Memorial

In memory of the Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Airmen of Lynnfield who heard the call of duty and gave their lives in defense of their country - lest we forget.

Revolutionary War
 

Daniel Townsend
Soldier kneeling
 
William Flint
Soldier kneeling
 
Thomas Hadley
Soldier kneeling

Civil War
 

George W. Palmer
Soldier kneeling
 
William C. Whitcomb
Soldier kneeling
 
Benjamin Crowell
Soldier kneeling
 
Henry A. Hewes
Soldier kneeling
 
John P. Mead
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Daniel P. Cook
Soldier kneeling

World War I
 

Willard J. Freeman
Soldier kneeling
 
Benjamin L. Mitchell
Soldier kneeling
 
John F. Lammers
Soldier kneeling

World War II
 

Paul Webster Pinkham
 
Fireman Second Class - United States Navy
July 2, 1922 - October 24,1944
 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Pinkham, 938 Main Street Lynnfield
Taken Prisoner at the surrender of the Manila Bay area
to the Japanese, May 6, 1942.
POW - Died in captivity when the Japanese prison ship he was on sunk.
Soldier kneelingPrisoner of War Image
 
Lloyd A Elwell
 
Private First Class - Infantry - United States Army
January 10,1915 - May 29,1943
 
Brother of Wayne Elwell, 100 Beaver Avenue Lynnfield
Son of Albert and Florence Elwell of Leominster, Mass.
Killed in action, Attu Island the Aleutians
Soldier kneeling
 
Charles Wesley Tuttle
 
Staff Sergeant - Gunner - United States Army Air Corps
June 20, 1909 - August 7, 1943
 
Son of Thomas Albert Tuttle, 38 Forest Hill Avenue Lynnfield
Husband of Ruth Tuttle, Lynn MA
Father of Robert Tuttle
Killed in action, New Guinea
Soldier kneeling
 
William N Sparkes
 
First Lieutenant - Paratrooper - United States Army
456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Army
May 1, 1914 - February 5, 1944
 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. William C Sparkes, 525 Salem Street Lynnfield
Husband of Dorothy Wright Sparkes, West Fitchburg MA
Killed in Action, Anzio Italy
Soldier kneeling
 
Herbert K Dow
 
Private - Infantry - United States Army
August 22, 1914 - July 15, 1944
 
Husband of Mildred Hennigar Dow of Summer Street Lynnfield
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester A Dow of Newburyport
Killed in action near Pisa, Italy
Soldier kneeling
 
John E Harriss Jr.
 
Second Lieutenant - Pilot - United States Air Force
June 1, 1923 - July 19, 1944
 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John E Harriss of Lynnfield and Milford Stafford England
Missing on flight from Port Moresby, New Guinea
 
Ralph Cushman
 
Seaman First Class - Sea Bees - United States Navy Reserve
September 5, 1920 - August 16, 1944
 
Husband of Rachel Olmstead Cushman of 82 Summer Street Lynnfield
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert N Cushman of Ellsworth, ME.
Died in a military hospital, New Guinea
 
David B Todd
 
Private First Class - Infantry - United States Army
B Co. 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Div.
May 14, 1925 - November 21, 1944
 
Son or Mr. and Mrs. Nelson B Todd Summer Street Lynnfield
Killed in action, Germany
Soldier kneeling

Robert Pirie
 

Carpenter's Mate 1st Class - Seabee - United States Navy Reserve
133rd Naval Construction Battalion, Attached to 4th Division USMC
June 10, 1909 - February 19, 1945
 
Husband of Barbara Shaw Pirie 2 Sylvan Circle Lynnfield
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pirie, Nahant
Killed in action Iwo Jima
Soldier kneeling
 
Charles Nelson Todd
 
First Lieutenant - United States Army
B Co. 809th Tank Destroyer Battalion
March 13, 1921 - March 8, 1945
 
Son or Mr. and Mrs. Nelson B Todd Summer Street Lynnfield
Killed in action, Germany
Soldier kneeling
 
Roy J LaFrenier
 
Corporal - United States Army
July 27, 1915 - March 9, 1945
 
Son of Mrs. Madeleine Rapp 217 Main Street Lynnfield
Killed in action, Germany
Soldier kneeling
 
Richard R Poeton
 
First Lieutenant - Pilot - United States Air Force
350th Fighter Group
October 7, 1923 - April 16, 1945
 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Poeton, Salem Street Lynnfield
Killed in action, Northern Italy
Soldier kneeling
 
Richard F Crocker
 
Pharmacist's Mate 2nd Class - United States Navy
March 8, 1925 - March 15, 1947
 
Son or Mr. and Mrs. Richard Crooker, Pillings Pond Lynnfield
Died at Chelsea Naval Hospital

Korea
 

Ronald J Foglietta
 
Airman Second Class - United States Air Force
April 9, 1932 - February 27, 1953
6167 Operation SQ
 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Foglietta, 14 Birchwood Road Lynnfield
Died in plane crash, near Seoul Korea
 
David R Hardy
 
Lieutenant Junior Grade - Pilot - United States Naval Air Force
January 9, 1935 - December 21, 1960
 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R Hardy, 849 Salem Street Lynnfield
Died in plane crash off Argentina, Newfoundland

Vietnam
 

Kent H Waring
 
First Lieutenant - Pilot - United States Air Force
98th Fighter Interceptor Squadron
December 19, 1935 - January 6, 1961
 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. George H Waring 946 Salem Street Lynnfield
Husband of Nancy Maxwell Waring
Father of Keith A Waring and Kent H Waring Jr.
Killed on training mission
 
Allan H Jordan
 
First Lieutenant - United States Marine Corps
Golf Co. 2nd Battalion 26th Marines 3rd Marine Division
June 7, 1943 - April 6, 1961
 
Son or Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jordan 758 Main Street Lynnfield
Killed in action, Hill 700, Khe Sahn Vietnam
Soldier kneeling
 
Eric Charles Thompson
 
Lieutenant Junior Grade - Bombardier Navigator - United States Naval Air Force
December 19, 1948 - August 9, 1972
 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thompson 16 Longbow Road Lynnfield
Killed in training, Oceana Naval Air Station, Virginia
 
Designates Killed in Action  Soldier kneeling Designates Prisioner of War  Prisoner of War Image