Fishtown in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Gennaro Pellegrini, Jr.
Police Officer
Gennaro Pellegrini, Jr.
Killed in Action in Iraq
Defending our country
August 9, 2005
Erected by Philadelphia Police Department; dedicated by his family and friends. (Marker Number 3722.)
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • War, 2nd Iraq.
Location. 39° 58.299′ N, 75° 7.602′ W. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Fishtown. It is at the intersection of East Girard Avenue and East Wilt Street, on the right when traveling west on East Girard Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 615 E Girard Ave, Philadelphia PA 19125, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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: Anthony Palmer (approx. Ό mile away); World War I Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Penn Treaty Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); William Penn (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fairmans Mansion (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Great Elm (approx. 0.3 miles away); Penn Treaty Park: A Place of Peace (approx. 0.3 miles away); Treaty Ground of William Penn (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
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1. About the memorial
Most of Philadelphia's police memorial plaques do not serve as historical markers or war memorials. However, because this one notes that Officer Pellegrini was Killed in Action in military service, this plaque serves as a war memorial.
— Submitted May 21, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 325 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
