Rostraver Township near Smithton in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Rostraver Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 27, 2024
1. Rostraver Veterans Memorial
Dedicated to the men and women of Rostraver Township who served in the United States Military Forces in the cause of freedom at home and around the world, a constant vigil from 1776 to the present day of dedication
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Remembered in honored glory
Those who died to keep us free
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Honor Roll
Civil War
John Beaumont • Levi Crouch • L Cunningham • John Dickinson • James B Haley
World War I
Thomas Bainbridge • Fremont Gilmer • Charles Grimme • Mylo Hixenbaugh • Robert Johnson • Thomas Lambie • Oliver Naylor • James R Overand • Pasquale Elia DSC • Fred Pearce • Max Phillip • George Young
World War II
David Breakwell • William Balog • Alex Beregi Jr • Silvio DeZolt • James Gardner • Playford Graham • Peter Greyno • Robert Hamilton • Herbert Konecheck • Walter C Hixson • Daniel W Kohley • John Lohigh • Mike Lohigh • Glen Lowry • Jack Lowry • Steve Malaga • Nick Pehote • Robert E Riskey • Angelo Sismondo • Andrew Smercik • Lewis R Tekavec • Edward Wilson
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Korea
James Erdos • Earl M LaSalle
Vietnam
John Dalolo Jr • Donald Fawcett • John Staff
Erected 2007 by Rostraver Veterans Memorial Park Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 40° 9.883′ N, 79° 46.48′ W. Memorial is near Smithton, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is in Rostraver Township. It is at the intersection of Municipal Drive and Recreation Drive, on the left when traveling east on Municipal Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 190 Municipal Drive, Belle Vernon PA 15012, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Laurel Highlands and in Greater Pittsburgh. 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 27, 2024
2. Rostraver Veterans Memorial
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: M102 Howitzer (a few steps from this marker); Col. George Crogan (Circa 1718 - 1782) (within shouting distance of this marker); Cedar Creek Mill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Greenwood Homestead circa 1893 (approx. 0.8 miles away); Saw Mill (approx. one mile away); Darr Mine Disaster (approx. 1.2 miles away); Smithton Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smithton.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 27, 2024
3. Rostraver Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 27, 2024
4. Rostraver Veterans Memorial Park Association Plaque
Dr. Regis J. Serinko Chairman • Nick Lorenzo 1st V. Chairman • Gerald C. Smith 2nd V. Chairman • Romeo Fabriziani Treasurer • Richard Surovchak Secretary • Ridsy Calderone Jr. • Frank N. Lorenzo • George P. Turner • Robert A. Vertacnik • James Weir
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Hon. John Murtha - U.S. Congressman • Hon. Ted Harhai - PA Representative
Dedicated 2007
Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 1, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
