Veteran launches effort to restore WWII memorial

By Michael Richter

mrichter@yourmvi.com

Monessen veterans are raising money to restore the World War II tank memorial in City Park, as the vehicle is showing signs of decades of deterioration. 

Ron Chromulak, commander of American Legion Post 28 in Monessen, believes the decaying state of the memorial reflects poorly on the city, its residents and its veterans. 

“It’s incumbent upon us to keep a memorial like that preserved in its proper shape so that it shows that we still have respect for th...