Morrisville in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
USS Liberty Memorial
In memory of these thirty-four brave men who died in action June 8, 1967, when the USS Liberty was attacked by the air and naval forces of the State of Israel
William Allenbaugh Philip Armstrong Gary Blanchard Allen Blue Francis Brown Ronnie Campbell Jerry Converse Robert Eisenberg Jerry Gross Curtis Graves Lawrence Hayden Warren Hersey Alan Higgins Carl Hoar Richard Keene James Lenau Raymond Linn James Lupton Duane Marggraf David Marlborough Anthony Mendle Carl Nygren James Pierce Jack Raper Edward Rehmeyer David Skolak John Smith, Jr. Melvin Smith John Spicher alexander Thompson Thomas Thornton Phillipe Tiedtke Stephen Toth Frederick Walton
Erected 1997 by Delaware Valley USS Liberty Memorial Committee.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Cold • Wars, Non-US • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the USS Liberty Incident (1967) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 8, 1867.
Location. 40° 12.362′ N, 74° 46.756′ W.
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Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. 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, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: World War I Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Summerseat (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Summerseat (approx. 0.2 miles away); Robert Morris (approx. Ό mile away); Robertson Art Tile Company (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Millstone (approx. 0.4 miles away);
Also see . . . USS Liberty Incident. Wikipedia article about the event. (Submitted on November 16, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Additional keywords. Six-Day War, USS Liberty Incident
Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,278 times since then and 81 times this year. Last updated on December 11, 2020, by Dan Reynard of Bellevue, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
