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War Memorial

 
 
War Memorial Dedication image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2020
1. War Memorial Dedication
Inscription.

[Armed Services Emblems]

Dedicated to the memory of the veterans of
all wars who served God and their country.
They loved peace but fought with honor to
preserve justice and freedom here
and throughout the world

Dedicated May 30, 1973

Dedicated in honor for those who
sacrificed their lives in World War I
1917 — 1918

Edward H. Ackerman • William M. Balliet
Austin W. Frankenfield • John W. Leary
Henry H. Schaeffer • Titus E. Sloyer • Howard L. Strohl

Dedicated in honor for those who
sacrificed their lives in World War II
1941 — 1945

Bryan L. Arnold • Joseph J. Beyer Jr. • Roy Goldberg • Charles W. Hagel • Parke L. Hoover
Henry C. Kemmerer • Albert L. Malok • George Marish • Leon Mataitis • Stewart L. McCandless
Howard S. Ruch • Charles C. Seifert • Carl T. Tomanchek • Robert Trauger • Raymond F. Weaver
William R. Werkheiser • Robert L. Yob • Frederick O. Bacon • Alex Banko • Stephen J. Chaszar
Charles W. Hackman • Frank Huber • Frederick J. Kervin • John Krich • Warren T. Miller
Louis Motil • Richard R. Mowrey • Harold G. Musselman • Stanley A. Nocek
Ward Richards Jr. • Frederick Schuster • Earl E. Seigfried
Earl M. Snyder • John H. Weikel • Frank J. Wentzel
Lester F. Wohlbach • Andrew J. Zavar

Dedicated in honor for those who
sacrificed their lives in Korea and Vietnam
Korea • 1950 — 1954

Kenneth R. Cressman • Ervine H. Sauerwine Jr.

Vietnam • 1960 - 1973
Michael G. Romanchuk • George D. Ringhoefer

Iraq
Cpl. Barton R. Humelhanz

Afghanistan
Austin H. Gates-Benson


 
Erected 1973.
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Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 34.311′ N, 75° 20.432′ W. Memorial is in Hellertown, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. It is on Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 412) south of Walnut Street, on the left when traveling south. Memorial is in Union Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 89 South Main Street, Hellertown PA 18055, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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: Joseph J. Beyer (a few steps from this marker); Saucon Valley Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Cpl. Charles C. Seifert (about 500 feet away,
War Memorial World War I Honored Dead image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2020
2. War Memorial World War I Honored Dead
measured in a direct line); 173 Main Street (about 800 feet away); Reverend Samuel Hess House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Laubach Building (approx. half a mile away); Dr. Henry Detwiller Building (approx. half a mile away); Michael & Margaret Heller House (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hellertown.
 
War Memorial WWII Honored Dead image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2020
3. War Memorial WWII Honored Dead
War Memorial WWII Honored Dead image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2020
4. War Memorial WWII Honored Dead
War Memorial Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan Honored Dead image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2020
5. War Memorial Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan Honored Dead
War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2020
6. War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 363 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 3, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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