Scranton in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

World Wars Memorial

"That They Shall Not Have Died In Vain"

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 1, 2022

1. World Wars Memorial

Inscription.

World Wars Memorial. "That They Shall Not Have Died In Vain". Dedicated to the honored memory of our loved ones who so nobly gave their lives for Freedom and Democracy in both World Wars, World War I Thomas Clark . James J. Conklin . Patrick Duffy . Frank G. Fiore Patrick Gallagher . Patrick Gilbride . Stanley Golden John Kenehan . Patrick J. McColdrick . Michael McGowan John F. Moran . John M. Palla . James Reilly Charles W. Schlesser . Anthony Stepanauvich . Joseph Timlin, [World War II] Joseph Arcangeletti . John J. Armstrong Jr. . Frank T. Badick William Bernotsky . Paul W. Boylan . Milton Broadbent David Brogan . Gerald F. Buckley . Joseph Burda Albert Chaplauskas . Robert Cochrane . Ira K. Comstock Jr. Edmund P. Connors Jr. . Ralph Cooper . Thomas J. Coulthard Paul M. Crane . Edward A. Dabulis . Melvin D'Angelo George H. Davis Jr. . Robert Derwent Jr. . George Dolonick Walter J. Ekel . William G. Enslin . Henry J. Fisher John F. Fisher . William T. Foley . Albert Freeman Reed Clark Gager . William Gataveckas . John G. Gibbons Edward T. Gilbert . Eugene B. Haggerty . Frank J. Haggerty George S. Harle . Robert A. Harrison . John J. Healey James P. Hopkins . Joseph Hordich . Donald J. Hughes Charles C. Jennings . Anthony A. Jescovitch . Fred Jones John Jurbala . Theodore Kalakuka . William F. Kane Anthony Kavalesky . Thomas Kelly . Cyril A. Kennedy Gustav A. Krupa . Joseph F. Lavin . Robert Leonard Benedict J. Leskauskas . Edward H. Lewis . Stanley J. Loftus Robert E. Long . Charles Luchinskas . Joseph Luchinskas Robert E. McCarthy . Jerome J. McDonnell . David McGraw Frank J. McLaughlin . Franklin J. McLaughlin . Joseph F. McShaffery Joseph H. Mahon Jr. . Joseph E. Martinkus . Paul J. Meade Elwyn A. Meinzer . Robert J. Melinsky . Rudolph Z. Meyers Erwin Micks . George J. Miller . William M. Miller Crad W. Morris Jr. . Thomas Morris . John Moskus Melvin E. Murphy . William J. Murphy . John Mychayliw Stephen J. Nagy . John Nidoh . William M. Noone Edward W. Novitch . John Pangonas . Arthur G. Parker Jr. D.J. Pastore . Paul Pastorick . Anthony F. Payne Jr. Joseph S. Pellucacci . Richard V. Pencek . William Pisko Leonard Pukita . John F. Purcell . Charles F. Quick Samuel W. Ransom . Robert W. Rogaisis . John J. Romanski John A. Ruane . Andrew Savage . Joseph Satoski . Julius Satoski Raymond Schultz . Peter Shelkaitis . Albert Sherman Edwin A. Simancek . John K. Smerdon . Griffin Smith Henry J. Smith . Thomas G. Smith . William R. Solsman Urban F. Stahl . Thaddeus Sutula . James M. Thomas Joseph E. Tigue . Joseph Trach . Frank W. Tryonas Anthony Vabolis . Anthony P. Varnes . Felix Vogrin Anthony Volpe . Michael J. Walsh . Michael P. Walsh Thomas Walsh . Bartholomew Wanagatis . Neil E. Whitney Peter Wies . Evan Williams . William W. West M.J. Wojciechowski . Walter Yarem . John P. Zanecavage. . This memorial was erected in 1948 by Providence Gold Star Post No. 5209 Veterans of Foreign Wars, U.S.. It is in Scranton in Lackawanna County Pennsylvania

Dedicated to the honored memory
of our loved ones who so
nobly gave their lives for
Freedom and Democracy
in both World Wars

World War I
Thomas Clark • James J. Conklin • Patrick Duffy • Frank G. Fiore
Patrick Gallagher • Patrick Gilbride • Stanley Golden
John Kenehan • Patrick J. McColdrick • Michael McGowan
John F. Moran • John M. Palla • James Reilly
Charles W. Schlesser • Anthony Stepanauvich • Joseph Timlin

[World War II]
Joseph Arcangeletti • John J. Armstrong Jr. • Frank T. Badick
William Bernotsky • Paul W. Boylan • Milton Broadbent
David Brogan • Gerald F. Buckley • Joseph Burda
Albert Chaplauskas • Robert Cochrane • Ira K. Comstock Jr.
Edmund P. Connors Jr. • Ralph Cooper • Thomas J. Coulthard
Paul M. Crane • Edward A. Dabulis • Melvin D'Angelo
George H. Davis Jr. • Robert Derwent Jr. • George Dolonick
Walter J. Ekel • William G. Enslin • Henry J. Fisher
John F. Fisher • William T. Foley • Albert Freeman
Reed Clark Gager • William Gataveckas • John G. Gibbons
Edward T. Gilbert • Eugene

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B. Haggerty • Frank J. Haggerty
George S. Harle • Robert A. Harrison • John J. Healey
James P. Hopkins • Joseph Hordich • Donald J. Hughes
Charles C. Jennings • Anthony A. Jescovitch • Fred Jones
John Jurbala • Theodore Kalakuka • William F. Kane
Anthony Kavalesky • Thomas Kelly • Cyril A. Kennedy
Gustav A. Krupa • Joseph F. Lavin • Robert Leonard
Benedict J. Leskauskas • Edward H. Lewis • Stanley J. Loftus
Robert E. Long • Charles Luchinskas • Joseph Luchinskas
Robert E. McCarthy • Jerome J. McDonnell • David McGraw
Frank J. McLaughlin • Franklin J. McLaughlin • Joseph F. McShaffery
Joseph H. Mahon Jr. • Joseph E. Martinkus • Paul J. Meade
Elwyn A. Meinzer • Robert J. Melinsky • Rudolph Z. Meyers
Erwin Micks • George J. Miller • William M. Miller
Crad W. Morris Jr. • Thomas Morris • John Moskus
Melvin E. Murphy • William J. Murphy • John Mychayliw
Stephen J. Nagy • John Nidoh • William M. Noone
Edward W. Novitch • John Pangonas • Arthur G. Parker Jr.
D.J. Pastore • Paul Pastorick • Anthony F. Payne Jr.
Joseph S. Pellucacci • Richard V. Pencek • William Pisko
Leonard Pukita • John F. Purcell • Charles F. Quick
Samuel W. Ransom • Robert W. Rogaisis • John J. Romanski
John A. Ruane • Andrew Savage • Joseph Satoski • Julius Satoski
Raymond Schultz • Peter Shelkaitis •

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 1, 2022

3. World Wars Memorial

Former North Scranton Junior High School in background

Albert Sherman
Edwin A. Simancek • John K. Smerdon • Griffin Smith
Henry J. Smith • Thomas G. Smith • William R. Solsman
Urban F. Stahl • Thaddeus Sutula • James M. Thomas
Joseph E. Tigue • Joseph Trach • Frank W. Tryonas
Anthony Vabolis • Anthony P. Varnes • Felix Vogrin
Anthony Volpe • Michael J. Walsh • Michael P. Walsh
Thomas Walsh • Bartholomew Wanagatis • Neil E. Whitney
Peter Wies • Evan Williams • William W. West
M.J. Wojciechowski • Walter Yarem • John P. Zanecavage

Erected 1948 by Providence Gold Star Post No. 5209 Veterans of Foreign Wars, U.S.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 41° 26.065′ N, 75° 39.677′ W. Marker is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. Memorial is at the intersection of Main Avenue and Theodore Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1539 North Main Avenue, Scranton PA 18508, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lithuanian Roadside Cross Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Jerry Moran (approx. 0.3 miles away); Silkman House (approx. 0.4 miles away);

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The Electric City (approx. half a mile away); St. Mary of the Most Holy Rosary Church Cornerstone (approx. half a mile away); Our Founding Pastors (approx. half a mile away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); The Brigadier General Theodore J. Wint Bridge (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scranton.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 149 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 2, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.