Blairsville Area Veterans Memorial - Blairsville, Pennsylvania
N 40° 25.826 W 079° 16.112
17T E 646868 N 4476972
The Blairsville Area Veterans Memorial is located at 229 West Market Street in Blairsville Borough, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Waymark Code: WMX3MD
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2017
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Located just west of Blairsville's bandstand, the new memorial is fronted by a brick platform to be used in future ceremonies and is displayed against a 300-foot-long wall that was constructed perpendicular to Market Street. The wall is topped by three poles displaying the U.S., Pennsylvania and POW/MIA flags.
The memorial is meant to replace a previous monument listing mostly local World War II veterans that stood along East Market Street until the 1970s, when it fell into disrepair and was removed.
The new memorial was dedicated on July 10, 2015, The memorial consists of nearly 7,000 pounds of granite that was designed by a committee of veterans from Blairsville American Legion Post 0407, purchased through Blairsville's Shoemaker Monument Company and lowered into place by Clawson Construction. A central monument listing area service members who died or became missing during World War II is flanked by another honoring World War I casualties and a third recognizing those who made the supreme sacrifice in the Korean War and in all conflicts since.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
Afghanistan
In Honor Of: our patriots who sacrificed their lives for our country
Marker Text:
Left Panel:
World War I:
(Roll Call)
Center Panel:
World War II:
(Roll Call)
KIA = Killed In Action DOW = Died of Wounds MIA = Missing In Action
DFB = Died For Battle DOI = Died of Injuries DPOW = Died POW
Date of dedication: 7/8/2015
Who Put it Here?: Blairsville American Legion Post #0407
Description of Memorial:
A central monument listing area service members who died or became missing during World War II is flanked by another honoring World War I casualties and a third recognizing those who made the supreme sacrifice in the Korean War and in all conflicts since.
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