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The Great War for Democracy memorial honors those from Waterbury who served and died in World War I, invoking the biblical line "Their bodies are buried in peace; but their name liveth for evermore" and the poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae. It gives special remembrance to Corporal Frank A. Coyle of Company H, 102nd Infantry, identified as the first casualty from Waterbury, who died on March 13, 1918, at Chemin des Dames, France, and declares that his sacrifice in the war of 1917–1919 will not be forgotten. It also pays tribute to Sons of Italy from Waterbury who gave their lives for their country, to 18 members of Harmony Lodge No. 42 A.F. and A.M. who served, and to Jewish sons from Waterbury who served in the Army and Navy of the United States during the war, including Private David L. Fannick, Private Samuel J. Kleinman, Private Samuel D. Morgenstern, and Corporal Samuel G. Robinovitz, whose sacrifices are remembered with lasting gratitude.
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