Swoyersville in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 20, 2024
1. War Memorial
their lives that this nation
under God may live
World War 1
Edward Barry James Hawk Andrew Lawrence
Michael Lukish Michael Ondish Joseph Podskoch
Oscar Shuella Peter Urban
World War 2
Bernard Antanitis Joseph S. Asklar John J. Banyar Walter Bernard
John Bob George R. Bohac James Boyle George S. Brutko
Stephen Cantor Reginald J. Clark Joseph F. Drobenak Stanley W. Dudek John Folcik Albert Gaj
George J. Haduch Emery J. Jacobs William J. Jenks Albert J. Kochan John A Kovalik Frank Krzeszowski
Frank A. Lastosky Leonard Lawrence Frank A. Lopinski Lawrence Maricle Edward Michaels William C. Nenichka
Andrew Ondish Jr. Samuel S. Patera Lewis Pugh Frank J. Rajewski Stephen Remetz John A. Sambo
John G. Sanko Jerald N. Sikorskas Leon Skalski John Sonday John J. Stuka Leon Szmurlo Stanley Szwast
Adam Tomko George Vamos Charles P. Velikie Andrew A Volack William V. Wienckowski Peter Wilshinski
Walter Wolch Frank D. Worlinski Charles E. Wydra John Yansko
Korean War
Joseph T. Matej James S.
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Viet Nam War
Michael J. Purcell Raymond M. DaSilva
Erected by Andrew Lawrence American Legion Post 644.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 41° 17.515′ N, 75° 52.713′ W. Memorial is in Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is at the intersection of Shoemaker Street and Church Street, on the right when traveling north on Shoemaker Street. Memorial is at the Andrew Lawrence American Legion Post 644 home. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 259 Shoemaker Street, Kingston PA 18704, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region, in the Wyoming Valley, and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. 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
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 20, 2024
2. War Memorial
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Forty Fort (approx. half a mile away); Morgan Recreation Park (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); James Bird (approx. 0.6 miles away); Forty Fort Cemetery Lost Graves Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wyoming Seminary Presidents' Lost Graves Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Forty Fort Meeting House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Attilio "Rocky" Castellani (approx. 0.9 miles away).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 20, 2024
3. Possible M44 Self-Propelled Howitzer on Post 644 Grounds
Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 225 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 20, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
