Sgt. Michael Strank

Historical marker location:

East Conemaugh, Pennsylvania

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Pennsylvania Route 3029, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1986

The first recorded U.S. flag-raising on foreign soil occurred in 1777, when the Stars and Stripes were flown during a naval battle off the coast of Quiberon Bay, France, commanded by Pennsylvania native John Paul Jones.