North Huntingdon Township near Irwin in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Straw Pump Community Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Straw Pump Community
World War II
Beck, Lewis Brahs, Charles Buzzard, C. Melvin Caldwell, Carl Caldwell, Charles Caldwell, Wayne Caldwell, William Clohessy, Harry Evans, Daniel Fohner, George Gongaware, Wayne Hadly, Lysle Hadly, Scott Hebraink, George Luke, W. Scott Myers, William Peitz, Leo Peitz, Charles Raygor, David Raygor, Nathaniel Raygor, Paul Raygor, Raymond Rivosecchi, Filippo Rivosecchi, William Roth, Bernard ☆ Schneider, Albert Shrum, Dorothy Shrum, Robert Sinclair, Peter Stokes, Cora Mae Tallant, Lee Roy Thompson, Clair Van Dyke, Beryl Wallace, John Walthour, Murry Wolf, Charles Wolf, Jermiah
Erected 1946.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 40° 18.945′ N, 79° 40.297′ W. Memorial is near Irwin, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is in North Huntingdon Township. It is at the intersection of North Thompson Lane and Happy Drive, on the right when traveling south on North Thompson Lane. Memorial is located on the east side of Strawpump Volunteer Fire Department. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 130 North Thompson Lane, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brush Creek Salem Church (approx. Ύ mile away); Fort Walthour (approx. 0.8 miles away); Adamsburg Community Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Saint Boniface Military Monument (approx. one mile away); Westmoreland City Honor Roll & Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Brush Hill (approx. 1.1 miles away); From Manor Station to a Stormwater Control Parking Lot (approx. 1.2 miles away); Manor Memorial Garden (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Irwin.
Regarding Straw Pump Community Honor Roll. Memorial's metal plaque was salvaged and relocated after originally being along what is now U.S. Route 30 in Irwin, PA.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.

