Grove City in Mercer County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Company M, 112th Infantry Regiment, in World War I
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 10, 2021
1. Company M, 112th Infantry Regiment, in World War I Marker
State Armory, Erie Street, on July 15, 1917, for World War I duty. With 150 men, Company M served in France in 1918. The Argonne Forest battle resulted in the greatest casualties
of any local unit: 23 men killed, 49 wounded, 6 missing.
Erected by the Borough of Grove City and Rodger B. Lindh.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is July 15, 1917.
Location. 41° 9.621′ N, 80° 5.187′ W. Memorial is in Grove City, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County. It is on Broad Street (Pennsylvania Route 208) north of Pine Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 141 South Broad Street, Grove City PA 16127, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Northwestern Pennsylvania and in Greater Erie. 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: DeFrance Drug Store History (here, next to this marker); Pioneer Aviator Earl Saundt's Demise (here, next to this marker); Incorporation of Grove City Borough (a few steps from this marker); Margaret Simpson Guinnip (a few steps from this marker); Joden Jewelers (a few steps from this marker); Montgomery Broom Factory (a few steps from this marker); Police Chief Charles "Charlie" Ray (a few steps from this marker); Slippery Rock & Grove City Railway
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More about this memorial. Marker is on one in a series of low sandstone obelisks along South Broad Street (the downtown commercial district) with markers on three sides and a cast Borough of Grove City emblem on the fourth side (facing the street).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 10, 2021
2. Company M, 112th Infantry Regiment, in World War I Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 554 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
