Meyersdale in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lest We Forget
In Thanksgiving to God For Victory
This monument is erected in honor of the men from Meyersdale and vicinity who served in the World War and is dedicated as a sacred memorial to those who died that liberty and the ideals of our country might be perpetuated.
Charles E. Kelley Earl H. Opel
William Campbell Theodore Menhorn
Earl E. Jones Clarence Sipple
John Tressler John F. Bahn
Furst Shope Henry E. Oester
Calvin Werner Norman Werner
Jacob Beal Charles Reddinger
Paul Bills Hulet F. Clawson
Virgil Lowery Karl Stottler
Hilton Hauger John Swindell
Wilson McIntyre Ira G. Newman
Oscar Hutzell Peter K. Anderson
George Keefer Joseph Hipp
At the going down of the sun and in the morning we shall remember them.
Auxiliary Post No. 112
Meyersdale PA.
Nov. 11, 1928
Erected 1928 by American Legion Auxiliary Post 112, Meyersdale, PA.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Spirit of the American Doughboy - E. M. Viquesney series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1860.
Location. 39° 48.796′ N, 79° 1.537′ W. Marker is in Meyersdale , Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. Marker is at the intersection of Center Street (U.S. 219) and Market Square, on the left when traveling north on Center Street. Monument is located in Monument (or Market) Square at point where U. S. 219, Center Street and Meyers Avenue meet. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Meyersdale PA 15552, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Meyersdale Centennial (a few steps from this marker); Defenders of Freedom and Justice Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Korean War/Vietnam Memorial (about 700 feet away); Early Meyersdale (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); What's the Use of a Caboose (approx. 0.3 miles away); Meyersdale (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Meyersdale (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Meyersdale.
Also see . . .
1. Visit Meyersdale. City website homepage (Submitted on February 14, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. The E. M. Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy" Database. (Submitted on July 3, 2011.)
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