Sinking Spring in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Court of Honor

Memorial Garden

Photographed by William Pope, July 21, 2024

1. Court of Honor Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the honor and memory of those men and women who honorably served to preserve the ideals of the United States of America during periods of national crises.

Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 6150, who served our nation Honorably as members of the Armed Forces.

Spanish American War 1898
• Long, John H. Sr. • Long, Frank
World War I 1917-1918
• Buchanan, John P. • Clements, Elwid R. • Dunkelberger, Robert J. • Greath, Herbert J. • Hafer, Allen F. • Hertzog, William M. • Koch, George L. • Reifsnyder, Ira • Shiffer, Harry R. • Smith, Paul T. • Spatz, Adam J. • Stief, Rourine E.
World War II 1941-1946
• Adam, Warren S. • Adams, Herman O. • Albright, Martin L. • Albright, Wayne H. • Allusnuski, William J. • Anderson, Martin L. • Andras, John A.

Erected 2000 by Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 6150.

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

Location. 40° 19.458′ N, 76° 1.302′ W. Memorial is in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is on Columbia Avenue north of South Hull Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 550 Columbia Avenue, Reading PA 19608, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania and specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country.

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

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6150 (here, next to this marker); In Silent Memory (a few steps from this marker); In honor of our fallen heroes (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); For Those That Served in Vietnam (approx. 1.4 miles away); Dedicated to all who served (approx. 1.4 miles away); Wyomissing Hills War Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); George Hain (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sinking Spring.

Photographed by William Pope, July 21, 2024

2. Court of Honor Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 133 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.