East Coast Memorial

Memorial to those who lost their lives in the North Atlantic in WWII.

Sculptor: Albino Manca, Architect: Gehron and Seltzer; Paul Cret Harbeson. Dedicated: May 23, 1963.

There is an Eagle on pedestal between two ranks of four inscribed pylons (eight pylons in all; axis aligned with Statue of Liberty)

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East Coast Memorial

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East Coast Memorial

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East Coast Memorial, near Staten Island Ferry Building

Facing the Statue of Liberty across New York harbor, the East Coast Memorial is located at the southern end of Battery Park. This memorial honors the 4,601 missing American servicemen who lost their lives in the Atlantic Ocean while engaged in combat during World War II. Designed by the architectural firm of Gehron and Seltzer, the monument consists of a large, paved plaza punctuated by eight massive 19-foot tall gray granite pylons (four each on the southern and northern sides) onto which are inscribed the names, rank, organization and state of each of the deceased.

On the eastern side of the plaza a monumental bronze eagle, sculpted by Albino Manca (1898-1976) and set on a pedestal of polished black granite, grips a laurel wreath over a wave—signifying the act of mourning at the watery grave. The monument was commissioned by the American Battle Monuments Commission, a small independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government, and was dedicated by President John F. Kennedy on May 23, 1963.

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Plaque

Part at East Coast Memorial

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East Coast Memorial

Photo 104, May 2008