Welcome To Washington Memorial Chapel Cemetery Tour

The Churchyard (Cemetery)

               25 Acres

               Designed in 1911 by landscape architect Thomas Sears

               Open to all

               We are bordered by the Valley Forge National Historic Park

Some of our residents

General Wayne section

BG James Clarence Rosborough – (beside the upper drive - river side) also on plaque 24 line 19 Veterans Wall of Honor

World War II hero

1895 – Born Philadelphia

1917-1918 – WWI

1944 – LTC commanding officer 107 FA BN as Lieutenant Colonel 17 December Battle of the Bulge – one of his batteries (six guns?) encircled by Germans. Led an attack to relieve it. Attack resulted in 150 Germans killed and 40 captured.

Won the Distinguished Service Cross for the action.  Also received Silver Star, Bronze Star and Purple Heart. His story is recounted in  The Bloody Patch by James Colbaugh.

Remained in the Pennsylvania National Guard after the war, rising to rank of Brigadier General

Location: Heading west (toward Defenders Gate) from the Cabin Shop parking lot drive along the upper churchyard road, the Rosborough gravesite is about 50 feet in and obvious.