Near Hagerstown in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 29, 2024

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription.
In Memory of
1940 Class Members
Hagerstown High School

Killed in World War II or Korean Conflict
Pvt. William Bruce, USA • Pfc. Warren Roth, USA • Pvt. John W. Ernst, USA • Sgt. George Shantz, Jr., USA • 2nd. Lt. C. Donald Fiery, USAAF • Lt. John Robert Wagner, USN • 1st. Lt. Eugene C. Paulsgrove, USAF • Cpl. Charles I. Wingert, USA • 2nd. Lt. Philip B. Spielman, USA - Class Valedictorian

Their devotion and courage were the same, fate determined the difference.

Erected 1996 by Hagerstown High School Classmates.

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

Location. 39° 36.469′ N, 77° 45.375′ W. Memorial is near Hagerstown, Maryland, in Washington County. It can be reached from the intersection of Halfway Boulevard and Oak Valley Drive, on the left when traveling north. Memorial is located in Martin "Marty" L. Snook Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 17901 Halfway Boulevard, Hagerstown MD 21740, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Baltimore Metro Region

and in Western Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Seaman Craig Wibberley and Fireman Patrick Roy (here, next to this marker); a different marker also

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named Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Medal of Honor (a few steps from this marker); Washington County Maryland Veterans Memorial Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); One of Lee’s Ammunition Trains (approx. one mile away); Antietam Battlefield (approx. 1½ miles away); General J. E. B. Stuart (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hagerstown.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 29, 2024

2. Veterans Memorial

Memorial is on the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 164 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.