Society Hill in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Philadelphia Beirut Bombing Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 1, 2009
1. Philadelphia Beirut Bombing Memorial
241 servicemen killed in the
Beirut, Lebanon terrorist bombing
In Memoriam
to the Philadelphia Marine casualties of
the Beirut Peace Keeping Mission
Cpl. Moses Arnold, Jr. Sgt. John J. Bonk, Jr. Cpl. Thomas A. Hairston Sgt. Gilbert Hanton Cpl. John F. Muffler Sgt. Rafael Pomales-Torres PFC. Rui Manual A. Relvas Cpl. Louis J. Rotondo
Sgt. Allen D. Wesley
If you forget my death,
then I died in vain.
Dedicated
October 20, 1985
Erected 1985 by the families of Philadelphia Marine casualties of the Beirut Peace Keeping Mission.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 39° 56.694′ N, 75° 8.56′ W. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Society Hill. It can be reached from Spruce Street, on the left. Memorial is in the Veterans Memorial Park, about 100 feet WSW of the intersection of Delaware Avenue and Dock Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 48 S Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia PA 19106, United States of America.
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Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Philadelphia Korean War Memorial at Penn's Landing (within shouting distance of this marker); Commodore John Barry (1745 - 1803) (within shouting distance of this marker); Monument to Scottish Immigrants (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Monument to Scottish Immigrants (within shouting distance of this marker); History of Scotland (within shouting distance of this marker); Courage of the Scottish Immigrants (within shouting distance of this marker); The Irish in America (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Arrival and Reception (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
Additional keywords. Veterans Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 1, 2009
2. Philadelphia Beirut Bombing Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 1, 2009
3. Philadelphia Beirut Bombing Memorial
Hyatt Regency Hotel in background along the Delaware River.
Photographed by Carolyn Martienssen, December 30, 2014
4. Philadelphia Beirut Bombing Memorial Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,182 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 10, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on August 16, 2015, by Carolyn Martienssen of West Hazleton, Pennsylvania. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
