This memorial is dedicated to those Sodus Point veterans who fought in World War 1

                                                 Charles Fairbanks

                                                 Ernest Grosz

                                                 Otto R Grosz

                                                 John W. LaGasse

                                                          John McMillan

                                                 Delancy Smith

                                                 Abram T. Tack

John McMillan made the ultimate sacrifice and died in 1918 in a French hospital from pneumonia; almost certainly part of the influenza epidemic.

This memorial was originally dedicated on May 24, 1929 Memorial Day by the Sodus Point John McMillan American Legion Post 910 with tablets for John McMillan and Delancy Smith. It included a machine gun that was given to the Sodus Point Post as a captured war trophy. On August 17, 1961 the barrel portion of the machine gun was stolen. In December 2016, David Ross and his Williamson Boces class constructed a replica of the machine gun from blueprints.

In April 2017, on the 100th anniversary of our country’s entrance into World War I,  we rededicate this memorial in honor of those brave men so that sacrifice will not be forgotten.

For the interesting story about how this recreation of the WW 1 machine came about click this link:

http://historicsoduspoint.com/historic-plaques/plaques/world-war-1-memorial/