Westmoreland City Community Veterans Memorial - Westmoreland City, Pennsylvania
N 40° 19.915 W 079° 40.508
17T E 612541 N 4465439
The Westmoreland City Veterans Memorial is located at the Westmoreland City Volunteer Fire Department, 8650 Broadway Street
Waymark Code: WMX407
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2017
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This massive memorial, located next to the garage doors of the Westmoreland City Volunteer Fire Department, honors servicemembers of the local community in several conflicts from World War I to the Persian Gulf Conflict. A roll call is in the middle with a roll call of those who gave the final sacrifice in the definite center.
According to Wikipedia, (
visit link) "Westmoreland City is an unincorporated community located within North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States."
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I
World War II
Korean Conflict
Vietnam Era
Lebanon Conflict
Grenada Conflict
Panama Conflict
Persian Gulf Conlfict
In Honor Of: the men and women of Westmoreland City who served in the Global War
Marker Text:
Center Memorial:
Erected 1945
Dedicated to the
men and women of
Westmoreland City
who served in
the Global
War
They Gave their All
(Names Below)
(Names to the left and right on this panel of veterans who served)
Left Panel:
To Those who served:
World War I
1917 - 1918
Korean Conflict
1951 - 1955
Lebanon
1983 - 1984
Panama
1989 - 1990
Right Panel:
To Those Who Served:
World War II:
1941 - 1945
Vietnam Era
1964 - 1975
Granada
1983
Persian Gulf
1990 - 1991
Date of dedication: 11/11/1945
Who Put it Here?: Westmoreland City VFC
Description of Memorial:
Three large granite memorials. At center, the original dedicated in 1945 that includes a roll call of all veterans of Westmoreland along with the casualties of war. On each side in alternating order is two etched stones with the names and years of each and every conflict in the 20th Century from World War I to the Persian Gulf Conflict.
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