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

Deane S. Van Dyke Jr.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 15, 2025

1. Deane S. Van Dyke Jr. Marker

Inscription.
In memory of
Deane S. Van Dyke Jr.
June 16, 1944 - April 28, 1966
US Army
Killed In Action
1966 Vietnam

Erected 2003 by American Legion Post 247, Delmont, Pa.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.

Location. 40° 24.774′ N, 79° 33.845′ W. Memorial is in Delmont, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It can be reached from East Pittsburgh Street 0.1 miles west of Contact Place, on the right when traveling west. Memorial is located in the Eastview Union Cemetery Veterans Memorial Garden. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 340 East Pittsburgh Street, Delmont PA 15626, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Eastview Union Cemetery Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Delmont (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Delmont's Water Trough (approx. 0.3 miles away); Salem Crossroads Historic District (approx. 0.4 miles away); New Salem Borough 100th Anniversary (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Delmont (approx. 0.4 miles away); Delmont War Monument (approx. half a mile away); Bushy Run (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Delmont.

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Private First Class served with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Army Vietnam. He was critically wounded in the Battle of Xa Cam My on April 11, 1966 and succumbed to his injuries on April 28, 1966.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 15, 2025

2. Deane S. Van Dyke Jr. Marker

Memorial is located left of the flagpole at ground level.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 76 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 22, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.