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January 3, 2007

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Recently I photographed the various World War I memorial tree plaques located in Memorial Park next to Town Hall on Fifth Avenue in Pelham. The plaques honor Pelham citizens who lost their lives in military service to the nation during World War I. The plaques no longer grace the trees planted in reminder of the fallen soldiers. They long since have been moved to small stone pedestals located in the park.

Below are images of each of the nine markers. Beneath each photograph, to facilitate searches, I have transcribed the text of the pertinent marker.

MEMORIAL TREE
WORLD WAR
1917-1918
JOHN L. YOUNG
UNITED STATES ARMY
DEDICATED BY
PELHAM POST NO 50
AMERICAN LEGION

MEMORIAL TREE
WORLD WAR
1917-1918
ROBERT W. McCLAIN
UNITED STATES ARMY
DEDICATED BY
PELHAM POST NO 50
AMERICAN LEGION

MEMORIAL TREE
WORLD WAR
1917-1918
GEORGE WALSH
UNITED STATES ARMY
DEDICATED BY
PELHAM POST NO 50
AMERICAN LEGION

MEMORIAL TREE
WORLD WAR
1917-1918
ILMANI HEINO
UNITED STATES ARMY
DEDICATED BY
PELHAM POST NO 50
AMERICAN LEGION

MEMORIAL TREE
WORLD WAR
1917-1918
PHILIP E. HASSINGER
UNITED STATES ARMY
DEDICATED BY
PELHAM POST NO 50
AMERICAN LEGION

MEMORIAL TREE
WORLD WAR
1917-1918
FREDERICK C. GERLOFF
UNITED STATES ARMY
DEDICATED BY PELHAM POST NO 50
AMERICAN LEGION

MEMORIAL TREE
WORLD WAR
1917-1918
FRANKLIN C. FAIRCHILD
UNITED STATES ARMY
DEDICATED BY
PELHAM POST NO 50
AMERICAN LEGION

MEMORIAL TREE
WORLD WAR
1917-1918
JAMES S. BROWN
UNITED STATES ARMY
DEDICATED BY
PELHAM POST NO 50
AMERICAN LEGION

MEMORIAL TREE
WORLD WAR
1917-1918
CHARLES AMATO
UNITED STATES NAVY
DEDICATED BY
PELHAM POST NO 50
AMERICAN LEGION

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