Tannersville in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Swiftwater Valley World War Memorial
1917 - 1918
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., December 2, 2023
1. Swiftwater Valley World War Memorial
put their country's need above opportunities
of ease and private gain and served with
its Armed Forces in the World War
These mountains and their folk who find peace among
them shall ever hold them in grateful remembrance
Arthur G. Arnold, Private, Infantry
George A. Bogert, Pvt. Depot Brigade
R.L.Burnham, Sergt. Motor Transport
Millard F. Dunlap, Sergt. Aviation
L. J. Fanseen, Pvt. Motor Transport Clinton G. Frantz, Private Infantry Arthur Koerner, Pvt. Depot Brigade
Earl Kresge, Pvt. Ammunition Train Herbert Kresge, Private Engineers Wesley C. McCoy, Corp. Marine Corps
Nelson Miller, Private Pioneers George Post, Sergeant Infantry Paul Rowe, Private Pioneers
Omar M. Simpson Pvt. Motor Transport Arthur M. Slee, Capt. Sanitary Corps Richard Slee, Colonel Medical Corps
Frank A. Transue, Navy Lawrence Transue Private Infantry Vincent Warner Private Engineers
Walter J. Warner Private Artillery Clarence Weiss, Musican Harold H. Widdoss, Pvt. Medical Dept.
Stephen Widdoss, Private Aviation
Jacob M. Woolbert, Pvt. Machine Guns
Erected 1921 by American Legion Post 425.
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Location. 41° 2.639′ N, 75° 18.517′ W. Marker is in Tannersville, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. Memorial is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 611/715 and Pennsylvania Route 715, on the right when traveling south on State Route 611/715. Marker is in Veterans Memorial Park, adjacent to TLC Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2720 Pennsylvania Route 715, Tannersville PA 18372, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Vietnam War Honored Dead (here, next to this marker); Korean War Honored Dead (a few steps from this marker); World War 1 Honored Dead (a few steps from this marker); World War 2 Honored Dead (a few steps from this marker); Sullivan's March (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Sullivan Expedition Against The Iroquois Indians 1779 (approx. 4.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tannersville.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, May 2010
2. Complete Swiftwater Valley WWI Memorial
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., December 2, 2023
3. Swiftwater Valley World War Memorial Erected 1921
Photographed By Larry Gertner, May 2010
4. Swiftwater Valley World War Memorial at Veterans Memorial Park
Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 170 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 3, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on July 26, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on December 3, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on July 26, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
