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United States Radiator Corporation Honor Roll

West Newton Plant

 
 
United States Radiator Corporation Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 31, 2024
1. United States Radiator Corporation Marker
Inscription.
Honor Roll
World War II

Balentine John B. • Berarducci August F. • Easter Frank S. • Getchey Joseph • Goehring James C. • Grosley John H. • Hula Eugene • Kopkp Elmer J. • Lux Michael A. • Makovich Daniel A. • Markle George C. • Powelczak John • Sikorsky William A. • Simon James Z. • Simon Maurice M. • Sims Joseph P. • Toman Joseph • Walter Kenneth L.

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 40° 12.454′ N, 79° 46.468′ W. Memorial is in West Newton, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It can be reached from Vernon Drive 0.6 miles south of West Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 136), on the left when traveling south. Memorial is located in West Newton Cemetery on the the east side of the office which may be accessed only off Vernon Drive by Cemetary Lane (GPS address 340 Vernon Drive). Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 210 Vernon Drive, West Newton PA 15089, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Laurel Highlands and in Greater Pittsburgh. It
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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 the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Charles J. Barno (within shouting distance of this marker); West Newton Avenue of Flags (within shouting distance of this marker); West Newton (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pioneer Point Sculpture (approx. 0.3 miles away); West Newton Town Map And Directory / Trail Map And Points Of Interest (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named West Newton (approx. 0.4 miles away); West Newton Honor Roll (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Newton.
 
United States Radiator Corporation Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 31, 2024
2. United States Radiator Corporation Marker
Marker is on the boulder in the distance beside the U.S. flag.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 180 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 27, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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