Dravosburg in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Burt Foster
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2023
1. Burt Foster Marker
Burt Foster Post No. 361
American Legion
McKeesport, Pa. May 30, 1926
Named to honor the memory of a comrade
who gave his life that liberty, justice
and American ideals might endure.
Killed in action at Belleau Wood
June 12, 1918
Erected 1926 by Burt Foster American Legion Post No. 361.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is May 30, 1926.
Location. 40° 20.946′ N, 79° 53.612′ W. Memorial is in Dravosburg, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It can be reached from Richland Avenue. Monument is in Richland Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 399 Richland Avenue, Dravosburg PA 15034, 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 the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: David Burton Foster (here, next to this marker); Civil War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dravosburg Honor Roll (approx. 0.3 miles away); General Motors Employees Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tenth Ward Honor Roll (approx. 0.7 miles away); McKeesport's Tenth Ward Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Port Vue Borough Honor Roll (approx. 1.2 miles away); Kennedy-Nixon Taft-Hartley Debate (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dravosburg.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2023
2. Burt Foster Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2023
3. David Burton Foster Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 386 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on May 31, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
