Cumberland Township near Carmichaels in Greene County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Honorary Emblem
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 24, 2021
1. Honorary Emblem Marker
This emblem was donated in honor of Cpl John W Dodds a member of the 3838 QM (GS) company who was killed in 1944 during WW II.
His sister Anne Mae Dodds Lutes saw him when he left for boot camp after which he went straight over seas without seeing his family.
Mr Dodds was married with three children. Upon his death it took over a year to have his remains returned to the United States.
His brother in law known locally as "Fiddler Jim" from Jefferson, Pa was a barber and a coal miner with Poland Mines. Some WW I veterans and fellow miners made this emblem out of inch plate steel and donated it to the Carmichaels V.F.W. Post 3491.
The veterans performed a military rites service and with this his sister Anne finally received her long deserved closure to her brother's death.
The emblem was repainted by Terry Martin of Dunbar, Pa. and was re-dedicated by Skip Black at the V.F.W.s. 100th anniversery in September 1999.
Erected 1999 by Carmichaels V.F.W. Post 3491.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • War, World II.
Location. 39° 53.542′ N, 79° 58.919′ W. Memorial is near
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Regionally, this memorial is 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Greene Academy (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Greene Academy (approx. half a mile away); Carmichaels Borough School Bell (approx. half a mile away); Major James Carmichael (approx. half a mile away); Laurel Point Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); New Providence Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Birthplace of Albert Baird Cummins (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carmichaels.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 24, 2021
2. Honorary Emblem Marker
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 24, 2021
3. Honorary Emblem Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 237 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 25, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
