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South Side Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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South Side Vietnam Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2021
1. South Side Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Inscription.

The South Side Vietnam Veterans
dedicate this memorial
as a tribute
to the love of our
families which sustained us,
to the duty and honor
that drove us,
to our brothers who
are still with us
and
to those we left behind

KILLED IN ACTION

Theodore A. Winowitch · Age 21
PFC · Army • 30 Dec 64

Harry F. Jedrzejewski · Age 37
PSGT · Army • 17 Nov 65

James P. Cryster III · Age 20
SGT · Army • 14 Nov 67

Edwin O. Ives · Age 20
LCpl · Marine • 17 Mar 68

Leroy B. Daniels · Age 21
PFC · Marine • 2 Feb 69

Timothy C. Donavon · Age 19
PFC · Army • 12 May 69

Charles E. Miller · Age 19
SGT · Army • 28 Oct 69

John H. Thomas, Jr. · Age 20
PFC · Marine • 14 Oct 70

[Armed Forces Emblems]

In memory of
Johnny Orsini
A Veteran's Friend

 
Erected by South Side Vietnam Veterans.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, Vietnam.
 
Location. 40° 25.719′ N, 79° 58.826′ W. Memorial is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in the South Side Flats.
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It is at the intersection of Carson Street (Pennsylvania Route 837) and 18th Street, on the right when traveling east on Carson Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1800 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh PA 15203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Polish Army (within shouting distance of this marker); Polish Veteran Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); South Side VFW War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Associated Reformed Church of Birmingham (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saint Adalbert Church (approx. Ό mile away); Immigrant Steel Workers (approx. Ό mile away); Pius Street All Wars Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Pius Street All Wars Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
 
South Side Vietnam Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2021
2. South Side Vietnam Veterans Memorial
South Side Vietnam Veterans Memorial KIA image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2021
3. South Side Vietnam Veterans Memorial KIA
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 424 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 14, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 19, 2026