Altoona in Blair County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Veterans Mall
S/Sgt. Robert E. Laws C.M.H.
Dedicated to the men and women who honorably served their country...
World War I Veterans
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Society of 28 Division
Catholic War Veterans
Jewish War Veterans
Marine Corp League
Reserve Officers Corps
Military Order of Cooties
The Men of the Blair Co. National Guard Units Called to Active Duty for Service in World War II
February 17, 1941
HQ. Det 2nd BN 110th Inf.
110th Infantry Band
Co. G. 110th Inf.
Troop B. 104th Cavalry
HQ. Btry, 190th Field Arty.
Dedicated May 27, 1985
the men of the Blair Co. National Guard Units called to active duty during the Korean War 5 Sept. 1950
28th Quartermaster Co.
28th Infantry Division Band
Co. G. 110th infantry Geft.
Dedicated May 26 1986
For how can man die better than in facing fearful odds for the hearth stones of his fathers and the temples of his gods
McCaulay
[Names not listed]
1917 - France - 1919
Champagne-Marne - Oise-Marne - Thiacourt
Aisne-Marne
this page online
Defensive Sector
Dedicated
May 28th 1984
Blair County
National Guard
Veterans Association
15 July 1871
The
Sheridan
Group
PA. Volunteer Cavalry
of Tyrone, PA.
Spanish-American War
11 May 1898
As Troop B.
1st PA. Cavalry
P.N.G.
Mexican
Border
Service
18 June 1916
World War I
20 July 1917
Dedicated
May 25, 1987
Blair Co.
Nat'l Guard
Vets Assoc.
Lest we forget - lest we forget!"
their lives in:
The Revolutionary War 1775-1782
The War of 1812-1814
And to over 500 citizens of Blair County who made
the Supreme Sacrifice in:
The Mexican War 1846-1848
The Civil War 1860-1865
The Spanish - American War 1898
The Phillipine Insurrection 1899-1902
--- And ---
of the Blair County
War Veterans Council & Associate
Desert
Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom
Alto Reste Park Cemetery
"One national debt that can never be repaid"
Erected 1990.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Spanish-American • War, US Civil • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 40° 30.839′ N, 78° 24.248′ W. Memorial is in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in Blair County. It is on 11th Avenue west of 14th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1418 11th 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
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Blair County Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients (here, next to this marker); Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (here, next to this marker); Locomotive 790 Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); The Downtown Altoona Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); The Silver Chief (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Pennsylvania Railroad YMCA (about 600 feet away); Logan House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stars & Stripes Forever (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Altoona.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 21, 2019
4. Veterans Mall Marker
Dedication information
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 666 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 22, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
