Cumberland in Allegany County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Memorial Park
Photographed By Bradley Owen, June 27, 2021
1. Memorial Park Marker
of Fort Hill High School
who made the
Supreme Sacrifice
in World War II
Planted on April 11, 1965 by
Mark W. Rob, Custodian
Dedicated by Students and Teachers
In Memoriam of these Fort Hill students who made the Supreme Sacrifice during WWII
Lt. Glenn L. Armbruster Pfc. Harold W. Baumgardner Pvt. Francis Beck Pfc. Eugene Beckman Lt. Kenneth C. Bohrer S/Sgt. James E. Bucy Pvt. Dale E. Buser Pfc. Leroy W. Chase Cpl. Richard F. Cotter Sgt. Maurice Edwin Crabtree Pfc. Milton J. Crowe Marshall Alex Fletcher (USMM) Pvt. Clyde E. Golden Sgt. Charles H. Hensel Sgt. Ralph E. Huffman Pvt. James E. Johnson Pvt. Ronald E. Kesecker S/Sgt. William C. Kirby Floyd Kunes, Jr. (MMM)
Pfc. William R. Lantz 2nd Lt. Donald K. Lathrum Pvt. Franklin P. Lehman Pfc. William J. Lehman Pfc. Charles E. Linder Sgt. Harold E. Messman, Jr. Pfc. Coyle Joseph O'Neal Pfc. George W. Poole Cpl. Melvin D. Redhead Sgt. Homer Sarver Sgt. Robert H. Shaffer Petty Officer Victor Tambolleo Pfc. William S. Thorpe Pvt. William E. Turner S/Sgt. Claude E. Weaver Sgt. Edward Eugene Weaver T/5 Robert Weaver, Jr. Cpl. Richard F. Wiegand Pfc. Earl Kenneth Wilson
Erected
this page online
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 39° 38.608′ N, 78° 44.947′ W. Marker is in Cumberland, Maryland, in Allegany County. Memorial is on Greenway Avenue south of Warwick Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Marker is between Fort Hill High School and Greenway Avenue Stadium. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Greenway Avenue, Cumberland MD 21502, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Monomoy Surfboat CG 26860 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Constitution Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Francis Haley House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cumberland Surrenders (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cumberland (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Mary's Centennial Tree (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); A Canal Boat ReplicaThe Cumberland (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cumberland.
More about this marker. The Memorial was moved to this location and the signage with the listed names was added in 2021. The previous location was near 519 Greenway Avenue where the text of the marker faced away from the street.
Photographed By Bradley Owen, June 27, 2021
2. Memorial Park Marker
Photographed By Bradley Owen, June 27, 2021
3. Memorial Park Marker
New location for the Memorial as of 2021.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 3, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
