Greenwood Hill in Pottsville in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Veterans Memorial
[Plaque on the back of the memorial]
Frederick W. Schaeffer
Sgt. 'B' Co. First Air Cavalry
First Pottsville soldier
killed in Viet Nam
June 19, 1967
Erected 1986 by Pottsville Joint Veterans Council.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 40° 41.531′ N, 76° 11.196′ W. Memorial is in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is in Greenwood Hill. It is at the intersection of Burns Street and Anderson Street, on the right when traveling west on Burns Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 770 Schuylkill Manor Rd, Pottsville PA 17901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region. 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Allan P. Jaffe (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pottsville Maroons (approx. 0.6 miles away); General George A. Joulwan (approx. 0.6 miles away);
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