East Coast Memorial

Category: Monuments

Erected: 1963
Sculptor: Albino Manca - Eagle
Designer: Architects Gehron & Seltzer
Owner: NYC Parks

Description: The World War II East Coast Memorial overlooking the Statue of Liberty commemorates those servicemen who died in the service of their country in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. The centerpiece is a bronze eagle sitting on an ocean wave and holding a laurel wreath. Four 19-foot granite pylons flank the axis and are inscribed with the names of the 4,609 missing in the waters of the Atlantic.