Bridesburg in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz
United States Army
| | A Company, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 196th Light Infantry Brigade | |
Erected by Devry Becker Jones (CC0).
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 20, 1968.
Location. 40° 0.186′ N, 75° 4.113′ W. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Bridesburg. It is on East Thompson Street west of Haworth Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4720 E Thompson St, Philadelphia PA 19137, 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: Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial Society (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Joseph Micholas (approx. Ό mile away); Frankford Arsenal (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ammunition Bunker (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Delaware River brought Philadelphia to life (approx. 0.6 miles away); Tacony / Wissinoming (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 26, 2024
2. Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Marker
The marker can be found on the south wall of the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial Society Building in Bridesburg.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 244 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 30, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
