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World War II

1941 - 1945

 
 
World War II Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 3, 2020
1. World War II Marker
Inscription.
Those who made the Supreme Sacrifice for York County

[Names listed]
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 39° 57.761′ N, 76° 43.581′ W. Memorial is in York, Pennsylvania, in York County. It is on East Market Street (Route 462) just west of South Duke Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 28 East Market Street, York PA 17401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, in the Susquehanna Valley, and in Greater Harrisburg. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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: World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker);
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Global War on Terrorism (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Court House of York County (within shouting distance of this marker); "Men who don't often weep wept then" (within shouting distance of this marker); The First National Thanksgiving (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean, Vietnam and Persian Gulf Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The York Fair (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in York.
 
World War II Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 3, 2020
2. World War II Marker
World War II Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 3, 2020
3. World War II Marker
World War II Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 3, 2020
4. World War II Marker
World War II Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 3, 2020
5. World War II Marker
World War II Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 3, 2020
6. World War II Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 354 times since then and 36 times this year. Last updated on November 19, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 3, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
 
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Transcription of the names on the memorial. • A wide shot of the marker in context. • Can you help?
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Jul. 24, 2026