Harris Township near Boalsburg in Centre County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

108th Field Artillery

Photographed by Craig Swain, May 23, 2009

1. 108th Field Artillery Memorial

Inscription.
(Front):World War I
Champagne
Oise-Aisne
Lorraine
Meuse-Argonne
Ypres-Lys

World War II
Normandy
Northern France
Ardennes
Rhineland
Central Europe
(Back):Organized Dec. 11, 1840
1st Vol. Inf., 102nd of the line
2nd Infantry, Nov. 30, 1860
19th Penna. Vol., April 27, 1861
90th Penna. Vol., Sept. 3, 1861
Army of the Potomac
Twenty nine major engagements
2nd Infantry, Oct. 29, 1887
Spanish-American War, May 13, 1898
2nd Infantry, Mexican border
June 30, 1916
2nd Penna. F.A., Oct. 23, 1916
108th F.A., Oct. 11, 1917
World War I, five campaigns
108th F.A. Battalion, Feb. 17, 1942
World War II, five campaigns
German, Nov. 11, 1951

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

Location. 40° 46.842′ N, 77° 47.645′ W. Memorial is near Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, in Centre County. It is in Harris Township. It is on Boalsburg Pike 0.1 miles Boal Avenue (U.S. 322), on the right when traveling south. Located in front of the 28th Division Shrine. Best access from the parking area for the Pennsylvania Military Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: 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 Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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walking distance of this marker: 111th Infantry Regiment (a few steps from this marker); 112th Infantry Regiment (a few steps from this marker); Honoring the 28th (within shouting distance of this marker); 109th Machine Gun Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); 108th Machine Gun Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); 103rd Medical Battalion and Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker); 110th Infantry Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker); 107th Field Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boalsburg.

Back of Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, May 23, 2009

2. Back of Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,899 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 12, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.