Pennsylvania National Guard Tr

In the early morning hours of September 11, 1950, Pennsylvania National Guard Troop Train #4, disabled 3/4 mile east of this monument, was struck in the rear by the passenger train, Spirit of St. Louis, resulting in the deaths of 33 soldiers.<br><br> The troop train, commanded by LTC Townend, was carrying members of the 109th Field Artillery Battalion en route from Wilkes-Barre to Camp Atterbury before being deployed to Germany during the Korean Conflict.<br><br> Radio station WTNS in Coshocton and news director John R. Terry broadcast a live radio-telephone hook-up to a radio station in Wilkes-Barre.<br><br> The rescue effort involved citizens of West Lafayette, Coshocton and surrounding areas.<br><br> In memory of the thirty three members of the 109th Field Artillery Battalion, Pennsylvania National Guard, killed Sept. 11, 1950<br><br> <i>[South facade]:</i><center> Service Battery</center> Carl W. Armbruster • John L. Barna • William R. Disbrow • Wiliam C. Edwards • Joseph E. Fletcher • Edward W. Gallagher • Wallace R. Ludwig • James F. McGinley • Thomas M. Ostrazewski • William F. Tierney • Arthur J. Thomas • Thomas W. Wallace<br><br> <i>[North facade]:</i><center> Battery B</center> Leonard Balonis • Eugene Carr • John W. Cox • William J. Dougherty • Hugh L. Fargus • Harold Handlos • Clyde P. Harding • Martin Hornlein • Ronald J. Jackson • Lester J. Kuehn • Larry L. Luzinski • Frank C. Martinez • Charles Norton • Bernard S. Okrasinski • Raymond Pudlowski • Richard A. Royer • William F. Sobers • William M. Wellington • Gilbert B. Wharton • Edmund F. Zabicki • Donald C. Zieker<br><br> <i>[East facade]:</i><br> This memorial is dedicated to the many citizens of Coshocton County who aided in the early morning rescue effort during the troop train accident of September 1950.