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Community Service Monument

 
 
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1. Community Service Monument
Inscription.

VETERANS
Allen, Calvin R. • Allen, George • Allen, Kenneth E. • Allen, Steven T.
Andresky, Nikolai L. • Andrus, Leon S. • Andrus, Robert W.
Andrus, Manuel L. • Asta, Theodore E. • Aurand, William F.
Bachman, Alan L. • Bacorn, Joseph • Bailey, Eric B. • Bailey, Lawrence F. II
Baney, George S. • Banfill, Charly • Barnard, Roy W. • Barner, Grover
Barner, Park E. Jr. • Barner, Ward A. • Barraclough, L.N.
Bartholmew Scott E. • Barlett, Dennis H. • Barton, Eugene L.
Barton, Rock Lee • Bathurst, Harry E. • Baughman, Marshall
Baughman, Richard • Beary, John F. Jr. • Beaty, Robert H. • Bechdel, Daniel C.
Bechdel, Harry E. • Bechdel. Herbert C. • Bechdel, Jerry A.
Bechdel, Joseph R. • Bechdel, Larry • Bechdel, Leroy K. • Bechdel. Lynn A.
Bechdel, Robert L. • Bechdel, Wayne • Bechdel, William R. • Bechdel, William M. • Bechler, Ross • Bell, Charles E.
Bell, Harlin H. • Bennett, Eugene Jr • Bennett, Henry C. • Bennett, Paul H. • Benson David C. • Berry, Edward H.
Berry, Joseph F. • Berry, Joseph R. • Beschler, Donald A. • Beschler, William E. • Bitner, Christie G.
Bitner, Dennis O. • Bitner, Howard • Bitner, James
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B. • Bitner, Richard
Bitner, Robert C. • Bitner. Robert C. Jr • Bitner, Sheldon • Bittner, Charles L.
Bittner, Donald • Bittner, George • Bittner, Gerald F. • Bittner, Kenneth A.
Bittner, Ronald • Bittner, Ross • Bittner, Thomas E. • Bittner, Timothy
Black, Victor R. Jr • Bletz, Joseph D. • Bloss, William R. Jr • Boone, Dean R.
Boone, Grant • Boone, Jeffrey M. • Boone, Kenneth A. • Boone, Ronald L.
Bortot, Joseph G. • Bosnjak, Charles L. • Bottorf, A.M. • Bottorf, Dorsey R.
Bower, Charles L. • Bower, David W. • Bowers, Richard E. • Bowers, William F.
Bowes, Leonard M. • Bowes, Robert W. • Bowes, Robert W. II • Bowes, Rodney T.
Bowes, Thomas R. • Bowes, Walter G. • Bowman, Richard C. • Bowman, William J.
Breon, James W. • Bressler, John E. • Brickley, Dean E. • Brickley, Timothy R.
Bricks, Raymond E. • Briggs, Wayne D. • Brumbaugh, Bernon M.
Brungart, Eugene R. • Brush, Douglas M. • Bryan, John E. • Buchan, John L.
Buck, William E. • Bueno, Manuel • Burd, David J. • Burnell, Eugene C. Jr
Buskirk, Donald W. • Butler, Larry L. • Butler, Raymond • Button, Fredrick E.

Calderwood, Robert D. • Campana, Robert • Caprio, Dennis
Representative Veterans Panel on Community Service Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 10, 2025
2. Representative Veterans Panel on Community Service Monument
M. • Caris, James A.
Carta, Anthony F. • Carter, Louis F. • Carter, Richard H. • Carter, Tim
Castellini, Fred • Castellini, James • Cebulka, Thomas J.
Chambers, William E. III • Chambliss, John R. • Chevillot, Richard F.
Clark, Donald V. • Clark, W. Harold • Clymer, Gary • Coakley, Brian O.
Coakley, Douglas L. • Coakley, Melissa L. • Conaway, Donald W.
Condo, Arthur C. • Confer, Dana L. • Confer, Elmer W. • Confer, Elwood
Confer, Ernest L. • Confer, Jerry L. • Confer, Gene A. • Confer, Terry A.
Confer, William E. • Conklin, Francis D. Sr • Conklin, Lee W.
Conklin, Thomas W. • Connelley, Charles W. • Conti, James R.
Conway, Ellsworth J. • Conway, Harry N. • Corage, Dewey J. • Corl, Thomas E.
Courter, Franklin L. • Cox, Art • Cox, Gary D. • Crawford, Eugene H.
Crawford, Terry L. • Cree, Franklin • Croak, Warren • Culp, Robert
Dapp, Loren S. • Davy, Robert E. • Day, Arlin R. • Day, Donald E.
Day, William E. • Decker, Harry W. • Deem, Robert M. • De Haas, Lewis J.
De Haas, Purley E. • Deitrich, Robert E. • Dickey, Melvin • Dickey, Robert
Dietz, W. Kenneth • Dimon, Timothy E. • Dixon, Chester L. Sr
Dolan, Clarence E. • Dole,
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Marvin Lee • Dorman, Dennis L.
Doubler, Michael L. • Dress, Nevin C. • Drewery, Robert Dr.
Driver, Glenn. T. • Duck, Roy C. • Dufour, Gerald F. • Dugan, Ll[oy]d R.
Dunlap. Michael J. • Dunlap, Todd H. • Dupree, Graydon L. Sr • Durkin, Clair
Durkin, Donald P. • Earon, Clarence • Earon, Gary L. • Edwards, Edward G.
Edwards, Jeanette • Edwards, Spencer C. • Eisenhower, Kenneth S.
Eldred, James H. • Entz, Kevin W. • Entz, Samuel L. • Erb, Harold E.
Erickson, Robert E. • Etters, James L. • Evers, Gerald • Evers, Thomas L.
Falls Boyd • Falls, Clair E. • Falls, Perry M. • Falls, Roger L.
Fennell, Terence • Ferree, Jeffery T. • Ferree, Robert F. • Fetherman, Patrick
Fetter, Robert E. • Fillmore, Nevin R. • Forcey, Bernard • Foster, Franklin P.
Francke, Anlela W. • Franek, Andrew R. • Frank, Bruce P. • Frank, Paul C.
Frantz, Michael C. • Fultz, Thomas F. • Fye, Eugene I. • Fye, Paul F. Jr.
Gardner, Charles • Gardner, James • Gardner, Jeremy R.

Gardner, Lee F. • Gardner, Wayne P. • Gates, H. R. • Gates, William R.
Gearhart, Glenn R. • Gebhardt, William A. • Genevish, Jesse T. • Gensib, Patrick F.
Gerhard, Dale • Geyer, Leo J. • Geyer, Milton E. • Gilmore, John H.
Gingery, Lloyd R. Jr • Girton, Archie F. • Girton, Paul E. • Glossner, Gene A.
Glossner, Kenneth L. • Glossner, Robert E. • Glossner, William D.
Grandinetti, Ralph • Gray, Raymond L. • Gray. Thomas • Greendoner, Daniel Jr
Gregory, Serena • Grimm, David E. • Grugan, Tom • Guerriero, Tyler
Gundlach, Barry • Gundlach, Fred F. • Gundlach, Jack J. • Gundlach. William
Gunsallus, Scotty L. Jr • Gunsallus, Vernon L. • Gunsallus, William
Haagen, Jay A. • Haagen, Thomas G. • Hackenberg, Ronald J. • Hager, Charles
Haines, Barry L. • Hall, Richard K. Sr • Hallard, Donald • Halso, John G.
Hanley, Alvin A. • Hanley, Gary W. • Hanley, Guy W. • Hanley, Paul W.
Hanlon, William F. • Hanson, David P. • Harach, James • Hardy, Samuel T.
Harpster David W. • Harry Donald E. • Harter, George W. • Harter Kenneth H.
Hartle, William F. • Hartline, Michael • Haugh, Kenneth E. • Hayes, Hugh C.
Hazelet, J. Byard • Heaton, Frank • Heaton, Frank Jr • Heaton, John H. Jr
Heaton Richard B. • Heaton, William • Heck, Arthur M. Sr • Heinrich, Walter A.
Heltman, Robert F. • Heltman, Thomas W. • Hendricks, Terry W. • Hepler, Elwood H.
Herman, Calvin H. • Herman, Dwayne A. • Herman, Richard C. • Herverly, Adam L.
Heverly. Charles I. • Heverly, Clair • Heverly, Jack • Heverly, Linn
Heverly, Steven M. • Heverly, Steven M. II • Heverly, Willard G. • Hevner, Harold E.
Hevner, William • Hill, Jack E. • Hillard, Donald • Hills, Donald B.
Hills, Edward William • Hills, Joseph E. • Hills, Kirby W. • Hills, Theodore G.
Hinton, Clint • Hixon, Rickie D. • Hockenberry, Charles W. • Hoffman, Gary L.
Hoffman, Ryan • Hoffner, Charles T. • Holter, Bruce A. • Hoover, Craig
Houdeshell, David G. • Houser, Harold E. • Hudick, Stephen E. • Hull, Joseph S.
Hunter, Charles G. • Hunter, Eugene R. • Hunter, Theodore • Irvin, Colby B.
Irvin, Marvin L. • Irvin, R. D. • Irvin, Roland L. • James, Harry L.
Jensen, Benjamin C. • Johnson, Darlene • Johnson, John C. • Johnson, Joseph

Johnson, Malcolm • Johnson, Mervin • Johnson, Fredrick R. • Jordan, George F.
June, Steven • Justice, William E. • Karstetter, Albert C. • Keiser, Carson R. Jr
Keller, John S. • Kelso, Robert • Kepler, Dorthy J. • Kessinger, John T.
Kessinger, Mark • Kessinger, Miles D. Jr • Kessinger, William
Killinger, Harold E. Jr • Killinger, Ronald C. • Kinley, Dallas W. Jr
Kitchen, Charles W. • Kitchen, Donald • Kleckner, Dale E. • Klein, Arthur R. Jr
Kline, Rodney E. • Koch, Fred G. • Kramer, Charles L. • Kramer, Francis W. Jr
Kunes, Clifford G. • Kunes, Samuel H. Jr • Kunes, Richard A. • Kunes, William H.
Kuntz, Charles P. • Kuntz, Richard H. • La Roza, Frank A. • Lachat, John E.
Laird, Ronald F. • Lamey, Robert D. • Lapriola, Randy I. • Laubscher. Samuel W.
Laubscher Theodore W. • Lavelle, Larry J. • Law. David • Lawless, Howard F.
Layne, Floyd A. • Leathers Jerry T. Sr • Liguori, Lawrence R. • Lindsey, Carl A.
Lindsey, Clair • Lingle, Allen • Lingle, Fredrick D. • Linn J. Russell
Linninger, Edward N. • Litz, Carl E. • Litz, Charles • Litz, Howard F.
Litz, Robert W. • Livingston, Thomas R. • Lomison, Keith A. • Long, Lloyd K.
Long, William A. • Losch, Todd E. Jr • Lovette, Kenneth R. • Lowe, Raymond
Lowery, William J. • Lucas, Edward O. • Lucas, Ellery Sr • Lucas, Ellery E. II
Ludlow, Donald W. • Lundy, Ernest E. • MacMillen, Sean T. • Maggs, John M.
Mahaffey, Edward E. • Mantle, Curtis L. • Mapstone, Steve • Markel, Travis L.
Marr, Thomas • Marshall, Charles L. • Marshall, Richard H. • Martin, Robert E.
Martin, Russell C. • Masden, James E. • Masorti, Richard L. • Masters, Kylic E.
Matejovich, Terrence L. • Mathias, Charles E. • Matis, George E. • Matis, Richard S.
Mayes, Arthur L. • Mayes, James • Mayes, Paul A. • Mayes, Willard W.
McAulay, Robert L. • McCloskey, Clyde W. • McCloskey, Paul E. Sr • McCloskey, Serena
McCloskey Thomas A. Sr • McCloskey, Thomas A. Jr • McCombs, Gilbert E.
McCombs, Kevin • McCombs, Melvin E. • McCormick J. P. • McGill, Lewis A.
McGonigal, Ira W. • McKean, Perry M. • McKean, William • McKinney, John
McKivison, Albert D. • McKivison. Clair • McKivison, Connie D. • McKivison, Dallas
McKivison, John S. • McKivison, Ray • McKivison, Raymond M. • McKivison, Robert
Meeker, Nadine

Miller, Cleve J. • Miller, Craig E. Jr • Miller, Duane • Miller, Edward
Miller, Gary L. • Miller, John W. • Miller, Kenneth J. • Miller, Kenneth L.
Miller, Lowell F. • Miller, Robert E. • Miller, Stewart • Miller, Wilbur K.
Miller, William S. • Miller, William E. • Mitchell, Wayne L. • Monahan, Michael P.
Moore, Brian A. • Moore, Christopher B. • Moore, Dean R. • Moore, Earl R.
Moore, James L. • Moore, Robert A. Sr • Moriarty, Robert B. • Motel, Thomas J.
Motter, Sonny C. • Murry, George • Muthler, Tim • Neidrich, Charles G.
Nestlerode, Gene A. • Nestlerode, Ward L. • Nihart, Glenn B. Jr • Noll, Jack C.
Nonemaker, Arthur W. • Nyman, Carl E. Jr • Nyman, Donald E. • Nyman, Lloyd C. Jr
Ohl, Robert C. • Orndorf Jack S. • Overdorf, Harry R. • Packer, Charles D.
Packer, Gregory A. • Packer, James • Packer, Richard N. • Parks, Huston
Passell, Dennis S. • Paterno, David R. Jr • Peak, James E. • Peck, Glenn W.
Peiffer, James E. • Peluso, Vincent F. • Peters, Kevin M. • Peters, Charles F. Sr
Peters, Richard C. • Phillips, Charles E. • Phillips, Dale A. • Phillips, Larry L.
Piedmont, Peter C. • Pierson, Brad W. • Pinkowski, Daniel L. Jr
Pinkowski, Daniel L. Sr • Pletcher, Paul W. Sr • Poorman, James L.
Powell, Fredrick • Probst, Jack • Probst, James E. • Probst, Thomas L.
Puruczky, John • Rager, Robert E. Jr • Randall, James L. • Ream, Robert C.
Reeder, Theodore E. Jr • Reynolds, Orvil L. • Rhoads, Jay M. Jr • Rhoads, Lester L.
Richner, Norman • Rickert. Ben L. • Rickert, David M. • Rickert, Timothy
Rine, Doyle M. • Rine, Randy D. • Rinella, Anthony P. • Rinella, Peter
Ripka, Brian • Rocco, Joseph J. • Rossman, David A. • Rossman, Sherry L.
Rothrock, Frank W. • Royer, William C. • Rupert, Brenda • Rupert, Byard
Rupert, Clayton F. • Rupert, Fredrick J. • Rupert, Glenn • Rupert, Harris M.
Rupert, James D. • Rupert, Ken • Rupert, Lawrence • Rupert, Leroy D.
Rupert, Richard • Rupert, Robert • Rupert, Todd R. Sr • Rupert, Lee F. Jr
Saam, Robert W. • Salisbury, Henry F. • Sayers, Foster J. Jr • Scantlin, Edward W.
Scantlin, Irvin • Schenck, Kenneth R. • Schirato, Dan A. • Schirato. Mario, A.
Schirato, Ronald A. • Schrack, Francis C. • Schwenk, James R. • Scott, Christopher A.

Scrimshaw, John W. • Seasholtz, Wilson T. • Selfe, Dean W.
Selmer-Larsen, Kim • Sementelli, William • Sewalt, John M. • Seymour, Arthur A.
Shadle, James N. • Shady, Brett C. • Shady, Maxine L. • Shady, Richard
Shady, Robert M. • Shaner, John • Shaner, Traci L. • Shelley, James
Sherman, Darman D. • Sherry, Charles F. • Shelter, William H.
Slopey Donald P. • Smith, Dewey J. • Smith, Jack W. • Smith, Jared L.
Smith, Ralph H. • Snyder, Benjamin E. • Snyder, Dennis P. • Snyder, Lowell D.
Soleto, George A. • Spangler, Anthony • Spangler, George H.
Spangler, Jerry L. • Spangler, John J. • Spangler, Ronald D.
Spangler, Ronald D. Jr • Stahl, Jeremy L. • Starr, Constance L.
Startzel Kurtis • Stiver, Adam L. • Stover. Fred A. • Straub, Lewis A.
Straub, Lewis C. • Streck, Earl H. • Stringfellow, Daniel J.
Strouse, Ernest W. Jr • Styers, Gary J. • Suehr, Robert C.
Sweeley, Richard K. • Swortwood, Calvin L. • Taormina, Phillip A. Jr
Taylor, Robert W. • Thompson, Dean E. • Thompson, Larry E.
Thompson, Paul D. • Thompson, Ronald • Tibbins, Perry Mc. • Tibbins, George H.
Titus, Richard E. Jr • Tomalonis, Joseph B. • Tressler, Charles S.
Tressler, Earl C. • Tressler, Sidney V. • Tressler, William G.
Tyson, William E. • Vairo, Fredrick C. • VanGorder, Jack K. II
Wadsworth, Arthur R. • Wagner, David R. • Walker, Billy Lee • Walker, Christa M.
Walker, Donn W. • Walker, Franklin L. • Walker, Fred K. • Walker, Harry S.
Walker, Ned L. • Walker, Shane M. • Walters, Bruce W. Jr • Warner, Edward H.
Warner, Ellis J. • Washburn, Harold S. • Watson, Arthur D. • Weaver, David W.
Weaver, Evan D. • Weaver, Gary L. • Weaver, Milton R. • Webb, James P. Jr
Weeder, Glen P. Jr • Welch, Boyd A. • Welch, Edward P. • Welch, Timothy E.
Wenker, Richard L. • Wensel, Gregg F. Jr • Whittle, Richard D. • Williams, John C.
Williams, Theodore W. • Williamson, Russel A. • Willits, Nadine R. • Winner, Jerry
Winslow, Barry W. • Winters, Harry E. • Wise, Charles R. • Witmer, Gary L.
Wolf, Jeromy J. • Wolf, Kline J. Jr • Wolford, George E. • Wolford, Jack K.
Wolford, John W. • Woodring, John H. • Worden, Rickie W. • Workman, Arthur Jr
Workman, Harold J. Sr • Yearick, Josephine M. • Yearick, Kermit W.
Yeich, Ronald A. • Yocum, Harold L. Jr • Yost, Harold C.

Young, Chester D. • Young, Donald • Young, Jay • Young, Paul M. • Young, Roy M. Jr
Younkin, Charles R. • Yufer, Allan • Meyer, David K. • Miller, Archie • Miller, C. G.
Sherman, Larry • Yahn, Wayne • Doebler, Michael L. • Butler, Lawrence
Lingle, Barry K. • Hanley, James H. • Russell, Lee F. Jr. • Shetler, William H.
Rupert, John • Cox, Da[vi]d Jr. • Little, Guy M. • Doebler, Michael L.
Carmack, Ross D. • Tressler, Kenneth A. • Rupert, Todd R. • Everett, Parker R.
Passell, William F. • Muthler, Dukane J. • Orner, Haze E. • Barnhart, Jamie L.
Noll, Jack C. • Newcomer, John C. • Guerriero, Tyler L. • Probst, Donald L.
Mazzulla, Boyd E. • Solomon, Jeffrey P. • Bechdel, Walter G. • Fern R. Biesecker
Lance D. Andrews • Jerry E. Barner • Christopher J. Shields • Kim E. Callahan
David W. Heverly • Daniel F. Romero • Lawrence E. Truax • Dillon M. Watkins
Robert G. Patishnock • John O. Shultz • Marvin L. Dole • Jacki L. Hopkins
Joel E. Ferree • Dale E. Graham Jr. • Dominick R. Kulakowski • Steven E. Barnes
James R. Fletcher • Daniel A. Rowley • Kenneth E. McGhee Sr.
William E. Garbrick • Timothy M. Swatsworth • Charles A. Blazina Jr.
John C. Rickert • Randy A. Blood • Andrew D. Surovec • Michael E. Corl
Dennis E. Packer • Zachary A. McGinnis • Kenneth L. Shadle
Kenneth M. Peters • John E. Bryan Jr. • George M. Brautigam
Ross W. Kramer • Barry E. Daniels • Theodore G. Hills • Joshua R. Englert
Justin T. McCauley • John I. Connelley • Gerard W. Johnston
William R. Muzzy • Lawrence A. Rupert • Claude R. Packer • Leroy J. Packer
William M. Spangler • Willis W. Mayes • Robert Spangler • Russell A. Gunsallus
Brownson, Willard • Leitch, Gary • Passell, William • Perryman, Mark
Rine, Kimberly • Rowley, Daniel • Shadle, Kenneth • Spangler, Dustin
Steinbacher, Robert • Tressler, Kenneth • Weaver, Adam • Heverly. Adam L.
Hixson, Rickie D.
 
Erected by Bitner-Bechdel American Legion Post 623.
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism.
 
Location. 41° 4.434′ N, 77° 34.714′ W. Monument is in Beech Creek, Pennsylvania, in Clinton County. It is on Wynn Avenue 0.1 miles south of Eagle Valley Road (Pennsylvania Route 150), on the right when traveling south. Memorial is on the Bitner-Bechdel American Legion Post 623 grounds. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Beech Creek PA 16822, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: M46 Patton (here, next to this marker); War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Beech Creek Memorial Presbyterian Church Bell (approx. half a mile away); Great Shamokin Path (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Great Shamokin Path (approx. 5 miles away); Nathan Harvey House (approx. 5.2 miles away); Daniel H. Hastings (approx. 5.3 miles away); Warriors Path (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beech Creek.
 
Regarding Community Service Monument. The monument includes Community Leaders and First Responders Honor Rolls which are not transcribed.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 231 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 13, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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