Community Honor Roll at Fairview - Kecksburg, Pennsylvania
N 40° 10.110 W 079° 27.774
17T E 630885 N 4447592
The Community Honor Roll at Fairview is located at the end of Memorial Lane in Mount Pleasant Township Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, directly off State Route 982 between Kecksburg and Laruelville, across from Fairview Church of God.
Waymark Code: WMX3RD
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2017
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In the Year 1943, a group of good citizens of the surrounding community decided to erect a monumental structure in honor of the good boys and girls of this community who were called in service of our country.
Built at Fairview Cemetery, and titled Community Service Roll, As the years went by names and material faded In 1972, it was planned to renovate the structure by adding names of anyone residing or who had resided in a three mile radius of this site and to install a plaque with names, map and history of the area. Flowers and shrubbery were replaced and a new flag pole was installed. An annual service is to be held at the community honor roll site.
The memorial stands at the end of the lane and has several plaques, three with rolls from various events, one detailing the history of the monument and a map and the rear including Civil War and GAR veterans
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: the boys and girls of this community who were called to war
Marker Text:
Side I:
In the Year 1943, a group of good citizens of the surrounding community decided to erect a monumental structure in honor of the good boys and girls of this community who were called in service of our country.
Built at Fairview Cemetery, and titled Community Service Roll, As the years went by names and material faded In 1972, it was planned to renovate the structure by adding names of anyone residing or who had resided in a three mile radius of this site and to install a plaque with names, map and history of the area. Flowers and shrubbery were replaced and a new flag pole was installed. An annual service is to be held at the community honor roll site.
Side II:
Thanks for Serving
List of Names from 1972
Side III:
We Served for Freedom:
List of Names from 2001
Seals of the Armed Forces
Side IV:
Roll Call of the GAR and Civil War Veterans
Date of dedication: 1/1/1972
Who Put it Here?: Community of Fairview
Description of Memorial:
The memorial stands at the end of the lane and has several plaques, three with rolls from various events, one detailing the history of the monument and a map and the rear including Civil War and GAR veterans
There is a cemetery and church nearby. Surrounding the memorial is a memorial stone for each branch of service as well as reflection bench. Additionally, there is a plaque honoring a KIA from the Korean Conflict.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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