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General Jacob L. Devers

 
 
General Jacob L. Devers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 3, 2020
1. General Jacob L. Devers Marker
Inscription.
"There is one supreme final test of loyalty for one's native land a readiness and willingness to fight for and, if need be, to die for one's country. These Americans passed that test with colors flying. Their Americanism may be described only by degree, and that is the highest."
General Jacob L. Devers
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 39° 57.673′ N, 76° 44.119′ W. Memorial is in York, Pennsylvania, in York County. It is on North Newberry Street just north of West Clarke Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 310 W Philadelphia St, York PA 17401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, in the Susquehanna Valley, and in Greater Harrisburg. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once
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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: World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Jake Devers (a few steps from this marker); The Harley-Davidson Tradition (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Made in York (about 500 feet away); York in the 1800's (about 600 feet away); William C. Goodridge, Entrepreneur (about 600 feet away); Sheldon Joseph Lloyd (about 600 feet away); The Forry House (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in York.
 
General Jacob L. Devers Murals image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 27, 2025
2. General Jacob L. Devers Murals
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 265 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on July 4, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   2. submitted on November 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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