Somerset in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Somerset County Vietnam Veterans Memorial
(Front):
Vietnam Veterans
of America
Chapter 587
Chartered by Congress - Oct. 1, 1991
(Rear):
Gary Broucher Carson Bruening David E. Buterbaugh Joseph F. Caldrone Sr Ronald Diehl John Dramesi Bill Fisher James Flamm James Flick William R. Glessner Russ Hall Daniel P. Hartsock James E. Holiday Paul B. Kelly Debra Zellem Kinney Eldon J. Lephart John D. Livengood Sr Roger Marsh Larry Mazer Arthur L. McClucas Dave McIntyre Allan McMullen Terry L. Menear Donald Miller Jr Robert E. Miller Steven L. Miller George H. Mitchell William M. Mitchell Sr Charles B. Mullen
Edward R. Pollock William R. Price Richard G. Pristas Don Rayman Dennis V. Rhoads Robert D. Richards Gerard Santillo Fred R. Schmitt Jr Charles "Chuck" Shaffer Michael D. Showalter Donnie G. Smith David Stahl Robert F. Stoppe Allen E. Thompson Charles Thompson Tommy Thompson John G. Timulax Ralph Welsh Oliver B. West Jr Butch Will Elwood Yoder Martin Yommer Gerald R. Zorn Kenneth D. Carolus David H. Koontz Gary J. Spangler Russell E. Stern Jim Drazenovich
Marines
John Earl Barley Barry L. Dietz Ronald L. Duerring Sr Joe Egly William T. Fisher Fred Flick Thomas A. Goden George Kennick Joesph W. Kennick Russ Kesslar Timothy Klobucar Larry J. Loya Dave Merriman William J. Pozum Rich Rhoades Herbert Wilkins
Navy
Sam F. Donia Ron "Catfish" Fisher Keith J. Grimm Chester R. Lensbourer Frank A. Pletcher Jr Wilbur F. Pyle Jr George Robinson Timothy J. Williams Lawrence S. Younkin Perry J. Hoffman Jr Gladen Maust Jr
Air Force
Paul Adams Jerry Baumgardner Ew "Skip" Cramer Jr Bernie F. Friedman Roger L. Pyle Robert F. Stoppe Richard Emert Jr
Erected 2015 by Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 587.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 40° 0.593′ N, 79° 4.707′ W. Memorial is in Somerset, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. It is on North Center Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 601) north of East Union Street, on the right when traveling north. Memorial is located in front of the Somerset County Court House. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 270 North Center Avenue, Somerset PA 15501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. 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: Somerset County Korean War / Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Somerset County World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Somerset County World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Somerset County (within shouting distance of this marker); Court House (within shouting distance of this marker); Time Capsule (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 142nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Somerset.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 179 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.


