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World War II Memorial

 
 
World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 27, 2024
1. World War II Memorial
Inscription.
Alumni Memorial
to the heroic sons of
La Salle College
who gave their lives in
1941 - 1945

Thomas F. Baraldi 43 • John J. Brennan 40 • Frank P. Byrne 42 • William P. Callahan 46 • Richard C. Carroll 44 • Thomas C. Costello 36 • James J. Cunningham 38 • James J. Cunningham 44 • William S. Diamond 46 • Joseph A. Digiacomo 45 • John T. Dooley 38 • Charles V. Doyle 19 • Robert S. Fuchs 41 • Harold A. Gentle 41 • William S. Gorman 44

Edward Houseman 40 • John J. Judefind 45 • Francis P. Kenny 42 • Joseph F. Lucas 35 • James P. Lynch 40 • Thomas F. McCormick 43 • James A. McGarrity 45 • Leonard J. McGee 39 • Maurice F. McGrath 39 • John J. McNulty 43 • Michael J. Meno 41 • Joseph P. O'Connell 39 • Harold G. Niederriter 45 • Joseph F. Riccio 46 • Herman E. Rixstine 42 • Lawrence S. Rosenfeld 45

May their names be inscribed on
the Sacred Heart of Jesus forever

 
Erected by LaSalle University.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: EducationReligion & Religious StructuresWar, World II.
 
Location. 40° 2.324′ N, 75° 9.229′ 
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W. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Logan/ Ogontz/ Fern Rock. It can be reached from North 20th Street south of West Olney Avenue (County Road 4004), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5555 North 20th Street, Philadelphia PA 19141, 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: The McHale Crossway and Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Brother E. Anselm Murphy, F.S.C. (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Charles Willson Peale House, "Belfield" (about 500 feet away); St. John Baptist De La Salle (about 700 feet away); American War Mothers Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Fanny Kemble Abolitionist Memorial Park (approx. Ό mile away); The Jewish Hospital (approx. half a mile away); First Protest against Slavery (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
 
World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 27, 2024
2. World War II Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 28, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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