I grew up in the 60s. During that period of time there was a U.S. Armed Forces Honor Roll Monument located in the general vicinity of where the All Veterans of All Wars Memorial sits today at One Town Square, Main Street, in Austin, Pennsylvania.
It contained the names of the veterans who had served in the military. A Gold Star indicated that they had been killed in action.
I would frequently stop by the monument and look at all the names that appeared inside the glass window. My uncle, Fred J. VanWhy's name appeared therein with a Gold Star. He was killed in action during the Korean War.
I was away from home, serving in the U.S. Navy, when the monument was torn down as it was falling apart due to the ravages of time.
Mr. Gary Jeffers gathered the name plates and kept them for safe keeping. When the E.O. Austin Home Historical Society Museum was built, he donated the name plates to the museum.
Mrs. Nancy Glover has cleaned, arranged and secured the name plates to the wall in the Armed Forces Room located on the second floor of the E.O. Austin Home/Historical Society Museum.
Here is a list of the name plates that appear in the museum:
In addition to my uncle, Fred J. VanWhy, my grandfather Devere Fowler's name was on the Honor Roll Monument.
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