Exeter in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Captain Ann Bernatitus
In Memory of Exeter Native
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 1, 2018
1. Captain Ann Bernatitus Marker
Legion of Merit Medal
for her service
in the Navy
during WWII
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Science & Medicine • War, World II • Women.
Location. 41° 19.322′ N, 75° 48.922′ W. Memorial is in Exeter, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is at the intersection of Wyoming Avenue (U.S. 11) and Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling north on Wyoming Avenue. Marker is on the borough building grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1101 Wyoming Avenue, Pittston PA 18643, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: War Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Battle of Wyoming (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); John F. Kennedy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tinsley Hall (approx. 0.7 miles away); Knox Mine Disaster (approx. 0.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Exeter.
Also see . . . Captain Ann Bernatitus. Lithuanian Military Digest PDF (Submitted on October 2, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
this page online
via Naval History and Heritage Command, unknown
2. Ann Agnes Bernatitus
Naval History and Heritage Command website entry
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 1, 2018
3. Captain Ann Bernatitus Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 543 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 2, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on October 14, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on October 2, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
