Peckville in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gino J. Merli

PFC. U.S. Army

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 26, 2018

1. Gino J. Merli Memorial

Inscription.

Medal of Honor
World War II
Sars la Bruyere
Belgium
4-5 September 1944

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.

Location. 41° 28.742′ N, 75° 34.95′ W. Memorial is in Peckville, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is on Main Street east of Gravity Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Peckville PA 18452, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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

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of this marker: World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Blakely Borough WWII Honor Roll (here, next to this marker); Korean War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Viet Nam War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); John "Papa Bear" Henzes (within shouting distance of this marker); O & W (approx. half a mile away); Fountain of the Immigrants (approx. 0.6 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Peckville.

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Also see . . . Gino J. Merli. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 1, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

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2. Gino J. Merli

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 26, 2018

3. Gino J. Merli Memorial

Second monument from left, partially obscured

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 378 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 1, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on October 26, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on January 1, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.