Hempfield Township near Irwin in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Saint Boniface Military Monument
Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 1, 2025
1. Saint Boniface Military Monument
Navy
John J. Moran, M.M. 1st Cl.
1924 - 1944
Asiatic Area Buried at sea
U.S.S. Samuel B. Roberts
Army
Sgt. Michael Sambolich
1921 - 1944
Killed on action Buried in Belgium
211th Med. Disp.
In memory World War II
Pvt. Bronard L. Szarama
1920 - 1944
Killed in action Buried in Luxembourg
358th Inf.
Erected 1945 by Saint Boniface Parish, Penn, PA.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 40° 19.466′ N, 79° 39.379′ W. Monument is near Irwin, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is in Hempfield Township. It is on Brush Creek Road 0.1 miles north of Sun Valley Road when traveling north. Monument is located in Saint Bonaface Cemetery at the traffic circle. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 280 Brush Creek Road, Irwin PA 15642, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument 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: Adamsburg Community Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brush Creek Salem Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); From Manor Station to a Stormwater Control Parking Lot (approx.
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 1, 2025
2. Saint Boniface Military Monument
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 117 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
