North Huntingdon in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Norwin High School Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 1, 2025

1. Norwin High School Veterans Memorial

Inscription.
Those Honored:

CPL Hildenbrand, Leslie - Marines
8/10/1965 - Quang Nam • SP5 Hetzer, Jr., Joseph - Army 1/5/1966 - Unknown • PFC Shogan, Paul - Marines 6/10/1966 - Thua Thien • GMG3 Wright, Lester - Navy 7/31/1966 - Bien Hoa • AO3 Hughes, Julius - Navy 7/29/1967 - Nz • SN Spielman, John - Navy 2/26/1968 - Quang Tri • PFC Bennett, Donald - Marines 2/29/1968 - Quang Tri GSGT Mcclelland, James - Marines 4/11/1968 - Quang Tri • LCPL Gilkey, Timothy - Marines 7/5/1968 - Quang Tri • QM3 Singler, Jr., Delbert - Navy 3/3/1969 - Khanh Hoa • SGT Hill, Howard - Army Green Beret 5/23/1969 - Cambodia • PFC Gibson, Clifford - Marines 8/16/1969 - Quang Nam • S/SGT Acalotto, Robert - Army 2/20/1971 - Laos, M.I.A. • CPO Watson, Robert - Navy 10/2/1982 - Persian Gulf - USS Forrestal • SP4 Shipley, Michael - Army 12/12/1985 - Gander, Newfoundland • CPO Malloy, Mark - Navy 11/10/1981 - Died on USS John F. Kennedy • SPC Keough, Frank - Army 2/25/1991 - Saudi Arabia • AT1 Buck, David - Navy 1/10/1992 - Killed on Duty • S/SGT Wieger, David- Air Force 11/1/2007 - Balad Iraq • LT COL Raible, Christopher - Marines 9/14/2012 - Camp Bastion, Afghanistan • SOC Checque, Nicolas - Navy SEAL 12/8/2012 - Κabul, Afghanistan

The mission of the Norwin High

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School Veterans' Memorial is dedicated to honoring all Norwin Community service men and women who gave their lives in our Nation's Armed Conflicts since 1958.

Erected 2015 by The Norwin Veterans Memorial Committee.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 40° 19.51′ N, 79° 43.506′ W. Memorial is in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is at the intersection of McMahon Drive and Mockingbird Drive, on the right when traveling west on McMahon Drive. Memorial is located on the north side of Norwin High School. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 251 McMahon Drive, Irwin PA 15642, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Laurel Highlands

and 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 are within walking distance of this marker: Brian Dale and David Kovalcin (here, next to this marker); "The McIntyre House" (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Fullerton House (approx. 0.3 miles away); U.S. Marine Corps M114 Howitzer: 155mm (approx. 0.3 miles away); Staff Sgt. Donald G. Kattic (approx. 0.3 miles away); 360th Engineers (approx. 0.3 miles away); V.F.W Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); U.S. Navy (approx. 0.3 miles away).

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 1, 2025

2. Norwin High School Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 169 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.