The World War II Memorial honors members of the United States Army, United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, United States Coast Guard, and the United States Army Air Corps and Army Air Forces, naming Phillip Y. Adams, John Arruda, Antonio S. Borges, Rodman P. Bowker, Irving F. Brown Jr., Sheldon I. Clarkson, James P. Davis, Arthur J. Gagnon, Antone C. Lima, John E. Lynch, Stuart C. Manchester, William R. Snyder, Clarence J. Wilson, Stephen J. Andrews, Robert A. Auclair, Albert Botelho, Raymond P. Brown, William E. Coogan Jr., William E. Emsley, Fred Zawerucka, Robert H. Healy, John T. Higgins Jr., James L. Lynch, and Robert A. Worton. It also includes the poem "A Tear From Heaven," which begins, "Sound your taps soft and low," and speaks in the voice of the dead, ending with the plea that the living not forget them. Sgt. Joseph J. Albernaz, U.S. Army, is identified with the years 1942 and 1946, and veterans organizations named are Bernard A. Marble Post #8500 VFW and Auxiliary, Mts Post #228 American Legion and Auxiliary, and Post #72 AmVets and Auxiliary.