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World War II Memorial

 
 
World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 4, 2022
1. World War II Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated to the members of
138 S. N. P. J. Lodges 589
Who served and in memory of
these who died in World War II
Andrew Martincic - Oct. 9, 1942 • Louis F. Verchek - Jan. 10, 1943 • Frank Sterle - July 25, 1943 • Frank Rohrbacker - Dec. 30, 1943 • William Drenik - May 4, 1944 • Frank Serca - July 31, 1944 • Dr. J. R. Bell - Dec. 10, 1944 • Robert Tershel - Jan. 7, 1945 • Albert J. Martincic - March 31, 1945

 
Erected by The Members of 138 S. N. P. J. Lodges 589.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 40° 15.281′ N, 80° 11.78′ W. Memorial is in Strabane, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It is on Latimer Avenue east of Alexander Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located to the left of the entrance to SNPJ Lodge 138. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 269 Latimer Avenue, Strabane PA 15363, 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 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: Vitro Rare Metals Company/Standard Chemical-Radioactive Legacy (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Canonsburg Disposal Site (about 500 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); United States Colored Troops Monument
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(about 600 feet away); Payne Chapel AME Church and Cemetery (about 800 feet away); Budke House (approx. 0.4 miles away); 121 Belmont Avenue (approx. 0.4 miles away); Don Yenko - Yenko Chevrolet (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Strabane.
 
World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 4, 2022
2. World War II Memorial
Marker is located at the far left.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 208 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 4, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 29, 2026