Tarentum in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
POW/MIA Memorial
Their War Is Not Over
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2025
1. POW/MIA Memorial
In Honor of All POW/MIA
Living and Deceased
From Every Conflict
the U.S. Has Been Involved
And These Still Wait...
W.W.I 4000
W.W.II 78500
Korean 8117
Vietnam 2027
Persian Gulf 1
Dedicated Sept. 15, 2000
Erected 2000 by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5758 & Ladies Auxiliary.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 40° 36.078′ N, 79° 44.884′ W. Memorial is in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is on 1st Avenue east of Allegheny Street, on the right when traveling east. Monument is in Riverview Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 318 East 1st Avenue, Tarentum PA 15084, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, 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 walking distance of this marker: SGT Robert L. Adams (a few steps from this marker); Korean and Vietnam Wars Memorial (a few steps from this marker); M60A3 Main Battle Tank (a few steps from this marker); World War II Field of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Marie Brackenridge (approx. Ό mile away); War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Robert L. Ringler
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2025
2. POW/MIA Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2025
3. POW/MIA Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 62 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 13, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
