Lock Haven in Clinton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

World War II - European Theater

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 10, 2025

1. World War II - European Theater Marker

Inscription.
Two county men earned Silver Stars during the drive through Italy in 1943-44: MSG Henry S. Furst, 82nd Airborne, for gallantry in action at Salerno and Anzio; and SGT Gordon R. Shaffer, 141st Infantry, for his part in crossing the Gari River under heavy fire. More than a hundred county women were in uniform. SGT Alice M. Kelley served with the WAC in England. LT Florence A. Shade of the Army Nursing Corps and Mary F. Sharp of the Red Cross served in North Africa, Italy, and France. Many soldiers did not return. SSGT Stanley B. Mason, a B17 gunner with the 390th Bombardment Group, was killed in a crash landing in England on September 16, 1943, after his bomber was hit by anti-aircraft fire over France. CAPT William R. McCollum, 313th Infantry, was killed on July 8, 1944, while rooting out the last of the Nazi troops in Normandy.

Erected 2024 by Clinton County and Concerned Citizens and Organizations.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 41° 8.289′ N, 77° 26.556′ W. Memorial is in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, in Clinton County. It is on Water Street (Pennsylvania Route 120) west of Jay Street

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( Route 664), on the right when traveling west. Memorial is in Veterans Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 219 East Water Street, Lock Haven PA 17745, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Pennsylvania Wilds

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

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 walking distance of this marker: World War II - Pacific Theater (here, next to this marker); World War I (here, next to this marker); Korean War (here, next to this marker); Vietnam War (a few steps from this marker); The American Civil War (a few steps from this marker); Persian Gulf/Desert Storm (a few steps from this marker); The American Revolution (a few steps from this marker); Afghanistan War/Enduring Freedom (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lock Haven.

World War II - European Theater Artwork image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 10, 2025

2. World War II - European Theater Artwork

World War II - European Theater Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 10, 2025

3. World War II - European Theater Memorial

Veterans Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 10, 2025

4. Veterans Memorial Park

All Gave Some - Some Gave All Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 10, 2025

5. All Gave Some - Some Gave All Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 121 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 11, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.