NYC Bomb and Forgery Squad Explosion Memorial

This plaque is dedicated to the memory of detectives

Joseph J. Lynch and Ferdinand A. Socha

Bomb and Forgery Squad

Who were killed in the line of duty while examining a time bomb taken from the British Pavilion of the World's Fair in Flushing Meadow Park at 4:45 P.M. on July 4, 1940

Marker is on Avenue of the States near United Nations Avenue, on the left.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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HMDB