Chambersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Philip Evans Kriechbaum
Oct. 30, 1920 Nov. 2, 1944
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2026
1. Philip Evans Kriechbaum Marker
Capt. 8th Fighter Sqd. 49th Group
U.S. Army Air Force, World War II
Killed in Action at Leyte, P. I.
[Philippine Islands]
Philip Evans Kriechbaum
Chambersburg, Pa.
1st Class Scout Troop 28
Born Oct. 30, 1920
Died Nov. 2, 1944
Boy Scouts of America
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 39° 56.512′ N, 77° 39.871′ W. Memorial is in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County. It can be reached from no nearby street. Markers are in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 130 North Franklin Street, Chambersburg PA 17201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Harry S. Gilbert Family Plot (within shouting distance of this marker); Col. Peter B. Housum (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Aaron Nichols (about 500 feet away); Rebecca Christine King (about 500 feet away); Benjamin Chambers (about 700 feet away); Associate Reformed Church Unknown Dead (about 700 feet away); Falling Spring Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Chambers (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chambersburg.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2026
2. Philip Evans Kriechbaum BSA Memorial Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2026
3. Philip Evans Kriechbaum Marker
In Kriechbaum Family Plot
Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 17, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
