Grand Ave. Memorial
A committee of concerned
neighbors from the area headed by Othniel Clarke met with a goal of replacing
the plaque which was stolen years ago. While unable to find any information as
to the original inscription the committee presented
Auburn Post with an idea of honoring
Cranston residents killed during World War I that were not otherwise named on
any other memorial in the city. This made the most sense and the committee got
busy raising the needed funds and conducting the research into the names need
for the plaque.
On Saturday May 18th a
re-dedication of the Grand Ave. Memorial was held
to show the newly installed plaque.
This group did an outstanding
job in getting a memorial which had sat for years without a named purpose and
their actions I'm sure will be appreciated by the families of the fallen heroes,
Veterans and all of the residents of the City of Cranston.
I
IN
MEMORY OF
THOMAS
BRENNAN
JOHN
CITU
LUIGI
D'ANTUONO
EUGENE
A. FRANCHI
JOHN J.
MURPHY
JOSEPH
F. O'NEIL
JOHN T.
RUZZI
DANIEL
R. WRIGHT
AND ALL
WORLD WAR I VETERANS
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The Original Bronze plaque was stolen from this memorial.
If anyone has a photo or knows what the inscription was please email auburn post with this information.
We need information to replace the plaque to once again Honor the Veteran for which it was named.
Located on a triangle of land at
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