Olyphant in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

John J. Morelli

Jan. 18, 1918-Dec. 15, 1996

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 27, 2015

1. John J. Morelli Marker

Inscription. An Olyphant native, Korean Conflict veteran and recipient of the bronze star who served as the longest standing sergeant of the guard of the Tomb of the Unknown soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. He was awarded the Tomb Honor Guard badge, the second least awarded medal of the US Army.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.

Location. 41° 28.123′ N, 75° 36.202′ W. Memorial is in Olyphant, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is on Lackawanna Avenue (PA 347). Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Olyphant PA 18447, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Olyphant Heritage Development Strategy (within shouting distance of this marker); Queen City Station (within shouting distance of this marker); War Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Loretto Perfectus Walsh (about 600 feet away); Nestor Chylak (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named War Memorial (about 700 feet away); Olyphant Junior High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Olyphant Coal Miners Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Olyphant.

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 27, 2015

2. John J. Morelli Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 575 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 3, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.