POW-MIA Memorial - Portsmouth NH

In 2011 for Veteran's Day, I posted the names, birth and death dates and service information for soldiers who died during World War I and who are memorialized here in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. My fellow blogger, Heather Wilkinson Rojo, inspired me then and continues to inspire me now with her Veteran's Day Transcription Project, a digital memorial of the men and women from New Hampshire who have served our country. This is my contribution for Veteran's Day 2012. 

On the corner of South Street and Junkins Avenue there is an often overlooked memorial here in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It is tucked away a bit downhill and toward the back of the small park.

The stone toward the front is dedicated 

"to all who served."

On its top are medallions for the different United States service branches; Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard and Air Force.

POW-MIA You are not forgotten.

"This stone is dedicated to all 

POW/MIA's from New Hamphsire 

from all wars and acts of aggression 

against this great country."

Following are all names listed on this memorial:

Vietnam

Alloway, Clyde D.

Badolati, Frank N.

Burnett, Sheldon J.

Ganley, Richard O.

Hemlich, Gerald R.

Mulleavey, Quinten E.

Page, Albert L.

Pearson, William R.

Sullivan, Robert J.

Korean Conflict

Ackley, Phillip W.
Ashley, Francis A.
Bostford, Phillip A.
Brennan, John C.
Buckley, Arthur D.
Bullock, Elmer T.
Charles, Madison F.
Curley, George A.
Dick, Myron G.
Dubay, Gerald L.
Dunham, Leland R.
Flanders, Henry C.
Fleming, Frederick E.
Fletcher, Robert S.
Frazier, Reginald E.
Griggs, Benjamin J.
Hamlin, Elmer R.
Hedman, Robert S.

Hesseltine, Herbert A.
Hill George N.
Jordan, Paul H.
Kelley, John M.
Kendall, Warren O.
Labonte, Arthur R.
Leblanc, Ronald L.
Ledoux, Theodore W.
Robert H. Malloy [sic]
Mills, Bruce R.
Morin, Fernand, A.
Pelletier, Joseph N.
Richard, Elmer P.
Ritter, Wallace F.
Robillard, Joseph A.
Russell, Ernest F.
Sidney, Alfred H.
Smith, Harry S.

At the bottom of the memorial:

"The only thing that's worse 

than being a POW/MIA 

is to be a forgotten POW/MIA."

Dedicated by Squadron #6
Sons of the American Legion Portsmouth
November 2004

You are not forgotten!

Respectfully, 

Jennifer

If you have any questions, or would like a larger version of one of these images, please leave a comment or email me at jshoer [at] reconnectingrelatives [dot] com. 

Soldiers Who Died in World War I - Portsmouth, New Hampshire

On the corner of Islington Street and Route 33 in Portsmouth, NH lies Plains Field. Although best known for the Little League baseball games played there, it is also home to a memorial for the Portsmouth residents who died in World War I. Below are transcriptions of the honor roll 'stone' and the individual memorials. The honor roll name is above each individual memorial. Please note that there are some spelling differences and that there are two memorials not listed on the honor roll.

1917 Honor Roll 1919

IN MEMORY OF 

THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME

SACRIFICE IN THE WORLD WAR.

Carl A. Pearson

1893-1918 

IN MEMORY OF

CARL A. PEARSON, U.S.A.

12th DIVISION, CO. A, M.P.

Evelyn Petrie

 1889-1918 

IN MEMORY OF 

EVELYN PETRIE, U.S.A.

NURSE'S CORPS.

Edward J. Mack

 1872-1919.

IN MEMORY OF

LT. EDWARD J. MACK, U.S.A.

Christopher Smart

1891-1918

IN MEMORY OF

CHRISTOPHER SMART

U.S. NAVY

Frederick S. Towle

 1864-1918 

IN MEMORY OF

CAPT. FREDERICK S. TOWLE

MEDICAL CORPS.

Frank E. Booma

 1894-1918 

IN MEMORY OF

LIEUT. FRANK BOOMA, U.S.A.

151st F.A.     KILLED IN ACTION

Harold L. Dutton

1890-1918

IN MEMORY OF

CORP. HAROLD L. DUTTON

325th REG. 82nd DIV. A.E.F.

DIED OF WOUNDS, ARGONNE FOREST

Paul C. Dennett

1892-1918

IN MEMORY OF

LT. PAUL C. DENNETT, U.S.A.

SURGEON 2nd BATT. 75TH A., C.A.C. (?)

Sydney R. Pickles

 1892-1918

IN MEMORY OF

SIDNEY R. PICKLES, U.S.A.

18th INFANTRY

KILLED IN ACTION.     ARGONNE FOREST

John P. White

1872-1918

IN MEMORY OF

LT. JOHN P. WHITE, U.S.A.

Hugh C. Hill

 1892-1918

IN MEMORY OF

HUGH CONWAY HILL, U.S.A.

CO. K, 359th INF. A.E.F.

KILLED IN ACTION.     ST. MICHEL.

Michael Lynch

 1870-1919

IN MEMORY OF

MICHAEL LYNCH, U.S.N.

U.S.S. OKLAHOMA

John Tanco

 1887-1919

IN MEMORY OF

SGT. JOHN TANCO, U.S.A.

Arthur T. Patch

 1894-1917

IN MEMORY OF

ARTHUR T. PATCH, U.S.N.

U.S.S. BALTIMORE

Frank H. N. Grant

1886-1918

IN MEMORY OF

LT.FRANK H. GRANT, U.S.A.

Chester A. Bock

1890-1918.

IN MEMORY OF

CHESTER A. BOCK, U.S.A.

Floyd Barker

 1891-1918.

IN MEMORY OF

SGT. FLOYD BARKER, U.S.M.C.

KILLED IN ACTION

John J. Conners

 1894-1918 

IN MEMORY OF

JOHN J. CONNORS

101st A. E. F., U.S.A.

KILLED IN ACTION

George Durand

1897-1918

IN MEMORY OF

GEORGE DURAND, U.S.M.C.

35TH CO., 1st REPLACEMENT BATT.

KILLED IN ACTION

Faye E. Hatt

 1892-1918

IN MEMORY OF

FAYE EUGENE HATT, U.S.A.

KILLED IN ACTION

Henry Taylor

 -1918

IN MEMORY OF

STEPHEN H. TAYLOR, C.A.

8(?)7TH MONTREAL GRENADIER GUARDS

KILLED IN ACTION

Theodore D. Schmidt

 1895-1918

IN MEMORY OF

LT. THEODORE D. SCHMIDT

CO. M, 39TH INFANTRY, U.S.A.

DIED OF WOUNDS

Francis A. Scott

 1890-1918.

IN MEMORY OF

CAPT. FRANCIS A. SCOTT, U.S.A.

207TH INFANTRY.

KILLED IN ACTION

Amedio Priori

1887-1918 

IN MEMORY OF

AMEDEO FIORI, U.S.A.

KILLED IN ACTION

The following two individuals were not listed in the honor roll. 

Currier

 1894-1918

IN MEMORY OF

HAROLD N. CURRIER

U.S. NAVY

Fingleton

IN MEMORIAM

LIEUT. LEWIS J. FINGLETON, U.S.N.

MORTUS PRO PATRIAE

U.S.S. CYCLOPS      APRIL 1918

In 1921 Joseph Foster published The Soldier's Memorial. Portsmouth, NH 1893-1921. In it, these same memorials are transcribed and additional information is given on pages 49-125 through 60-136.  You can also read the speeches and presentations given on 10 August 1919 when these stones were dedicated. This title is available through Google Books.

This photo and transcription project was inspired by Heather Wilkinson Rojo at Nutfield Genealogy. See also her Veteran's Day Transcription Project.

If you have any questions, or would like a larger version of one of these images, please leave a comment or email me at jshoer [at] jenalygen [dot] com. 

Jennifer