Altoona in Blair County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Endress War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 6, 2009
1. Endress War Memorial Marker
Who Fought In
WWI & WWII
[Korea & Vietnam]
Iraq · Afghanistan · Syria
Erected 1945.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 40° 29.231′ N, 78° 25.342′ W. Memorial is in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in Blair County. It is on 40th Street near Broad Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3926 Broad Avenue, Altoona PA 16601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Blair County War Mothers Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Blair County Memorial Highway (within shouting distance of this marker); Baker Mansion (approx. 0.8 miles away); Alleghany Furnace (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Baker Mansion (approx. 0.9 miles away); Altoona (approx. one mile away); Logan Valley Mall Fire (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Children of Pennsylvania's Fallen Warriors (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Altoona.
Regarding Endress War Memorial. Assumed that the west panel reads "Korea & Vietnam" but needs verification as it may include Desert
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2024
2. Endress War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2024
3. Endress War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 6, 2009
4. Endress War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,027 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 20, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2, 3. submitted on October 26, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on March 20, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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