NYC Bomb and Forgery Squad Explosion Memorial

NYC Bomb and Forgery Squad Explosion Memorial (HME71)

Location: New York, NY 11368 Queens County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 44.736', W 73° 50.766'

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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
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HM NumberHME71
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Date Added Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 10:09am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 597417 N 4511157
Decimal Degrees40.74560000, -73.84610000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 44.736', W 73° 50.766'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 44' 44.16" N, 73° 50' 45.96" W
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Area Code(s)917, 718
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 84 Avenue of the States, New York NY 11368, US
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