUINLAN MORRIS M
★ RANDALL WARREN A
RAYNARD JOHN
REED AUGUSTUS S
REYNOLDS CHARLES A
RICE CHESTER L
RICHMOND DAVID R
RIGHINI ARSENIO
RIPLEY SAMUEL B
RIVET GEORGE D
RIX ERNEST L
ROSCOE EDGAR H
ROSCOE RICHARD R
ROUNTRY FORREST J
RUDIS JOHN
RUSSELL FLOYD W
RUSSELL HERBERT J
ST. ONGE THOMAS
SALA GEORGE C
SAMPLE ARTHUR C
SAMPLE EVERETT C
SARKISIAN VAHAN H
SAWICKI STEPHEN
SCANLON THOMAS J
SEYMOUR WILMARTH Y
SHARNBERG GUSTAF A
SHEEHAN JOHN M
SHEEHAN THOMAS F
SHEPHERD VINCENT J
SHIELDS HOMER
SIMMONS HAROLD B
SMITH C WALTER
SMITH HUGH
SMITH PERLEY B
★ SOULE AUBREY P
SOULE CARL W
SOULE RUSSELL L
SPRAGUE LESTER W
STEARNS HORACE M
STEPHENS EDWARD
SULLIVAN DANIEL L
SUTHERLAND WILLIAM C
SWEENEY MICHAEL J
SWEENEY WILLIAM A
SWEET HERBERT A
SWEET MYRON K
SYLVIA MANUEL
TALBOT EDWARD W
TAYLOR WILLIAM H
THERAULT ELZARD
THERAULT RENE
THOMAS WILFRED B
THOMPSON ROBERT G
TIBBETS FORREST C
TOMASINI ADOLFO
TURNBALL JAMES D
TURNER LOUIS A
TURNER WALTER L
UNIFERNAK ANTHONY
VARTEBEDIAN JERRY K
WATERHOUSE FRED P
WHEELER ROGER B
WHELAN EDMUND V
WHITE LORING R
WILBAR LOUIS A
★ WILLEY CHARLES P JR
WILLIAMS EVERETT B
WOOD LESTER W
WOOD LOUIS P
WOOD ROSARIO
WOODBURY DENNIS
WRIGHTINGTON CHARLES F
RENO ELMER E
ROWE HARRY

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BRIDGEWATER

DEDICATED TO THOSE

WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES

IN THE SERVICE OF

OUR COUNTRY

FREEDOM IS NEVER FREE

VIETMAN

WALTER J. KASCOCK JR.
GLENN A. MENOWSKY
LAWRENCE F. BEALS
ROBERT E.MORRIS JR.
BRUCE E. JOHNSTON III
LAWRENCE K. DOWD
THEODORE F. JOHNSON

WORLD WAR I

WARREN A. RANDALL
MARTIN DOLAN
LOUIS C. BROWN
CHARLES P. WILLEY JR.
THOMAS G. McCAULEY
JOSEPH P. CONNOR
ANTONIO FERRINI
JOHN A. ANDREWS
FREDERICK W. COCHRANE
JAMES A. OLIVER JR.
WILLIAM H. McANAUGH
AUBREY P. SOULE
FRANCIS L. GOREY
CHARLES H. COPP

KOREA

ROGER M. TANSEY

GLOBAL WAR

TERRORISM

KEVIN T. PREACH

WORLD WAR II

ROBERT PRATTI
JOSEPH CHESTNA
ANTHONY E. SOUZA
QUINTIN L. DUNN
JOSEPH E. LYNCH JR.
JOHN M. PIERPONT
ALFRED P. BERTELLI
PAUL R. STUBBS
RAYMOND J. MASON
ALBERT A. ENOS
ROBERT A. SILVA
THOMAS P. BUCKLEY
JOHN A. McNEELAND
ROBERT A. PIERPONT
MARIO A. CHIOCCA
KENNETH J. HARDING
MANUEL G. RIBERIO
HOWARD A. GOFF
MICHAEL J. CURLEY JR.