Wellsville in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

World War I Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 29, 2017

1. World War I Memorial Marker

Inscription.

"In honor of the Boys
of Wellsville and Vicinity
who entered the service of our country
to make the world safe for democracy"

U S Honor Roll
Lt. Walter W. Hoover • Pr. Arthur O. Lewis
Lt. Jacob T. March • Pr. Robert D. Milligan
Sgt. Richard C. May • Pr. Guerney E. Smith
Sgt. James M. Wells • Pr. Delvin G. Rodgers
Sgt. Martin C. Weaver • Pr. Lewis J. Stoll
Corp. John Gray Jones • Pr. Harvey T. Urich
Corp. M. L. Shoffner • Mus. 1st Cl. J.E. Brenneman
Pr. Bruce D. Slothower • Pr. John Russell Urich
Pr. Walter D. Zeigler • Pr. Clark H. March
Pr. George Fitzgerald • Pr. Ervin Edward Hess
Pr. William O. Fissel • Pr. William Henry May
Pr. Paul A. Griest • Pr. Roy Gochenour
Pr. John R. Griest • Sgt. Ben Drake

"That this nation, under God, shall have a new
birth of freedom, and that government of the
people, by the people, for the people,
shall not perish from the earth."

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I.

Location. 40° 3.001′ N, 76° 56.258′ W. Memorial is in Wellsville, Pennsylvania, in York County.

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It is at the intersection of York Street (Pennsylvania Route 74) and Carlisle Road / Zeigler Road, on the right when traveling north on York Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: William Wells Young Memorial School, Wellsville PA 17365, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Wellsville (within shouting distance of this marker); Methodist Episcopal Church

War Memorial Markers on Young Memorial School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 29, 2017

2. War Memorial Markers on Young Memorial School

(approx. 0.4 miles away); Warrington Meeting House (approx. half a mile away); Franklintown (approx. 5 miles away); Melchinger House (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wellsville.

William Wells Young Memorial School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 29, 2017

3. William Wells Young Memorial School

World War I Memorial Marker Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 29, 2017

4. World War I Memorial Marker Detail

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2017. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 366 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 31, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.