Hazle Township near West Hazleton in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
SFC. George J. Kendra
Dec. 14, 1932 - Oct. 30, 1968
| | Native of Crystal Ridge, Hazle Twp. | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 30, 2022
1. SFC. George J. Kendra Marker
KIA-Gia Dinh, Vietnam
[Bronze Star, Combat Infantry Badge, Purple Heart]
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam.
Location. 40° 58.83′ N, 76° 0.372′ W. Memorial is near West Hazleton, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is in Hazle Township. It can be reached from Pecora Boulevard. Memorial is in the Hazle Township Community Park, just off the parking area. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 37 Pecora Boulevard, Hazleton PA 18202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region, in the Wyoming Valley, and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. 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: Deputy Sheriff Eugene Boyarski Memorial (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Hometown Heroes WWII (here, next to this marker); Hazleton High School Veteran Classmates (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Operation Desert Storm Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Alvan Markle and Highacres (approx. 1.4 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Hazleton.
Also see . . . George John Kendra on The Wall-USA. (Submitted on October 30, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 30, 2022
2. SFC. George J. Kendra Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 30, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
