Altoona in Blair County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 21, 2019
1. Center plaque
Located between the two lists of names for World War II killed in action
This memorial is dedicated to the Altoona service men & women who have paid the ultimate price for our country
[Plaques with names listed under with specific wars mentioned from left to right:]
Korean War
World War II
World War II
Vietnam War
Iraq/Afghanistan
War
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 40° 31.118′ N, 78° 23.937′ W. Memorial is in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in Blair County. It is at the intersection of Chestnut Avenue and 9th Street, on the left when traveling east on Chestnut Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 900 Chestnut Avenue, Altoona PA 16601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is 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: Altoona Volunteer Fire Department Bell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Union Veteran Legion No 17 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Isaac Charles Mishler (approx. Ό mile away); William H. Prosser (approx. Ό mile away); Memorial Projectile (approx. Ό mile away); Logan House (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Pennsylvania Railroad YMCA
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 554 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 21, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
