Newport in Perry County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Newport Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 23, 2024

1. Newport Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription. World War I Pvt. Harry C. Arndt, July 22, 1918, France • Pvt. Leroy N. Reynolds, October 12, 1918, France • Pvt. Harry E. Rhoads, November 7, 1918, France • Pvt. William H. Saylor, June 6, 1918, France

World War II Cpl. Rodney T. Barrick, August 9, 1945, Holland • Pfc. Donald Beason, March 24, 1945, Germany • Sgt. Robert L. Cox, March 31, 1945, Germany • Pvt. Alfred L. Hultzapple, July 2, 1944, Italy • Tech. Sgt. Martin L. Kiner, March 6, 1944, Europe • Pvt. Graynor W. Lallement, April 23, 1945, Phillipines • Pfc. Paul E. Middleton, July 29, 1944, France

Korean War Pvt. John Aumon, September 19, 1950, Korea • CDCN George Clay, May 25, 1950, Truk Island • Lt. JG Wallace H. Wertz, June 9, 1954, Yaku Shima, China Sea

Erected 1999 by Anita Fleisher, Girl Scout Gold Award Project.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 40° 28.818′ N, 77° 7.974′ W. Memorial is in Newport, Pennsylvania, in Perry County. It is at the intersection of North 2nd Street and Oliver Street,

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on the right when traveling north on North 2nd Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 201 N 2nd St, Newport PA 17074, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania, in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

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: Veterans Memorial Park (here, next to this marker); The Bechtel Tannery (within shouting distance of this marker); Newport and World War I (within shouting distance of this marker); Billy Cox (within shouting distance of this marker); The Newport Public Library (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Newport Lions Club (approx. 0.2 miles away); Perry County Council of the Arts Veterans Mural

Veterans Memorial Park plaques image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 23, 2024

2. Veterans Memorial Park plaques

(approx. 0.2 miles away); The Square, Newport's Center (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 215 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 26, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.