Wilkes-Barre in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 7, 2020
1. War Memorial
the men and women
of Brookside who
served and gave their
lives in the service of
God and Country in
all of our conflicts.
In memory of
Raymond Parker Oscar Shaffer
James Delaney Elwood Renshaw
[All died during World War II]
Erected 1960 by Women's Auxiliary Unit No 837.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 41° 15.598′ N, 75° 51.42′ W. Memorial is in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is at the intersection of Washington Street and Oakley Lane/Brookside Street, on the left when traveling north on Washington Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Wilkes Barre PA 18705, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region and in the 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: World War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rev. Joseph Murgas (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Permanent Settlement in the Wyoming Valley (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Captain Joseph Davis and Lieutenant William Jones (approx. 0.6 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Rev. Jacob Johnson, A.M. (approx. 0.7 miles away).
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 7, 2020
2. War Memorial Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 7, 2020
3. War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 248 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 9, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
