Portage in Cambria County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2024
1. Vietnam Veterans Memorial
1st Lieut. U.S. Army
Born May 27, 1947
Killed In Action Jan. 5, 1969
Russell J. Swanhart
L/Cpl U.S.M.C.
Born May 21, 1948
Killed In Action
Sept. 12, 1967
Joseph P. Noel
Cpl. U.S.M.C.
Born June 30, 1947
Killed In Action
June 5, 1968
Erected by John R. Moyer American Legion Post 430.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam.
Location. 40° 23.506′ N, 78° 40.394′ 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: World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Walter Edward Mintus (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Allegheny Portage Railroad Plane No. 2 (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2024
2. Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 113 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 27, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
