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

War Memorial

In Memoriam

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 1, 2019

1. War Memorial

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Dedicated in lasting memory
of all those men from Minooka,
Greenwood, and the Twentieth Ward
who were killed in action or who
died in the honorable service
of this country during World Wars
I and II and the Korean War
Done this 30th day of May 1958 A.D.

Erected 1958 by Connolly American Legion Post 568.

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

Location. 41° 22.775′ N, 75° 41.508′ W. Marker is in Minooka, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. Memorial is on Birney Avenue (U.S. 11) south of Burke Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2929 Birney Avenue, Scranton PA 18505, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Gualdo Tadino Citizens Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Saint Stanislaus PNCC Parish Statue Dedication (approx. 0.4 miles away); Prime Bishop Franciszek Hodur

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); World War II Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Ed "Shovels" Kobesky (approx. 0.8 miles away); Keyser Creek (approx. 0.9 miles away); John F. Kennedy (approx. 0.9 miles away).

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 1, 2019

2. War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 123 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 3, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.