Bear in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

POW/MIA Chair of Honor

You Are Not Forgotten

— All Gave Some • Some Gave All —

POW/MIA Chair of Honor Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 28, 2021

1. POW/MIA Chair of Honor Marker

Inscription.

Since World War I more than 91,000 American
soldiers[, sailors, airmen, and marines] are unaccounted for.
This unoccupied seat is dedicated to the memory of
[t]hese brave men and women and to the
[s]acrifices each made in serving this country.

God Bless You. God Bless America

[Dedicated] May 20, 2017

Erected 2017 by Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical date for this entry is May 20, 2017.

Location. 39° 32.982′ N, 75° 44.497′ W. Marker is in Bear, Delaware, in New Castle County. The Chair of Honor and marker are in the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, adjacent to the cemetery office and tower. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2465 Chesapeake City Road, Bear DE 19701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Sgt. James P. Connor Memorial Circle (within shouting distance of this marker); Address by President Abraham Lincoln (within shouting distance of this marker); Delaware Medal of Honor Recipients and Those Who Died in Service Memorial Cenotaph (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Sgt. James P. Connor Memorial Circle

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Peter Geldof, Jr.: First Director of Delaware's Park System (approx. 1.4 miles away); Poplar Hall (approx. 1.8 miles away); Welsh Tract (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bear.

Also see . . .
1. POW/MIA Chair of Honor in US Capitol. (Submitted on October 30, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery. (Submitted on October 30, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

POW/MIA Chair of Honor and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 28, 2021

2. POW/MIA Chair of Honor and Marker

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 28, 2021

3. POW/MIA Chair of Honor and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 240 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 30, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.