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

W.W. II Merchant Marine

Dec. 7, 1941 - Dec. 31, 1946

Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 16, 2025

1. W.W. II Merchant Marine Marker

Inscription.
In honor of the Merchant Marine who faithfully served their country during W.W. II.

The Merchant Marine provided the greatest sealift in history, delivering 97% of all war supplies and participated in every invasion.

The U.S. Merchant Marine suffered the greatest loss of life ratio of any of the services. 243,000 Merchant Marine served, 9,521 were killed, and 718 were POWs.

God bless the U.S. Merchant Marine and the U.S. Naval Armed Guard who served and died with them.

Liberty Ship in Convoy

Erected 2010 by Mariners of Pennsylvania.

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

Location. 40° 51.512′ N, 79° 53.709′ W. Memorial is in Butler, Pennsylvania, in Butler County. It is on East Diamond Street west of South Cedar Street, on the left when traveling west. Memorial is located in Diamond Park. East Diamond Street is a one-way street that only heads west at this location. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 180 East Diamond Street, Butler PA 16001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Butler County WWII Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Our Silent Defender

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(a few steps from this marker); Operation Iraqi Freedom • Operation Enduring Freedom (a few steps from this marker); Butler County (within shouting distance of this marker); In Honor and Remembrance (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (within shouting distance of this marker); Butler County Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean War Monument (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Butler.

W.W. II Merchant Marine Marker (From Rear) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 16, 2025

2. W.W. II Merchant Marine Marker (From Rear)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 49 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 24, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.