Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Roll of Honor

Gettysburg Fire Department

Photographed by Karl Stelly, August 19, 2014

1. Roll of Honor Memorial

Inscription.
Dedicated to the memory of
William A. Beales • Horace M. Bushman
Who made the Supreme Sacrifice in World War II and in Honor of our Fellow Firemen who served in the Armed Forces of their Country
World War I
William B. Eckenrode • Andrew J. Florence • John W. Hartman • Francis E. Miller • George A. Miller • Frank J. Slonaker • Horace E. Smiley • Walter D. Sterner • Walter S. Swisher • Meader I. Williams
World War II
Paul E. Anzengruber • Clarence H. Cluck • Donald J. Culp • Edward A. Culp • Harold W. Culp • J. Fred Diehl • Hubert A. Gallagher • Francis L. Groft • Glenn L. Guise • Donald G. Jacobs • Philip M. Jones • Francis I. Knox • William E. Knox • Charles W. Mayhall • Donald W. McSherry • Javens W. Plank • Charles R. Rupp • Bertus G. Strausbaugh • Kenneth M. Tawney • William G. Weaver • G. William Zhea

On the smaller plaque to the right
Roll of Honor
Gettysburg Fire Department
World War 1917 - 1918
Horace E. Smiley • Walter D. Sterner • John W. Hartman • Walter S. Swisher • Meader I. Williams • Francis E. Miller • Wm B. Eckenrode • Andrew J. Florence • Frank J. Slonaker • George A. Miller
Erected 1932

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

Location.

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39° 49.912′ N, 77° 13.72′ W. Memorial is in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is on North Stratton Street, on the right when traveling north. Bronze plaques are attached to the outside wall of the Gettysburg Fire Department Building at 35 North Stratton Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 35 North Stratton Street, Gettysburg PA 17325, 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 (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: Amos Humiston (a few steps from this marker); a site for two legends (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gettys' Tavern Site (about 300 feet away); St. James Lutheran Church (about 400 feet away); a pathway to safety (about 400 feet away); Gettys Crossroads and Tavern (about 400 feet away); "harboring Confederates" (about 500 feet away); Western Maryland Station (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Photographed by Karl Stelly, August 19, 2014

2. Roll of Honor Memorial

Photographed by Karl Stelly, August 19, 2014

3. Roll of Honor Memorial

This bronze plaque lists the World War I Veterans from the Gettysburg Fire Department.

Photographed by Karl Stelly, August 19, 2014

4. Roll of Honor Memorial

The bronze eagle at the top of the plaque

Photographed by Karl Stelly, August 19, 2014

5. Roll of Honor Memorial

A closeup of the Gettysburg Fire Department Logo

Gettysburg Fire Department image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karl Stelly, August 19, 2014

6. Gettysburg Fire Department

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2014, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 677 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 22, 2014, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.