Wyoming in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

War Memorial

In Memoriam

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 1, 2018

1. War Memorial

Inscription.

They gave their all
for their country and fellowman

"May They Rest In Peace"

World War I 1917-1918
John Calvey • Edward Hornby • Alexander Sevenski

World War II 1941-1945
Frank L. Alberts • John M. Benowski • Kenneth Brown
Robert Dailey • Carl Eckert, Jr. • Robert G. Eustice
William M. Fetch • Arthur Frith • Eugene Gibbons
Louis B. Konopka • Theodore Marshal • John P. Oponick
Bernard P. Papeika • Leo E. Skalski • William R. Them
Victor Turini • Alexander Zuba

Korean Conflict
Robert Kishbaugh • Saverio Panzitta • Lawrence E. Troy

Vietnam Conflict
Francis Zavacki

Erected by Wyoming Service Men's Committee and Friends.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 41° 18.761′ N, 75° 50.183′ W. Memorial is in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is at the intersection of Wyoming Avenue (U.S. 11) and Breese Street, on the left when traveling north on Wyoming Avenue. Monument is on the borough building grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 277 Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming PA 18644, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region,

in the Wyoming Valley,

and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Battlefield of Wyoming (approx. ¼ mile away); The Bloody Rock (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Hancock Civil War Cannon (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wyoming Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); Battle of Wyoming (approx. 0.7 miles away); Luzerne County Liberty Tree (approx. 0.7 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wyoming.

Veterans and War Memorials image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

2. Veterans and War Memorials

Credits. This page was last revised on October 2, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 323 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 2, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.