Hopwood in Fayette County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Fayette County Vietnam Memorial
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 25, 2023
1. Fayette County Vietnam Memorial
Fayette County
1965
Hicks, William D. 35 Smock Widener, Michael E. 21 Connellsville Franklin, Robert O. 33 Dawson
1966
Lewis, Gary F. 18 Uledi Evans, Joseph G. Jr. 20 Uniontown Valint, Julius J. 20 Hopwood Fell, Carl E. 23 Martin Wycinski, George Jr. 20 McClellandtown Malaspina, Richard T. 21 Hibbs Swindell, Wilbur 25 Connellsville Yasenosky, Andrew R. 39 Leckrone Earnesty, John W. 38 Everson
1967
Zavislan, Barry A. 29 Uniontown Bartock, David 18 Connellsville O'Brien, William J. 21 S. Connellsville Camino, John E. 19 Brownsville Kooser, Kenneth B. 20 Connellsville Miner, Michael D. 19 Brownfield Anderson, William E. Jr. 20 Acme R.D. #1 Roberts, Charles G. 24 Brownsville
(Center Panel):
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Shimek, Samuel D. 21 Uniontown
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1968
Belsar, Kenneth R. 22 McClellandtown Eicher, Merle C., Jr. 20 Smithfield Rimel, Melvin L. 33 Dawson Burke, Earl F. 37 Uniontown Naugle, Russell W. 18 Republic Clingerman, Joseph A. 19 Dunbar McDonough, James R. 25 Uniontown Fisher, James R. 26 Star Junction Stell, James A. 20 Point Marion Bakewell,
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(Right Panel):
Fayette County
1969
Wheeler, Louis G. 20 Uniontown Petrarca, Joseph A. 20 Scottdale Gray, George C. 43 Grindstone Domer, Glenn W. 20 Connellsville
1970
Wanto, John P. 21 Hibbs Persely, Ricky R. 19 Masontown Addis, Francis R. 21 Connellsville Walsh, Wayne E., Jr. 19 Fairbank Wardell, Horace L. 20 Uniontown Cassin, Frank A., Jr. 20 Newell
1971
Harden, Larry O. 20 Belle Vernon Easter, Denny R. 20 Brownsville Barkley, Earl D. 21 Indian Head
1972
Nelson, Clyde K. 25 Connellsville
Erected 1986 by Vietnam Veterans of Fayette County, PA.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 39° 51.754′ N, 79° 42.096′ W. Memorial is in Hopwood, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. It is on Buttermilk Lane south of Walnut Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Memorial is located on the grounds of the General George C. Marshall Amvets Post 103 building.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 25, 2023
2. Fayette County Vietnam Memorial
Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. 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 this marker: Scott Patrick Brownfield (here, next to this marker); Gold Star Dogwood Tree (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Brownfield Honor Roll (approx. 0.6 miles away); Thomas L. Frankhouser (approx. 0.7 miles away); National Road (approx. 0.7 miles away); Mickey's Park (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hopwood Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hopwood.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 25, 2023
3. Dedication Marker
November 8, 1986
by Vietnam Veterans Inc. Fayette County
Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 234 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 27, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
