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

World War I Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2017

1. World War I Memorial Marker

Inscription. Erected by the grateful citizens of the
Borough and Township of Plymouth in honor
of the sons and daughters who served in
the World War 1914-1919
Heroic Dead
John H. Ballamy • Edward C. Bonawitz • Benjamin T. Boyce • Patrick F. Burns • Henry F. Burns • John E. Davies • Thomas H. Davies • Cecil W. Decker • Anthony Domanski • Fred G. Durbin • Edward T. Evans • John Habblett • F.E. Honeywell • Lillian Langdon • Kazimierz Marcinkewicz • Andrew F. Meister • Stephen Mikolayewski • Stephen Minglosky • James S. Pegg • Alfred Piatt • John Porinsky • Richard L. Pugh • Eugene F. Riley • Alexander Searles • Elmer G. Stefancin • John Wentko • Harry M. Wilson • Chester A. Wolfe • Stephen Yendrik • John K. Zurinski

"As long as liberty shall be prized and fostered by the sons of men, the name and fame of our fallen brave will be Cherished with Love and Benediction"
Plymouth, May 30th 1920.

Erected 1920 by the Grateful Citizens of the Borough and Township of Plymouth.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I.

Location. 41° 14.379′ N,

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75° 56.943′ W. Memorial is in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is on Main Street (U.S. 11) west of Wadham Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 165 West Main Street, Plymouth PA 18651, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in 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 walking distance of this marker: 28th Infantry Division Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Sergeant Sherwood Baker (a few steps from this marker); Sephaniah Reese (within shouting distance of this marker); War Memorial (approx.

World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2017

2. World War I Memorial

0.2 miles away); Gulf War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Zinzendorf Preached to Wyoming Valley Indians (approx. 0.2 miles away); Agnes Flood Line (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plymouth.

More about this memorial. The monument was prominently placed by the now-razed Main Street Elementary School.

World War I Memorial Sculpture Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2017

3. World War I Memorial Sculpture Detail

American Doughboy and Sailor

World War I Memorial Eagle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2017

4. World War I Memorial Eagle

Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 525 times since then and 58 times this year. Last updated on October 11, 2026, by Tottenville Historical Society of Staten Island, New York. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 7, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.