Wilkes-Barre Township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
World War Memorial
1917 1919
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
1. World War Memorial
Supreme Sacrifice
made by
John Baker Thomas B. Butler Jr. Jacob S. Cominskey
Joseph Famuta John F. Geffert Joseph Grohol
Raymond W. Kerpet Frank T. Kovalchek John F. Kovalauskas
Albert J. Lyons Volfango Romanelli Joseph A. Snyder
of Wilkes-Barre Twp.
who gave their lives
to make the world
a decent place to live in
Erected by the grateful Citizens of Wilkes-Barre Twp. Pa.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I.
Location. 41° 13.655′ N, 75° 51.989′ W. Memorial is near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is in Wilkes-Barre Township. It is at the intersection of Chestnut Street and Hemlock Street, on the left when traveling north on Chestnut Street. Monument is on the grounds of American Legion Post 815. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 54 Chestnut Street, Wilkes Barre PA 18702, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region and in the Wyoming 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Wilkes-Barre Township War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Saint Mary of the Dormition Byzantine Catholic Church Bell (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saint John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 12, 2022
2. War Memorials at American Legion Post 815
Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 200 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 12, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
