WWII Monument With A Message For Peace

Up-grade construction of a WW II Monument was completed November 2024. It is located at the intersection of State routes 690 and 502 Spring Brook Township Pa. 18444. The original monument was made in the 1940’s. It is a single marble stone that lists 79 people from Spring Brook Township Pennsylvania that served in World War II. This stone has been placed on an impressive red, white and blue pedestal. A bronze plaque with a prayer for World Peace is placed in the shadow of the marble stone on a 400 pound bluestone, which also shadows the marble stone. Reading and reflecting upon the prayer is a way for you to take a step toward world peace. A 15 foot Heroes History wall has been added adjacent to the monument pedestal. Anyone wishing to document a Hero's story will have an opportunity to place a bronze plaque on this wall.

 A realizable prayer for peace on earth:

The Shadow of War & Individual Destruction will remain omni-present until the individuals of the world practice living by the Golden Rule. Do your part and don’t worry if others do theirs. We could only be one of three things in this life. We could be a plus, we could be a zero, we could be a minus when our Book of Life is closed. We individuals have many opportunities to travel upon roads which are abandoned that should not be abandoned. My prayer is that you will be a plus.

Galouchi

Anyone wishing to place a plaque on the Heroes History Wall for one of the 79 people listed can send a message  (using the option “contact us” at the bottom of this page) stating what they would like on the plaque. This will be considered a letter of intent. This should be done even if you cannot afford to pay for the plaque or if you do not have the exact wording when submitting your intent. 

Two plaques have been submitted, by letter of intent, and are currently under review for placement on the wall.

(Plaque) William T. Lidy lived 5/24/1909 - 11/27/1991

December 7 1941, the shadow of war was no longer a shadow. It was reality. The lives of millions of people were turned upside down including 79 people & their families from Spring Brook Township. William T. Lidy enrolled in the Navy at age 34. He had a wife Phoebe and two daughters, Jenny and Janet. He served in the Pacific theater on a newly commissioned ship that received three battle stars for war activity. My uncle Billy told me two war stories from his time in the South Pacific. His ship was involved in much activity there, most notable being part of invasion of Okinawa. 

The day before troops were to land, the commanding officer brought the troops on deck. They were told to look at the person on their right and the person on their left and that they most likely saw someone that would not survive tomorrow. He also said that when the Kamikaze were coming, the only thing to be done was keep shooting and hope we hit them or they missed us.

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(Plaque )Special Recognition:

“In everything, do to others what you would have them do to you”. Opportunities to travel useful civic roads are created when we are in harmony with the above Golden Rule. The blue stone for this Shadow Of War Monument, which offers a reminder of an age old simple solution to end conflicts, was donated by Harold Litts & his two sons Erick and Brian.

1. Stanley Dolesky

2. Frank Dolesky

3. Edward W. Reigal

4. John Moleski

5. Robert Capple

6. William Capple

7. Joseph V. Bonn

8. Felix Leshinski

9. Peter Scott

10. Joseph H. Natko

11. David B. Scull

12. Morgan F Bowen

13. John B. Scull

14. Edward Gudz

15. Carl Hagen

16. Frank Crystal

17. John Hrywnak

18. Edward Benjamin

19. Michael Fick

20. Lester Haines

21. Albert Zurcher

22. Reniald Farischon

23. Lester Farischon

24. Harold Hrywnak

25. Anthony Papernick

26. Arthur Scull

27. Ira Millard

28. Paul Tripus Jr.

29. Alex Moleski

30. Paul Gregorski

31. Teddy Edwin Thomas

32. John B. Rodney

33. Robert Haines Jr.

34. Walter Hnatko

35. Edward Snyder

36. Michael Lipinski

37. John Kenoskey

38. Paul Hrywnak

39. Kenneth Johnson

40. Stanley Gudz

41. Edward Visneski

42. Richard K. Thomas

43. Quentien Swartz

44. Harold Johnson

45. Curt Kriegal

46. Robert Benjamin

47. Frank Stag

48. Mary William A.N.C.

49. Nicholas Fick

50. Robert Jones

51. Carl Morgan

52. Evan Jones

53. Edward Misalinski

54. Harry Lidner

55. Everett Tooley

56. James Milia

57. Dorris Elias A.N.C.

58. Louis Crystal

59. Clare Dutter

60. William T. Lidy

61. John Kripinski

62. Adolf Vogelbacker

63. Robert Burnside

64. Edward Vanlouvender

65. Floyde Raub

66. Arthur Presotine

67. Harry White

68. William Lane Jr.

69. Alfred Scott

70. Helen Cramer Tooley. Wave

71. Charles N. Mead

72. Robert J Johnson

73. Angelo A. Sciabarasi

74. Edward Kenosky

75. Elmer Vanbrunt

76. Frank Ankerway

77. Edward Tripus

78. Reese W. Price

79. Stanley Kenosky

80. James B. Dikeman (Original Monument in memory of )

81. Mildred Dikeman ( Commissioned 1940’s monument )