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East Coast Memorial
Battery Park, Manhattan, New York

GPS: 40.702134, -74.015911

Battery Park
New York, NY 10004

Published: October 30, 2019
Total records: 4,598

History

The World War II East Coast Memorial commemorates those soldiers, sailors, Marines, coast guardsmen, merchant mariners and airmen who met their deaths in the service of their country in the western waters of the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. Its axis is oriented towards the Statue of Liberty. On each side of the axis are four gray granite pylons upon which are inscribed the name, rank, organization and state of each of the 4,611 missing in the waters of the Atlantic.

It's sister memorial, "West Coast Memorial" is located in San Francisco's Presidio.

The East Coast Memorial was dedicated by President John F. Kennedy on May 23, 1963.

Memorial Records

Records published here were acquired from American Battle Monuments Commission on October 30, 2019.

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Downloadable Files

• East Coast Memorial, Brochure, (613 KB)