Wilkes-Barre in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
109th Field Artillery Battalion
at Coshocton, Ohio
Sept. 11, 1950
[Honored Dead]
Carl W. Armbruster Leonard Balonis John L. Barna
Eugene Carr John W. Cox William R. Disbrow
William J. Dougherty William C. Edwards Hugh L. Fargus
Joseph E. Fletcher Edward W. Gallagher Harold Handlos
Clyde P. Harding Martin Hornlein Ronald J. Jackson
Lester J. Kuehn Wallace R. Ludwig Larry L. Luzenski
Frank C. Martinez James F. McGinley Charles Norton
Bernard S. Okrasinski Thomas M. Ostraszewski
Raymond Pudlowski Richard A. Royer William E. Sobers
Arthur J. Thomas William F. Tierney Thomas W. Wallace
William M. Wellington Gilbert B. Wharton
Edmound F. Zabiciki Donald C. Zieker
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Patriots & Patriotism • Railroads & Streetcars • War, Korean.
Location. 41° 15.054′ N, 75° 52.796′ W. Marker is in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. Memorial is on River Street north of Union Street, on the left when traveling north. Memorial is on the Luzerne County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 North River Street, Wilkes Barre PA 18711, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Korean War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Ellen Webster Palmer (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Wilkes-Barre (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Wyoming Division Canal (within shouting distance of this marker); War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Center of Law, Politics and Power (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Ellen Webster Palmer (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilkes-Barre.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
Also see . . . 109th FA Bn Train Disaster Remembered. Pictures, history and remembrance of the wreck. Click on the "Train Disaster" link in the left-hand drop-down menu. (Submitted on November 23, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 243 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 23, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.