This old plaque marking Benoit Square in name of Ernest J Benoit, who was killed in WWI, is now accompanied by a new sign added to the square and re-dedicated on May 28, 2012. Neighb News file photo by Beth David.
A new sign is unveiled at the re-dedication of Benoit Square in Fairhaven on May 28, 2012. Neighb News file photo by Beth David.
Ernest Benoit Remembrance
This Saturday, 10/20, at 10 a.m., the North Fairhaven Improvement Association invites the public to remember Ernest Benoit, who was killed in action 100 years ago. Meet at Benoit Square, which is named after him, corner of Adams Street and Howland Road. (RAIN DATE 10/21).
The NFIA remembers World War I soldier Pvt. Ernest Benoit, a member of Company D of the 321st Machine Gun Battalion who was killed in action in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France on October 13, 1918. Benoit Square was named in memory of him by a Town Meeting vote in 1928.
The stone memorializing Lance Corporal Patrick Gallagher is located near the sign memorializing Pvt. Ernest Benoit in Benoit Square in Fairhaven, at the re-dedication of the square in honor of Pvt. Benoint on May 28, 2012. Neighb News file photo by Beth David.
The ceremony will also include a remembrance of Lance Cpl. Patrick J. Gallagher (1978-2006) who is also memorialized at the square; and Lance Corporal Matthew R. Rodriguez, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2013.
Gold Star families are especially welcome. Sponsored by the North Fairhaven Improvement Association.
If the weather seems questionable on Saturday morning please call Ted Silva, 508-965-6072, to confirm the schedule.
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