 WWII Memorial Committee
On April 19th , 2006, the
memorial to the Gloucester Veterans and their families was delivered to
Kent Circle. This will help to preserve the memory of those who
sacrificed in those terrible war years.
Today we intend to honor those heroes, living and dead. These are and
were your fathers, uncles, and brothers. They fought for you, their
families, and their country.
The WWII Memorial Committee erected this memorial to honor our veterans, both mean and women, and the merchant seamen that served their country so nobly.
This was a very trying time for the home front too. This memorial will
also honor the mothers, fathers, and wives of these heroes. They mourned
their tragic loss when their loved one was killed or missing in action.
They too put in great effort to win the war. They suffered rationing of
clothes and food such as butter, meat, oils, and sugar. Gasoline and
tires were rationed. Many households planted victory gardens to
supplement the food supply.
Over 420,000 men were killed in action. Over 420,000 mothers and fathers
lost their sons in battle. Of these, 72,000 were listed as missing in action, never to be found again.
God Bless America!
What's New
October 13, 2006
75 New Photographs of
veterans have been added.
July 4, 2006
The monument
was dedicated this morning
for a crowd of around 600 people. Many thanks to Master of Ceremonies,
Tony Verga, and also to speakers Senator Bruce Tarr, Mayor John Bell,
Father Eugene Alves, and to our keynote speaker, Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, Thomas Kelley. Additional thanks to all of the veterans, of all
wars, that could be there to support and to honor the committee's hard
work, to the Gloucester Boys Lacrosse team for setting up the chairs in
the morning, to the Rockport Legion Band, to the current members of the Coast
Guard, to the members of the Gloucester High School ROTC and also to the
St. Peter's Fiesta Committee (for the use of their chairs) for creating
a beautiful day. The ceremony was tasteful and timely and certainly
honored Gloucester's WWII Veterans, both living and dead, and all of
their families. We hope that you will enjoy our memorial for years to
come.
VIEW SOME PHOTOGRAPHS OF DEDICATION DAY HERE!
If you know of someone who
has not yet contributed to the efforts of the WWII Committee please
refer our work to them. We are still in the process of collecting funds
for the perpetual care of the memorial.
Click here to see some photographs of
Dedication Day, July 4, 2006.
The Gloucester WWII
Committee would like to thank its generous donors HERE!
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