Allentown in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Sacred Heart Church World Wars Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 5, 2020
1. Sacred Heart Church World Wars Memorial
to the
World's Greatest Mother
Mary
Mother of Our Savior
Jesus Christ
in memory of
Our Heroes
in the Service of
God and America
1943
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World War I
1917 — 1918
Service and Sacrifice
130 Members
of the
Sacred Heart Church
I have fought a good fight.
I have finished my course.
I have kept the faith.
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World War II
1941 — 1945
Heroism and Faith
910 Members
of the
Sacred Heart Church
Greater love than this
no man hath, that a man
lay down his life for
his friends.
Erected 1943 by Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Religion & Religious Structures • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 40° 36.553′ N, 75° 28.063′ W. Memorial is in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County. It is on 4th Street
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Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Lehigh Valley. 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: Rockne Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); ACCHS Memorial Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles C. Dent Memorial Garden (approx. 0.3 miles away); Metallurgical Worker (The Puddler), 1902-03 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Metallurgical Science, 1902-03 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Women Veterans of Lehigh County (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hotel Sterling (approx. 0.4 miles away); Spanish American War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Allentown.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 5, 2020
2. Sacred Heart Church World Wars Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 208 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 6, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
