Col. Alvin D. Ungerleider
Brevet Brigadier General
D-Day Veteran
July 30, 1921
Feb. 13, 2011
“When they were young, these men saved the world.”
“Nothing worth having is given freely,” Liberator of Nazi Death Camp, April 1945. Served his country with distinction in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
Right side
Alvin Ungeleider Son of Carbondale, led 50 men from the 115th Regiment of the 29th Infantry Division onto Omaha Beach, June 6, 1944.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.
Location. 41° 34.343′ N, 75° 30.154′ W. Memorial is in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is on Main Street (Bus US 6). The statue is located in Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Carbondale PA 18407, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Memorial Park (a few steps from this marker); War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Global War on Terror Memorial of Remembrance (a few steps from this marker); Carbondale City Hall and Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Carbondale City Hall and Public Library
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Carbondale City Hall / Memorial Park (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
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 752 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 3, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
