Bethel Park in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Peter S. Edwards, Jr.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, November 8, 2024

1. Peter S. Edwards, Jr. Marker

Inscription.
In memory of
Peter S. Edwards, Jr.
Military service Army Airforce WWII
49 missions in a F-51 Mustang

Erected by Sue Ann Edwards Means.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II.

Location. 40° 19.743′ N, 80° 1.742′ W. Memorial is in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is at the intersection of South Park Road and Park Avenue, on the right when traveling west on South Park Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2600 South Park Road, Bethel Park PA 15102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Pittsburgh.

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Schoolhouse Arts Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Bethel Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Second Division (approx. 1.2 miles away); Private (First Class) Edmund M. Wilson (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic (approx. 1.3 miles away); Edward Vose Babcock (approx. 1.3 miles away); Washington Infantry (approx. 1.3 miles away); Memorial to Joyce Kilmer (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethel Park.

Regarding Peter S. Edwards, Jr.. Peter S. Edwards Jr., a native of Pittsburgh, PA, began his education in a one-room schoolhouse in Bethel Park, graduating from Bethel High School in 1938. He graduated from Colgate University in 1942. Pete proudly served as a 1st Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps during World War II, flying a single seat P-51 Mustang, logging 49 combat missions over Europe. He served as the chairman of the board of the pilots of World War II and vice-chairman of the American Legion Post #760 in Bethel Park. Pete passed away June 13, 2023, at the age of 102.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, November 8, 2024

2. Peter S. Edwards, Jr. Marker

Marker is at the base of the tree.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 12, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.