Muhlenberg in Union Township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

War Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 24, 2025

1. War Memorial

Inscription.

[Armed Services Emblems]

Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends
St. John 15:13

In memory of those who made the
supreme sacrifice for their country.

SSGT Joseph Charneski USA • PFC Harold B. McMichael USA
PFC Clyde K. Hartman USA • PFC Leland L. Geahart USA
CPL Dan F. Belles USMC

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is December 7, 1941.

Location. 41° 13.801′ N, 76° 9.164′ W. Marker is in Union Township, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is in Muhlenberg. It is at the intersection of Hunlock-Harveyville Road (Pennsylvania Route 4016) and Lewis Road, on the right when traveling west on Hunlock-Harveyville Road. Memorial is adjacent to the Muhlenberg United Methodist Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 83 Hunlock-Harveyville Road, Hunlock Creek PA 18621, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region,

in the Wyoming Valley,

and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Union Access (approx. 4.3 miles away); Warriors Path (approx. 4.3 miles away); Shickshinny (approx. 5.3 miles away); World Wars Memorial

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(approx. 5.3 miles away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 6.2 miles away); Mocanaqua (approx. 6.2 miles away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 7.6 miles away); Ancient Forests: Silent Sentinels of the Past (approx. 7.9 miles away).

Regarding War Memorial. All were World War II casualties except Cpl Belles, who was killed during the Korean War.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 24, 2025

2. War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 37 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 25, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.