IBM Poughkeepsie: The Supreme Sacrifice

IBM Poughkeepsie Memorial Day: September 27, 1947
Date Published: August 30, 2021
​​Date Modified: June 29, 2024
 Recognizing IBM Poughkeepsie Employees Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice
During World War II, 114 men and one woman from IBM made the supreme sacrifice in the service of their country. ​The image below links to the book handed out at the dedication in Poughkeepsie, New York on September 27, 1947 remembering the six men who died from this site.

Our thanks to those IBMers that served during World War II but especially to the families that made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom. The following is an excerpt from Watson Sr.'s words that day in 1947. The link to a similar book issued during the Endicott ceremony is here [Endicott Memorial Day: August 16, 1947]
"We will carry on together always keeping in mind as we pass through this gateway what it means to the people of IBM and what we can mean as individuals in helping to develop plans for peace."
Thomas J. Watson Sr., September 27, 1947
  Program for the IBM Poughkeepsie Attendees on September 27, 1947
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