Memorial Bench Honoring Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam
Location: At the intersection of Concord Street and Main Street (Route 27) across Concord Street from the Town Common, west of the Fire Station
The inscription reads:
DEDICATED TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF ACTON WHO SERVED IN W.W. II KOREA AND VIETNAM
This granite bench was erected in 1984 and dedicated in 1985. A committee consisting of veterans Philip Harris, Wilson Bursaw and Tom Rogers spearheaded the project. Funding was provided by the Acton Rotary Club, Acton Lions Club, and private citizens. Excavation work was donated by James Fenton and Michael Jeanson, preparation and inscription was donated by Rock of Ages (Barre, VT), and installation was donated by Acton Monument Company.
For further information, see:
"Lest We Forget," The Acton Citizen, November 11, 1994. (Available at Acton Memorial Library in Historical Information Acton scrapbook, Volume 9, Item 1104).
Acton Town Report, 1984, page 26
DEDICATED TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF ACTON WHO SERVED IN W.W. II KOREA AND VIETNAM
This granite bench was erected in 1984 and dedicated in 1985. A committee consisting of veterans Philip Harris, Wilson Bursaw and Tom Rogers spearheaded the project. Funding was provided by the Acton Rotary Club, Acton Lions Club, and private citizens. Excavation work was donated by James Fenton and Michael Jeanson, preparation and inscription was donated by Rock of Ages (Barre, VT), and installation was donated by Acton Monument Company.
For further information, see:
"Lest We Forget," The Acton Citizen, November 11, 1994. (Available at Acton Memorial Library in Historical Information Acton scrapbook, Volume 9, Item 1104).
Acton Town Report, 1984, page 26