Lower Burrell in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Alle-Kiski Valley Vietnam Memorial
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 15, 2025
1. Alle-Kiski Valley Vietnam Memorial
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The sons of the Alle - Kiski Valley who died while serving their country during the Vietnam War 1959 - 1975
Apollo
David L. Hemke 31 Jan 1970
Arnold
Szolton S. Klein 9 July 1967 Harold A. Preisendefer 22 Oct 1965 Edward E. Whalen 22 April 1968
Bell Township
Keith A. Held 1 June 1970
Brackenridge
Robert L. Ringler, Jr. 17 Dec 1966
Cabot
Martin W. Weleski III 9 Jan 1968
Cheswick
James J. Koprivnikar 15 Dec 1967 Ronald A. Martin 4 Oct 1967 David W. Meister 8 May 1968
Clarksburg
Frederick A. Young 21 Feb 1971
Delmont
Daniel S. Van Dyke, Jr. 28 April 1966
East Brady
Gerald W. Shakley 10 June 1969
Export
Harry P. Yingling 19 July 1969
Ford City
William D. Breightmyer 5 May 1968 Clair B. Butz 6 Jan 1970 Keith D. Heffner 2 March 1971
Freeport
John D. Babinsack 22 June 1968 Dale E. Shultz 23 Dec 1970 Samuel E. Salsgiver 15 Mar 1969
Gibsonia
Richard W. Bell 2 Oct 1969 Charles H. Dellinger 2 Aug 1968 Neil E. Riley 13 Sep 1966 Dain V. Scott 21 Aug 1967 * Herbert F. Weltz, Jr. 25 March 1968
Kittanning
Joseph Breski, Jr. 6 June 1969 Roger T. Brown 30 March 1968 Charles N. Cornman 14 Jan 1969 Frank Hogenmiller 15 Nov 1968 Arlie R. Mangus 4 Nov 1971 * William H. Mauthe 20 March 1969 Daniel G. Mechling 25 Jan 1966 * Wallace C. Shaffer, Jr. 8 Jan 1968 John F. Olesnanik 1 Jan 1968 Ralph E. Dias 12 Nov 1969
Leechburg
George M. Labanish 23 Aug 1969 Robert D. Patterson 25 April 1968 Michael Preslipski, Jr. 31 Aug 1969
Lower Burrell
John Antonace, Jr. 7 July 1968
Natrona
Ray E. Alwine 9 Feb 1968 William A. Sinchak 2 June 1967 Timothy A. Veltman 4 Aug 1966 Jerald A. Vokish 31 May 1967
Natrona Heights
Edward F. Habblett, Jr. 18 May 1970 Robert G. Koval 11 May 1969 Robert C. Olson, Jr.
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New Alexandria
Robert R. Beanner 12 May 1968 Robert M. Young 17 Sept 1972 *
New Kensington
Louis J. Clever 5 Feb 1969 * Charies S. Duddy 1 Jan 1969 William H. Gamble 13 June 1966 Harry L. Hendricks 12 June 1967 Ronald L. Johnston 3 Dec 1967 * George A. Link 20 Jan 1968 Michael J. Charley 5 May 1968 Larry L. Fowler 27 Nov 1969 Frank G. Oliver, II 3 Sept 1972 *
Oakmont
John P. Grimenstein, Jr. 1 March 1969 John C. Holoka 22 July 1966
Parks Township
Robert L. Walker, Jr. 8 Jan 1971
Penn Hills
John S. Merriman 8 May 1969 Kenneth L. Rogers 1 Feb 1968 *
Plum
David G. Finnegan 18 May 1969 Richard W. Mc Vay 9 Dec 1966 Daniel A. Miller 6 Oct 1968 Raymond P. Kurtik 7 July 1969
Rural Valley
Harold L. Schreckengost 13 Jan 1968 Frank T. Brochetti 8 April 1972 Pete Melnick 30 Jan 1968 Ray M. Barker 22 Aug 1969 Clyde W. Klingensmith 4 Nov 1967 John J. Mc Elroy 10 Feb 1968
Russelton
David N. Valerio 20 Feb 1968 * Jack H. Shoop, Jr. 19 Nov 1967 *
Saltsburg
Leslie P. Hagara 16 April 1968 Richard
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 15, 2025
2. Alle-Kiski Valley Vietnam Memorial
Saxonburg
James T. Steighner 21 May 1967 * Glenn R. Wylie 16 Nov 1967
Springdale
Robert R. Ecker 5 Feb 1967 David A. Siemon 30 March 1967 Peter S. Borsay 31 May 1969
Tarentum
Robert L. Adams 24 April 1966 Scott M. Burkett 8 Oct 1967 * James G. Callen 15 Jan 1967 William H. Martz, Jr. 13 April 1969 Gerald A. Reiter 12 May 1967 Gerald N. Remper 26 June 1968 Ronald L. Sharar 20 May 1967 Bruce J. Nichols 21 May 1970
Templeton
William L. Anderson 27 May 1969 Frank W. Atherton 13 April 1968 Charles N. Schall, Jr. 4 Oct 1968
Vandergrift
James F. Collins 9 Feb 1971 * John J. Collins 11 Nov 1967 * Joseph F. Kardos 3 Feb 1968 Robert E. Shields 6 Sept 1967 William I. White 14 Oct 1967 Kenneth J. Dell 5 Nov 1968
Verona
Edward W. Collins, III 6 May 1968 Charles F. Danielson, Jr. 1 Nov 1969 Raymond J. Di Santi 13 May 1970 Edward R. Guest 24 Aug 1967 Martin R. Robinson 27 April 1966 Kenneth A. Stanciu 6 March 1968 William J. Sugden 11 Dec 1968
West Deer
Patrick J. Dugan 17 Feb 1969
* Died while missing in action
They went with songs to the battle, they were young. Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted, they fell with their faces to the foe. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.
Author Unknown
(Rear):
If you are able, save for them a place inside of you and save one backward glance when you are leaving for the places they can no longer go.
Be not ashamed to say you loved them, though you may or may not have always. Take what they have left and what they have taught you with their dying and keep it with your own.
And in that time when men decide and feel safe to call the war insane take one moment to embrace those gentle heroes you left behind.
Major Michael Davis O'Donnell
ΚΙΑ 24 March 1970
Cambodia
This memorial was made possible by the dedicated work of countless volunteers and the generous donations of the relatives, neighbors, friends and businesses of the entire Alle-Kiski Valley.
The Vietnam veterans and veterans organizations of the area are to be commended for their dedication to this lasting memorial.
It is our hope that future generations will look upon the names on this memorial with deepest respect, as do all who have contributed to this project.
Go now and "Remember Them"
Thomas D. Rushmack, U.S.A.F. Ret. Vietnam 1968-70
Thomas C. Bridgen, Commander VFW Post 92
Clair J. Ewing Commander American Legion Post 868
Dedicated May 31, 2014
Erected 2014
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 15, 2025
3. Alle-Kiski Valley Vietnam Memorial
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 40° 34.672′ N, 79° 42.693′ W. Memorial is in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is on Wildlife Lodge Road south of Pennsylvania Route 56, on the left when traveling south. Memorial is located on the north side of the Wildlife Lodge VFW Post 92 building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1601 Wildlife Lodge Road, New Kensington PA 15068, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lower Burrell Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Post 868 Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); "We Shall Never Forget" (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lower Burrell Township World War II Honor Roll (approx. 1.1 miles away); In Memory of All American Veterans (approx. 1.1 miles away); Rotary Decision Garden (approx. 1.9 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); US Army M5 Anti-Tank Gun (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lower Burrell.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 100 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
