Honor Roll Project - South Side Middle School WWI Memorial

I grew up in Rockville Centre, NY on Long Island. I've lived here most of my life. I went to South Side Middle School here for two years some number of years ago. I don't remember ever being aware before a few months ago that the building was also a World War I Memorial.

I noticed these plaques on either side of the front of the building one morning when Donald and I were out walking our dog. I guess I'm just more interested in older buildings now than I was when I was fourteen.

I should have taken photos when I first made this discovery. Now there are leaves on the trees directly in front and some construction going on which blocked some access and made taking photos from a good angle a bit challenging.

THIS BUILDING

ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE

OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE

IS A MEMORIAL TO

THE MEMBERS OF

THE COMMUNITY WHO

SERVED WITH THE

ARMED FORCES OF

THE UNITED STATES

IN THE WORLD WAR

1917-1918

 IN MEMORIAM

JAMES DONATO

HAROLD LASELLE FISKE

DANIEL H JOHNSON

LOUIS ELMER LANGDON

WINONA CAROLINE MARTIN

EDWIN WILLIAM MILLER

FRANCISCO MOLLISSE

JOSEPH MARIA MURPHY

DENIS HERBERT O'DOWD

WARREN WARTMAN STEIN

THEY MADE THE SUPREME

SACRIFICE IN THE

WORLD WAR 1917-1918

AND ROCKVILLE CENTRE

KEEPS THEM IN UNDYING

REMEMBRANCE

I've been doing some research about these plaques but I'll save that for another post. I'll let this post stand as it should as a memorial to those who gave their lives for their country.

Heather Wilkinson Rojo of Nutfield Genealogy has created the Honor Roll project to help people find their ancestors and relatives in local memorials and honor rolls. You can learn more here.