posted by Joe Polk at 11:31 AM /
Jack Haller, a Mt. Lebanon resident and World War II veteran, remembers seeing two cork "pushboards" in the lobby of Mt. Lebanon's municipal building in 1946.
One board contained the names of all the Mt. Lebanon residents who served in World War II. The other was a "Gold Star" board, listing the names of Mt. Lebanon residents who served, but didn't come home.
This was a close as Mt. Lebanon ever got to a public memorial honoring World War II veterans. Both boards have long since disappeared from public view and memory.
Haller, now 84, said he's been asking municipal officials for years if some type of permanent memorial to those who lost their lives might be constructed somewhere in Mt. Lebanon.
Link: www.thealmanac.net/ALM/Story/06-11-ML-veterans-memorial-B
One board contained the names of all the Mt. Lebanon residents who served in World War II. The other was a "Gold Star" board, listing the names of Mt. Lebanon residents who served, but didn't come home.
This was a close as Mt. Lebanon ever got to a public memorial honoring World War II veterans. Both boards have long since disappeared from public view and memory.
Haller, now 84, said he's been asking municipal officials for years if some type of permanent memorial to those who lost their lives might be constructed somewhere in Mt. Lebanon.
Link: www.thealmanac.net/ALM/Story/06-11-ML-veterans-memorial-B
Labels: veterans, veterans memorial, World War II
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My father was a WWII Vet and Mt. Lebanon resident who died in 1983. Please contact me if you want to discuss setting up the memorial for WWII vets - or if you want to elicit my assistance. Email is monica.mcfarlin@earthlink.net.
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