The Island in Butler in Butler County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Pfc. Paul E. Angert
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 3, 2025
1. Pfc. Paul E. Angert Marker
Pfc. Paul E. Angert
1951 - 1970
He gave his life in Vietnam
Erected 2014 by Eagle Scout Justin Ellis, retired Sgt. Maj. Sam Zurzolo and Butler resident Jerry Puff.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 40° 51.586′ N, 79° 54.041′ W. Memorial is in Butler, Pennsylvania, in Butler County. It is on The Island. It is on West Cunningham Street (Pennsylvania Route 68/356) just west of South Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling east. Memorial is located in Rotary Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 405 West Cunningham 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: In Honor and Remembrance (here, next to this marker); Senator Walter Lowrie Shaw House (approx. Ό mile away); Butler County Court House (approx. 0.3 miles away); General Richard Butler (approx. 0.3 miles away); Marquis De Lafayette (approx. 0.3 miles away); Butler County (approx. 0.3 miles away); Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. 0.3 miles away); W.W. II Merchant Marine (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Butler.
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Butler will unveil and dedicate a monument to honor the first member of the military from the city to die in the Vietnam War. Marine Corps Pfc. Paul E. Angert was just 18 when he was killed in action on April 28, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, which experienced some of the heaviest fighting. He was the 34th member of the Armed Services from Butler County to die in Vietnam.(Submitted on October 8, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.)
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 3, 2025
2. Pfc. Paul E. Angert Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 58 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 8, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
