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

World War II Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 3, 2020

1. World War II Memorial

Inscription. In memory Of
these York Y.M.C.A. members who
gave their lives in World War II
Robert A. Angelo • Walter A. Bailey • Guy Berkstresser • Richard H. Bluste • Elmer F. Farnham • William L. Glatfelter, II • Alexander D. Goode • Morgan E. Hein • Herbert G. Heinz • Laverhn H. Hershey • Homer H. Hildebrand • George A. Hoover • Vernon L. Irwin • Lewis Mayer • Charles F. Raifsnider • John C. Reiter • James E. Rhine • M. Heine Shear • James C.R. Sheets • Robert E. Stauffer, Jr. • Donald N. Suereth • A. Joseph Wagman • David S. Welsh • Russell H. Wilson • Oliver Paul Wire

Unveiled at the Annual Meeting
February 20, 1947

Erected 1947 by YMCA of York.

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: 31 N Newberry St, York PA 17401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial

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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 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: General Jacob L. Devers (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.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 27, 2025

2. World War II Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 27, 2025

3. World War II Memorial

On wall between door and mural

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 238 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 4, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2, 3. submitted on November 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.