Salisbury in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Salisbury Elk-Lick Veterans Memorial
Photographed By Bradley Owen, June 11, 2022
1. Salisbury Elk-Lick Veterans Memorial
who served
World War I
1917-1918
Casualties 116,516
POW-MIA
Unknown Soldier
World War II
1941-1946
Casualties 405,399
(Rear):
Afghanistan War on Terror
Vietnam Conflict
1964-1973
Casualties 58,220
Revolutionary War
Casualties
4,435
Civil War 1861-1865
Casualties 364,511 Union Forces
Casualties 258,000 Confederate Forces
Principal Wars in which the United States Participated
Time Line Casualties
Revolutionary War 1775-1783 4,435
War of 1812 1812-1815 2,260
Mexican War 1846-1848 13,283
Civil War 1861-1865 620,000
Spanish-American War 1898 2,446
World War I 1917-1918 116,516
World War II 1941-1946 405,399
Korean War 1950-1953 36,574
Vietnam Conflict 1964-1973 58,220
Persian Gulf War 1990-1991 382
Invasion of Afghanistan 2001
Invasion of Iraq 2003
Korean War
1950-1953
Casualties 36,574
Erected by Earl H. Opel American Legion Post 459 and Walker Harris VFW Post 8826.
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Location. 39° 45.211′ N, 79° 4.891′ W. Marker is in Salisbury, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. Memorial is at the intersection of Grant Street (U.S. 219) and Broadlane Street, on the left when traveling north on Grant Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 70 Grant Street, Salisbury PA 15558, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. American Revolution Anniversary Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); "Lest We Forget" (approx. 0.4 miles away); T/Sgt. Melvin F. Wooten (approx. 0.6 miles away); WWII Honor Roll (approx. 1.2 miles away); Little Meadows (approx. 4.3 miles away in Maryland); Crash of a United States B-52 Bomber (approx. 4.9 miles away in Maryland); Stantons Mill (approx. 5 miles away in Maryland); Bear Hill School (approx. 5.1 miles away in Maryland). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salisbury.
Photographed By Bradley Owen, June 11, 2022
2. Salisbury Elk-Lick Veterans Memorial
Photographed By Bradley Owen, June 11, 2022
3. Salisbury Elk-Lick Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 79 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 14, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
