Monuments and Memorials

Veterans Memorial at George Sims Plaza, Straight Path. The plaza was named for Wyandanch resident George Sims around 2001. At the age of 23, Sims was a member of the 377^th Ordnance Motor Vehicle unit, a black Army regiment, which was part of the D-Day invasion at Normandy, June 6, 1944. 

The stone reads: In Memorial -- A. Grey, W. Houston, K. Hurley, E. Johnson, H.L. Johnson, Sr., W. Powell, C. Pugh, C. Williams, La. F. Hardiman, A. Graham, R. Johnson, W. Speight, R. Thomas, Fred Washington, Henry Washington, Herman Washington, C. White, A. Wilson, W. Bennett, J.R. Smith, J. Houston, B. McClean

The “Wyandanch Honor Roll 1943-1947 -- Erected in Tribute to All the Members of this Community Who Served Our Country.” 

The Honor Roll is displayed at Martin A. Kessler VFW Post #2912, 19 Colonial Springs Road, Wheatley Heights. 

At the corner of Straight Path and Mount Avenue, a “Wyandanch Welcomes You” sign includes a rider commemorating Wyandanch as the “Home of Actor Daryl ‘Chill’ Mitchell.” (pictured, at right)

Another performing artist who grew up in Wyandanch is the rapper Rakim, born William Michael Griffin Jr.