Wilkes-Barre Township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

World War II Memorial

1941 • For God and Country • 1945

— May They Rest In Peace —

World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 12, 2022

1. World War II Memorial

Inscription.

In Memory of Our Departed Comrades

James Ashford • Francis Bednarek • Alex Belesky • George Charnichko
Poncy Cylva • Joseph Dzury • Joseph Finn • Benjamin Ford
Henry Graziul • Stanley Guzik • Leo Halecki • John Hawrylich
Francis Howska • George Hlodash • Raymond Karwel • Andrew Kastro
Joseph Kocylowski • John Kohan • Vincent Krylikowski • Leo Malligo
Rudolph Marconi • Joseph Mielewski • Raymond Motowidlak
Raymond Mulhern • Rudolph Nickoley • Frank Pawlowski
Casimer Polakoski • Peter Pukis • Edward Rakowski • Joseph Shimansky
Robert Smith • John Stackunas • Francis Stets • Joseph Thier
William Wildes • John J Yatsko • John Yatsko • Walter Zaenkowski

Erected by American Legion Post 815.

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

Location. 41° 13.654′ N, 75° 51.99′ 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

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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 Memorial (here, next to this marker); Wilkes-Barre Township War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Saint Mary of the Dormition Byzantine Catholic Church Bell (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saint John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church (about 300 feet away); Wilkes-Barre (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wards III, VI, and IX World War II Honored Dead

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 12, 2022

2. World War II Memorial

(approx. ¾ mile away); Ellis W. Roberts, Ph.D. (approx. 1.1 miles away); Rev. John J. Curran (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilkes-Barre.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 12, 2022

3. World War II Memorial

An identical marker that is mounted on the wall of the post home, near the building entrance. Only difference is this one reads "Andrew Dzury" instead of "Joseph Dzury."

War Memorials at American Legion Post 815 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 12, 2022

4. War Memorials at American Legion Post 815

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 308 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 12, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.