Honor Roll: Town of Lee (Massachusetts) James Burt Veterans Memorial Park and World War I Honor Roll

Lee, Massachusetts, is a town in Berkshire County. During the Shays' Rebellion in 1786 about 250 followers of Daniel Shays encountered state troops near Lee. The Shays partisans paraded a fake cannon and the troops fled. But the town is better known for its marble, which was first quarried in 1852. Marble from Lee was used in St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City and the Capitol building in Washington, District of Columbia.

James Burt Veterans Memorial Park on Main Street near Academy Street. The park was named for Captain James M. Burt, U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient and includes an honor roll memorial for World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War and Persian Gulf War.

James Burt Veterans Memorial Park Honor Roll; personal collection

James Burt Veterans Memorial Park
In Memory of Those from Lee Who Died During War
For Their Country

World War I (1917-1918)
Bossidy, James R.
Carty, John T.
Crerar, Thomas M.
Fanning, Thomas J.
Griffin, Russel R.
Gross, Harry F.
Noonan, Charles T.
Parker, Harold M.
Parker, Milton D.
Roberts, Ivan D.

World War II (1941-1946)
Arioli, Eugene
Armstrong, James
Bonafin, Eugene L.
Brace, Harold M.
Burt, Thomas
Carpenter, Thomas F.
Corey, Herbert
Cory, George E.
Cross, Harry
Davis, Joseph
Gage, Ralph A.
Leahey, John L.
McGoldrick, Peter
Murray, Francis
Pera, Aldo
Pezzotini, Victor J.
Richmond, John W.
Turner, Donald L.
Whalen, Donald

Korean War (1950-1955)
Abderhalden, William
Turner, Kenneth

Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Cummings, Charles R.
Stevenson, Bruce
Termini, James M.
Whalen, Michael

Persian Gulf War (1990-1991)
We honor the veterans of Lee
who served in the Persian Gulf War
and are thankful that they
returned home safely

This Memorial is Dedicated To All Veterans. In All Wars.
A Grateful Nation Salutes You.

This World War I Honor Roll is also on Main Street near the intersection with
Franklin Street (or slighly south) of James Burt Veterans Memorial Park;
personal collection

World War I Honor Roll

To the Men of Lee Who Gave All in the War for World Wide Liberty

Bossidy, James R.
Carty, John R.
Crerar, Thomas M.
Cross, Harry F.
Fanning, Thomas J.
Griffin, Russell R.
Noonan, Charles T.
Parker, Harold M.
Parker, Milton D.
Roberts, Ivan D.

Erected by Ausotunnoog Chapter D.A.R.

This post was written as a contribution to the Honor Roll Project, which was created by Heather Wilkinson Rojo, author of Nutfield Genealogy.