Near Bridgeville in Washington County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Merchant Marine Veterans of World War II

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 17, 2022

1. Merchant Marine Veterans of World War II Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to the United States Merchant Marine Veterans of World War II

There were 243,000 volunteer seamen that served their country. More than 6,000 Merchant Marines made the supreme sacrifice during World War II. Over 600 were held as Prisoners of War. A total of 733 Merchant ships were sunk. We delivered the troops, fuel, tanks, medical supplies, and everything needed at the front line and beyond.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 40° 19.016′ N, 80° 9.217′ W. Memorial is near Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It can be reached from Morgan Road 0.3 miles west of Morganza Road (County Route 1009), on the right when traveling west. Marker is located north of the Memorial Walk inside the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1158 Morgan Road, Bridgeville PA 15017, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically

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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 walking distance of this marker: U.S. Naval Armed Guard of World War II (here, next to this marker); U.S. Navy Seabees (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Revolutionary War Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Dedicated To All Veterans (a few steps from this marker); 911th Airlift Wing (a few steps from this marker); In Memory of All Fallen Veterans (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bridgeville.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 17, 2022

2. Merchant Marine Veterans of World War II Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.