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Knights of Pythias Memorial

  • Location: Memorial Grove
  • Description: Stele
  • Materials: Light gray Barre granite
  • Dimensions: H: 42" W: 48"
  • Inscription: TO OUR VALIANT BROTHERS WHO DIED / IN THE SERVICE OF OUR COUNTRY/
    IN WORLD WAR I / KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS - STATE OF NEW YORK/
    SIDNEY A. SCHWARTZ 60TH INFANTRY, MACHINE CO. TRIANGLE LODGE #153 / MORRIS DICKSTEIN 4TH INFANTRY, CO. C. COSMOPOLITAN, LODGE #202 / LOUIS I. HIRSCHFIELD 30TH INFANTRY, CO. D. COSMOPOLITAN LODGE #202 / DAVID RIESMAN COMMISSARY DEPT. WASHINGTON D.C. NONPAREIL LODGE #214 / JEROME HEINE 111TH INFANTRY, CO. 11 PINTA LODGE #331 / DAVID M. KLEIN 307TH INFANTRY, CO. K. COLUMBUS LODGE #332 / JESSE STEINTHAL 308TH INFANTRY, CO. K. SIOUX LODGE #337 / ALEXANDER GOLDBERG 308TH INFANTRY, CLAREMORE LODGE #451 / EMANUEL BRODE 30TH INFANTRY HEADQUARTERS CO. FANCOURT LODGE #452 /

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