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

1917-1918

Erected by the Citizens of Parkesburg

Photographed By Carl Gordon Moore Jr., November 13, 2020

1. 1917-1918 Marker

Inscription.

1917-1918. Erected by the Citizens of Parkesburg. In honor of those who served their country in the World War, Antonio Abanzio --- Norman R. Fulmer --- Charles F. Loughlin --- Phillip Pulazi David Bailey--- R. Agnew Fulmer --- Earle U. McCrea --- Clarence Rideout Clarence H. Baker --- Lester Gardner --- Howard McGinness Jr. --- Leroy H. Rogers Oliver H. Baldwin -- Charles Gardner --- John T. McGinness --- William Rollins Albert Booth --- Albert H. Gerberich Jr. --- William J. Martin --- Leon Ross Elber H. Brodhead Jr. --- Paul Haralambus --- J. Rea Maxwell Jr. --- Roy R. Russell H. Beale Brodhead --- James Harrison --- Chester E. Miller --- Charles S. Scott Truxton R. Brodhead --- George Haubert --- Wilbur A. Miller --- Walter M. Scotten Charles H. Brown --- Thomas Haubert --- Raymond C. Mowday --- John W. Sherry Samuel H. Brown --- Thomas Henderson --- Harold V. Murphey --- David Sleeger Andrew Bullock --- Charles H. Hess --- Kenneth T. Murphey --- Earl E. Spence James A. Bushman --- Clarence H. Hess --- T. Frank Murphey --- Frank Smith August Carter --- George D. Hess --- Walter A. Murphey Jr. --- Harry Smith Albert J. Cramer --- Earle B. Hilton --- James M. Murr --- W. Leroy States Earle C. Daily --- M. Edmund Hilton --- John C. Myers --- Joseph A. Swyderski George W. Daily Jr. --- J. Harold Humpton --- James E. Naylor --- Albert P. Thomas Jr. William R. Davis --- Umburto Iamurri --- Harry E. Newswanger --- Robert Thornton James Denny --- Blanche P. Irvine --- John Palmer --- Elizabeth P. Walker Samuel H. Devlin Jr. --- Samuel W. Jackson --- Phillipo Paporone --- Anna B. White Thomas Y. Dickson --- William H. Johnson --- Henry Paul --- J. Weiler White C. Ross Dinterman --- Nettie C. Katz --- Ralph Pierson --- J. Frederic Wiese Levi C. Erb --- Charles H. Kenworthy --- Carmelo Pizzo --- Herbert Williams James A. Evans --- William P. Kenworthy Jr. --- Joseph C. Proudfoot --- Arthur Wilson Cono Farrazo --- Paul E. Landis --- Lewis H. Proudfoot --- Henry Wilson Norman C. Ford --- Charles P. Lawrence --- Lloyd T. Proudfoot --- Edward Yost , That their names may live with their valor.

In honor of those who served their country
in the World War

Antonio Abanzio --- Norman R. Fulmer --- Charles F. Loughlin --- Phillip Pulazi
David Bailey--- R. Agnew Fulmer --- Earle U. McCrea --- Clarence Rideout
Clarence H. Baker --- Lester Gardner --- Howard McGinness Jr. --- Leroy H. Rogers
Oliver H. Baldwin -- Charles Gardner --- John T. McGinness --- William Rollins
Albert Booth --- Albert H. Gerberich Jr. --- William J. Martin --- Leon Ross
Elber H. Brodhead Jr. --- Paul Haralambus --- J. Rea Maxwell Jr. --- Roy R. Russell
H. Beale Brodhead --- James Harrison --- Chester E. Miller --- Charles S. Scott
Truxton R. Brodhead --- George Haubert --- Wilbur A. Miller --- Walter M. Scotten
Charles H. Brown --- * Thomas Haubert --- Raymond C. Mowday --- John W. Sherry
Samuel H. Brown --- Thomas Henderson --- Harold V. Murphey --- David Sleeger
* Andrew Bullock --- Charles H. Hess --- Kenneth T. Murphey --- Earl E. Spence
James A. Bushman --- Clarence H. Hess --- T. Frank Murphey --- Frank Smith
August Carter --- George D. Hess --- Walter A. Murphey Jr. --- Harry Smith
Albert J. Cramer --- Earle B. Hilton --- James M. Murr --- W. Leroy States
Earle C. Daily --- M. Edmund Hilton --- John C. Myers --- Joseph A. Swyderski
George W. Daily Jr.

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--- J. Harold Humpton --- James E. Naylor --- Albert P. Thomas Jr.
William R. Davis --- Umburto Iamurri --- Harry E. Newswanger --- Robert Thornton
James Denny --- Blanche P. Irvine --- John Palmer --- Elizabeth P. Walker
Samuel H. Devlin Jr. --- Samuel W. Jackson --- Phillipo Paporone --- Anna B. White
Thomas Y. Dickson --- William H. Johnson --- * Henry Paul --- J. Weiler White
C. Ross Dinterman --- Nettie C. Katz --- Ralph Pierson --- J. Frederic Wiese
Levi C. Erb --- Charles H. Kenworthy --- Carmelo Pizzo --- Herbert Williams
James A. Evans --- William P. Kenworthy Jr. --- Joseph C. Proudfoot --- Arthur Wilson
Cono Farrazo --- Paul E. Landis --- Lewis H. Proudfoot --- Henry Wilson
Norman C. Ford --- Charles P. Lawrence --- Lloyd T. Proudfoot --- Edward Yost

That their names may live with their valor

Erected 1924 by the citizens of Parkesburg.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 39° 57.556′ N, 75° 55.091′ W. Marker is in Parkesburg, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. Memorial is on W. First Street (Pennsylvania Route 372), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 329 W First Street, Parkesburg PA 19365, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles

Photographed By Carl Gordon Moore Jr., November 13, 2020

2. 1917-1918 Marker

Wider view. This is at Keystone Valley Fire Company, and the subject marker is at left end of a semicircle.

of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Parkesburg World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Parkesburg Area Soldiers (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); World War II (approx. 3 miles away); Atglen (approx. 3 miles away); Atglen Borough Hall (approx. 3 miles away); East Octoraro #1 Bridge (1910-2020) (approx. 3.8 miles away); Mercer’s Mill Covered Bridge (1880) (approx. 3.9 miles away); Christiana Riot Monument (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Parkesburg.

More about this marker. This marker was moved from the site of Parkesburg Area Soldiers marker at Main Street and Strasburg Avenue elsewhere in this town.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 17, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.