Portage in Cambria County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Walter Edward Mintus
ARM3C U.S. Navy
| | July 28, 1921 - July 27, 1944 | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2024
1. Walter Edward Mintus Marker
Thank You For Your
Ultimate Sacrifice
Erected by John R. Moyer American Legion Post 430.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 40° 23.51′ N, 78° 40.395′ W. Memorial is in Portage, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County. It is at the intersection of Lee Street and Legion Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Lee Street. Memorial is on the John R. Moyer American Legion Post 430 grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 230 Lee Street, Portage PA 15946, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Vietnam Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Allegheny Portage Railroad Plane No. 2 (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Sonman Mine Disaster Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ku Klux Klan Riot (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portage.
Also see . . .
this page online
2. Official Obituary of Walter E. "Bert" Mintus. (Submitted on October 26, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2024
2. Walter Edward Mintus Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2024
3. M-60 Main Battle Tank on American Legion Grounds
Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 104 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 26, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
