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World War I Memorial

Roll of Honor

— 1917 • 1919 —

 
 
World War I Memorial Dedication image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 21, 2021
1. World War I Memorial Dedication
Inscription.

Erected by the
Citizens of Montour County
to commemorate the names of those
who served in
the War for Democracy

Killed
George Bloch • Charles C. Cotner • Burgess A. Gibson
James M. Gibson • Fred John Mayan Jr. • George J. Michaels
Earl B. Mohr • Paul T. Shultz • Frank W. Sidler
Karl Groff West • John S. Winner

Wounded
Frank W. Becker • Edwin G. Eyerly • James L. Fallon
William L. Fern • Clarence E. Fetterman • John A. Flanagan
Elliot M. Gearhart • Gotlib R. Gearhart • Elwood H. Gilger
Thomas S. Gilger • Thomas J. Hartman • Arthur J. Harvey
Harry H. Heiner • John Hemricks • Frank P. Hickey
Edward P. Hurley • Robert James Irvin • R. Warren Johnson
Edward W. Keefer • Richard L. Kessler • John E. Mausteller
John E. Myers • Donald A. McClure • Fred Owens
Albert Paugh • William Reese Renner • John W. Robson
Dominic Rogers • Israel Rudy • Howard F. Smith
Joseph A. Smith • Jacob F. Stine • Parvin J. Sweitzer
Joseph F. Woods • William R. Woolridge • Joseph A. Yost
Charles O. Young • Howard D. Young • John B. Youngman

Died in Service
Jacob P. Arnwine • Thomas T. Bower • Herman R. Densberger
Charles A. Faust • Charles R. Haas • Howard E. Krum
Robert E. Law • Rodney H. Leslie • William R. Ploch
John F. Reiley • Luther E. Sinton • James A. Ward
James W. Wintersteen

[Non-casualty Veterans not transcribed]


 
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Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, World I.
 
Location. 40° 57.862′ N, 76° 36.737′ W. Memorial is in Danville, Pennsylvania, in Montour County. It is at the intersection of Bloom Street and Church Street, on the left when traveling east on Bloom Street. Monument is in Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Danville PA 17821, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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: Korean and Vietnam Wars Memorial (a few steps from this marker); U.S.S. Maine Memorial (a
World War I Memorial Roll of Honor image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 21, 2021
2. World War I Memorial Roll of Honor
few steps from this marker); Spanish American War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Southwest Asia and Afghanistan Wars (within shouting distance of this marker); American Revolution (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Montgomery House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danville.
 
World War I Memorial Roll of Honor image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 21, 2021
3. World War I Memorial Roll of Honor
World War I Memorial Roll of Honor image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 21, 2021
4. World War I Memorial Roll of Honor
World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 21, 2021
5. World War I Memorial
World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 21, 2021
6. World War I Memorial
World War I Memorial Eagle image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 21, 2021
7. World War I Memorial Eagle
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 343 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on February 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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