Boalsburg in Centre County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Armed Forces Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 17, 2025
1. Armed Forces Memorial Dedication
from Boalsburg and vicinity
who gave their lives in
World Wars I-II
Alvin Bohn Robert Ross Paul Stoner
Guyer Durst Leslie Meckley William Weber
Alfred Witmer George Meckley Eugene Homan
William Taylor Robert Jackson Richard Gentzel
Erected 1947 by Boalsburg Civic Club.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 40° 46.685′ N, 77° 47.612′ W. Memorial is in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, in Centre County. It is on Church Street, on the right when traveling south. Monument is in Boalsburg Cemetery, north of Zion Lutheran Church. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 105 Old Boalsburg Road, Boalsburg PA 16827, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Pennsylvania Wilds. 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
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "Honors to the Fallen" (within shouting distance of this marker); The Birthplace of Memorial Day (within shouting distance of this marker); Boalsburg (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Birthplace of Memorial Day (approx. 0.2 miles away); Town Pump (approx. 0.2 miles away); 112th Infantry Regiment (approx. 0.2 miles away); 108th Field Artillery (approx. 0.2 miles away); 111th Infantry Regiment (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boalsburg.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 17, 2025
2. Armed Forces Memorial Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 17, 2025
3. Armed Forces Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 17, 2025
4. Armed Forces Memorial Sponsor Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 17, 2025
5. Armed Forces Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 133 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 19, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
