Cumberland in Allegany County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Memorial Park

Photographed By Bradley Owen, June 27, 2021

1. Memorial Park Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

In memory of the boys
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 •

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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 1965 by Students and Teachers of Fort Hill High School.

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. ¾ mile away); A Canal Boat Replica—The Cumberland (approx. ¾ 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 96 times since then and 16 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.