Derry in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Honoring World War II Veterans

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 12, 2025

1. Honoring World War II Veterans Marker

Inscription.
Honoring WW II Veterans
50th commemorative anniversary
1941 - 1945 • 1991 - 1995

Erected 1995 by Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post #444.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.

Location. 40° 19.988′ N, 79° 17.972′ W. Memorial is in Derry, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is on South Chestnut Street west of East 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in Mossback Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 157 South Chestnut Street, Derry PA 15627, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Legend of Bigfoot (a few steps from this marker); 50th Anniversary of World War II Veterans (a few steps from this marker); Derry Community War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Derry Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Sgt. Earl R. Fillmore, Jr. Memorial Garden (approx. 0.6 miles away); Derry Community Park (approx. 0.6 miles away); New Derry War Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Derry.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 12, 2025

2. Honoring World War II Veterans Marker

Marker is located at the base of the lightpole.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 89 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 19, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.