New York Life Insurance Company War Memorial
New York, New York County, New York
Marker Inscription
DEDICATED BY / NYLIC POST 503 / THE AMERICAN LEGION DEPARTMENT / OF NEW YORK / TO ALL MEMBERS OF / NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY / WHO HAVE SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN / THE ARMED FORCES IN THE TIME OF WAR / MAY 30, 1946/
The Story
New York Life Insurance Company is one of America's oldest and largest mutual insurers, its Manhattan headquarters a fixture of the nation's financial life since the 19th century. On Memorial Day, May 30, 1946, the company's own American Legion chapter — NYLIC Post 503 — dedicated this memorial to the employees who had left their desks to serve in the armed forces in wartime, most recently the millions of Americans just home from the Second World War. Corporate honor rolls like this bloomed across the country after both World Wars, as businesses reckoned with how many of their own had gone to fight.
Why it matters
It shows how the grief and pride of a nation at war reached beyond battlefields into the everyday world of offices and workplaces, where colleagues honored the coworkers who served.
Plan your visit
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Museums & culture
- 81 Leonard Gallery2.0 mi away
- Gerben Fine Art2.1 mi away
- Bureau2.1 mi away · 112 Duane Street
- Hall des Lumières2.2 mi away · 49 Chambers Street, New York, NY
- Cloud Gallery2.3 mi away
- MĒRCER LABS2.5 mi away · 21 Dey Street
Attractions
- The River Project Wetlab1.7 mi away
- FDNY Ladder 81.9 mi away · 14 North Moore Street, New York
- Cortlandt Alley1.9 mi away
- Dream house1.9 mi away
- Chinatown2.0 mi away
- Textile building2.0 mi away
Food & drink
- Maman3.1 mi away
- Sweetgreen3.1 mi away
- Semicolon Cafe3.2 mi away
- Greene Hook Bar & Kitchen3.2 mi away
- Bluestone Lane3.2 mi away
- Yaso3.2 mi away · 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ
Places to stay
- Conrad2.4 mi away · 102 North End Avenue, New York
- M Social Hotel New York Downtown2.5 mi away · 55 Church Street, New York, NY
- Residence Inn New York Downtown Manhattan/World Trade Center Area2.6 mi away · 170 Broadway, New York, NY
- Holiday Inn2.6 mi away · 51 Nassau Street
- The Cloud One New York-Downtown2.7 mi away · 133 Greenwich Street, New York, NY
- World Center Hotel2.7 mi away · 144 Washington Street, New York, NY
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