Atlas in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

World War Two and Korean War Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023

1. World War Two and Korean War Memorial Marker

Inscription.

This memorial is dedicated by a grateful family
to the memory of 1st. Lt. Alex J. Alexander
and those who served in our Armed Forces in
World War Two and Korea.

Alex J. Alexander • Bernard J. Andrulewicz • Joseph Buranich • Diego DiFrancesco
Benjamin Ford • Henry W. Galazin • Joseph L. Gasperetti • George N. Harner
Joseph Huadek • Walter Holda • Stephen Horoschak • Leo Hasmer
Lawrence Matsko • Samuel V. Mirarchi • Peter Mychack • Charles B. Pavoris
Metro Pluta • Anthony Revinski • Alexander Ruchko • Michael Rusinko
Arthur J. Sassani • John F. Stancevicz • Joseph J. Staffi • Edward P. Swaldi
Albert F. Valentinelli • John J. Verbitski • Walter Williams
Edward Wislock • Paul Yopek

Erected 1961 by Fred Alexander, Inc. and Atlas American Legion Post 804.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, World II.

Location. 40° 48.08′ N, 76° 25.194′ W. Memorial is in Atlas, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County. It is on Pennsylvania Route 61 just north of Wilburton

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Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 11637 PA Rt 61, Mount Carmel PA 17851, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Anthracite Coal Region

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. John the Baptist Church World War II Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gen. James M. Gavin (1907-1990) (approx. 0.4 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Korean War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Persian Gulf War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); P.O.W. and M.I.A. Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away).

World War Two and Korean War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023

2. World War Two and Korean War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 224 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.