Genealogy of Northeast Pennsylvania • Lackawanna Military Honor Roll

Lackawanna World War I Honor Roll

This compiled Lackawanna WWI Honor Roll is from the sources listed below and is still not complete. Each line is annotated with the source(s) used.


    Sources

  1. Scranton (PA) Times , Fri 8 Nov 1918; "Lackawanna's Honor Roll" -- included 37 men from surrounding counties as well
  2. Plaque dedicated in Nay Aug Park on 30 May 1920 to honor Scranton's war dead and cross checked against a Times article on the ceremony & names from Mon 31 May 1920. Photo of plaque sent by Michael Walsh .
  3. Victory War Bond ad from the Scranton (PA) Times , Tues 6 May 1919. In the fine print it stated that "The above list was compiled by E H Fellows, Secretary of the Public Safety Committee and contains all the names on file in his office. There were many other Scranton and Lackawanna County men who gave their lives for freedom, but the files and records are not yet complete."
  4. Carbondale, PA 125th Anniversary Book , 1976. Names sent by Ron Ohnmacht.
  5. Jessup Centennial Book (1876-1976) . Names sent by Terri Pointon.
  6. Scranton (PA) Times , 10 Jun 1919 - special "Welcome Home, Boys!" issue
  7. From counties near Lackawanna
  8. Source states the person was from Scranton, but he doesn't appear on the memorial. May have been MIA, not dead; from another town, etc
  9. Similar to above, source says that the person was from Jessup, but name doesn't appear in the Jessup Centennial Book
Modified Sunday, 27-Jun-2004 19:38:40 MDT