North Oakland in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Fourth Ward Memorial
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 16, 2016
1. Fourth Ward Memorial Marker
This memorial is dedicated in sincere tribute to the living and dead whose valiant efforts and unselfish sacrifices have made America great. God grant that the liberty of humanity won only by brave souls and vigilantly guarded, shall live on with increased strength and spirit perpetuated for all ages to come.
Schenley Post No. 663. American Legion
Barron-Davis Post No. 6677 V. F. W.
With the aid of funds from
people of the Fourth Ward.
Erected 1983 by McGrail-Coyne Post No. 223 V. F. W. Schenley Post No. 663. American Legion Barron-Davis Post No. 6677 V. F. W. With the aid of funds frompeople of the Fourth Ward.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 40° 26.509′ N, 79° 57.154′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in North Oakland. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of Schenley Drive and Roberto Clemente Drive. Touch for map. Marker is
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Barney Dreyfuss (within shouting distance of this marker); Forbes Field (within shouting distance of this marker); Andrew Carnegie (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Hiker (about 600 feet away); Stephen C. Foster Memorial (about 600 feet away); Diplodocus carnegii (about 700 feet away); Victor Herbert (about 700 feet away); Schenley Park Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
Also see . . . Thomas Enright. Wikipedia. “Thomas Francis Enright was the first Pennsylvanian serviceman and perhaps the first American serviceman to die in World War I, along with Corporal James Bethel Gresham of Evansville, Indiana and Private Merle Hay of Glidden, Iowa.” (Submitted on December 16, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 16, 2016
2. Fourth Ward Memorial Marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 16, 2016
3. Thomas F. Enright
Thomas F. Enright
Born: May 8,1887
Enlisted: September 15, 1909
First man killed in action
November 3, 1917
World War I
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 16, 2016
4. U.S.
World War
1917-1918
World War
1917-1918
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 543 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 15, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
