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Trafford in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Sergeant First Class Robert J. Fike

July 25, 1971 - June 11, 2010

— In Memory of —

 
 
Sergeant First Class Robert J. Fike Memorial Bench image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2023
1. Sergeant First Class Robert J. Fike Memorial Bench
Inscription.

Loving Father, Son, Brother
Hometown Hero

KIA [Afghanistan]

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, Afghanistan.
 
Location. 40° 23.135′ N, 79° 45.496′ W. Memorial is in Trafford, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is at the intersection of Edgewood Avenue and 5th Street, on the right when traveling south on Edgewood Avenue. Bench is in Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Trafford PA 15085, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Laurel Highlands and in Greater Pittsburgh. 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of
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this marker: Global War on Terror Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Korea • Vietnam Memorial (a few steps from this marker); American Gold Star Mothers Memorial (a few steps from this marker); World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); World War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Trafford's Fallen Heroes (within shouting distance of this marker); Trafford (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trafford.
 
Sergeant First Class Robert J. Fike Memorial Bench image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2023
2. Sergeant First Class Robert J. Fike Memorial Bench
Sergeant First Class Robert J. Fike image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2023
3. Sergeant First Class Robert J. Fike
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 176 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 3, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jul. 17, 2026