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

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Dedicated
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: Churches & Religion • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I • War, World II.

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40° 36.553′ N, 75° 28.063′ W. Marker is in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County. Memorial is on 4th Street north of Pine Street, on the right when traveling north. Memorial is across the street from Sacred Heart Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 325 North 4th Street, Allentown PA 18102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 72 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 6, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.