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

Reddington Field

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 18, 2020

1. Reddington Field Marker

Inscription.

In honor of Lance Corporal James T. Reddington,
Echo Company, Second Battalion, 5th Marines
Killed in Action, March 23, 1967 Vietnam

Jimmy Reddington was a star player for the Elks Club
of the Central City Little League graduating in 1959.

The team spirit and friendships he made playing
Little League carried over into his young adult life.

In Jimmy's all too short but heroic lifetime
the lasting impressions he made on all who knew him
was his loyalty, bravery and his sense of humor.

Erected by Northeastern Detachment, Marine Corps League and Museum, Scranton, PA.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Patriots & Patriotism • Sports • War, Vietnam. A significant historical date for this entry is March 23, 1967.

Location. 41° 25.457′ N, 75° 39.959′ W. Memorial is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is on Providence Road north of Langstaff Place, on the right when traveling north. Marker is near the entrance to the Weston Field House. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 982 Providence Road, Scranton PA 18508, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley.

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: Weston Field and Field House (a few steps from this marker); Capoose

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(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Miners and Laborers Memorial (about 400 feet away); The Tripp House (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named The Tripp House (approx. ¼ mile away); In Honor of Revolutionary War Patriot Isaac Tripp (approx. ¼ mile away); Munsee Indian Village (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lackawanna River Watershed History (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scranton.

Also see . . . James Thomas Reddington at The Wall. (Submitted on April 18, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 18, 2020

2. Reddington Field Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 399 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 18, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.