Downtown in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Mark W. Melcher Memorial
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024
1. Mark W. Melcher Memorial
Mark W. Melcher
Mellon Employee, 1993-2006
Died in Iraq in service to his country as a member of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, 1st Battallion, Company C, 103rd Armor
April 15, 2006
"For the love of honor alone is ever young"
- Pericles
Erected 2008 by Employees of BNY Mellon.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 2nd Iraq.
Location. 40° 26.426′ N, 79° 59.737′ W. Memorial is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from Grant Street south of Sixth Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in the northern section of Mellon Green Parklet. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 572 Grant Street, Pittsburgh PA 15219, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, 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: First English Evangelical Lutheran Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Founding Convention of the AFL (about 400 feet away); Allegheny HYP Club (Harvard-Yale-Princeton Club) (about 500 feet away); Anthony Sadowski (about 500 feet away); Grant's Hill (about 500 feet away); Henry Clay Frick
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Regarding Mark W. Melcher Memorial. Army Spc. Mark W. Melcher, 34, of Bethel Park, a Pittsburgh suburb, was killed by small arms fire in Taqaddum, Iraq, when his M1A1 Abrams tank was involved in combat.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024
2. Mark W. Melcher Memorial
Memorial is between the two flags. View is looking northwest.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 197 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
