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Union County World War II Honor Roll

"The Nation That Forgets Its Defenders Will Itself Be Forgotten"

— President Calvin Coolidge —

 
 
Union County World War II Honor Roll Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2021
1. Union County World War II Honor Roll Memorial
Inscription.
Medal of Honor
George H. Ramer

Killed or Died in Service
Roy L. Ammon • Spencer H. Benfer • William R. Bennett
Freeman B. Blair • David E. Boyer • Clarence C. Catherman
LeRoy D. Chappell • Charles R. Cook • Frank R. Cooper
Raymond F. Derr • Leonard P. Diehl • Andrew M. Eisenhauer
Albert O. Emig • Robert H. Erdley • William E. Fenstermacher
Myron L. Fertig • Earl K. Fetter • Enos W. Geiswite • Fred K. Getz
Earl A. Gilbert • Glenn R. Haupt • James P. Henning • Elwood M. Herman
Charles D. Hoffman • Robert E. Hoffman • Robert C. Homan
Harold R. Houpt • George F. Kahle • Howard W. Kauffman
William J. Keefer • Miles F. Kline • Richard H. Lang • Forrest E. Leitzel
Charles R. Lenhart • Kenneth M. Long • Robert J. Maurer • Alvin S. Miller
Francis W. Motter • Paul F. Moyer • Eugene D. Musser • Paul E. Platt
Olan D. Ranck • Donald W. Ringler • Donald L. Ritter • Nelson K. Russell
William W. Sanns • Allan I. Schell • Lewis F. Self • Leroy K. Shettler
Ray H. Shirk Jr. • Bright M. Strassner • John O. Struble • George A. Stump
John R. Thomas • Robert R. Thompson • Richard M. Wagner
Paul A. Winter • Charles L. Yost

Honor Roll [of Veterans]
[not transcribed]

Dedicated - Nov. 11, 2003

 
Erected
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2003 by Union County Veteran Foundation World War II Honor Roll Committee.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, World II.
 
Location. 40° 55.155′ N, 77° 3.081′ W. Memorial is in Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, in Union County. It can be reached from North 5th Street. Memorial Honor Roll is in Mifflinburg Community Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 131 North 5th Street, Mifflinburg PA 17844, 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: Original Site of the Union County W.W. II Draft Board (here, next to this marker); Sept. 11, 2001... (here, next to this marker); Korea (here, next to this marker); Vietnam (here, next to this marker); USS Cole... (here, next to this marker); Buffalo Valley Rail Trail (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Buffalo Valley Rail Trail (about 400 feet away); War Memorial (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mifflinburg.
 
Union County World War II Honor Roll Panel image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2021
2. Union County World War II Honor Roll Panel
Union County World War II Honor Roll Panel image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2021
3. Union County World War II Honor Roll Panel
Union County World War II Honor Roll Panel image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2021
4. Union County World War II Honor Roll Panel
Union County World War II Honor Roll Panel image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2021
5. Union County World War II Honor Roll Panel
Union County World War II Honor Roll Panel image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2021
6. Union County World War II Honor Roll Panel
Union County World War II Honor Roll Panel image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2021
7. Union County World War II Honor Roll Panel
Union County World War II Honor Roll Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2021
8. Union County World War II Honor Roll Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 917 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on August 30, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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