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USN Armed Guard
We Aim To Deliver
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By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011 | |
| | | 1. USN Armed Guard Memorial | | |
Inscription.
In memory of 1,810 shipmates who did not return home and to all others who provided the firepower to give each ship involved a fighting chance to fulfill its mission.
[USNAG and USMM Honor Roll]
Keith E. Alquist • Dean Brandis (USNAG) • William M. Ayers • Wilfred B. Bergkamp (USNAG) • Leslie B. Bower • C. W. (Chuck) Brawner • Shirley Lee Cheever • Dean W. Harding • John R. Jilka • Jean R. Harding • Wilbur R. Keller • Marvin E. Nedved (USNAG) • Robert B. Norris • Duane W. Humphrey • Leonard J. Reopelle • Rosco F. Sanborn • Francis A. Saint • Rodney M. Sanborn • Kent E. Slabotsky • Dick Springer • Jack R. Townsley • Kenneth E. Thomas • J. K. Tynan • Kenneth Willett (USNAG)
[USMM and USN Armed Guard]
They that go down to the sea in ships
that do business in great waters.
These see the works of the Lord,
and His wonders in the deep.
Erected 1996 by Concerned Former Mariners of World War II.
Location. 37° 41.415′ N, 97° 20.706′ W. Marker is in Wichita, Kansas, in Sedgwick County. Click for map. Monument is in Veterans Memorial Park. Marker is at or near this postal address: 339 North Greenway, Wichita KS 67202, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are | | | | 
By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011 | |
| | | 2. USN Armed Guard Memorial Dedication | | |
within walking distance of this marker. United States Merchant Marine Veterans of World War II (here, next to this marker); Dorado SS (248) (a few steps from this marker); U.S. Submariners On Eternal Patrol Since World War II (a few steps from this marker); MK-14 Submarine Torpedo (a few steps from this marker); Fleet Marine Force Navy Hospital Corpsmen (a few steps from this marker); Marine Corps Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Kansas Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam War and Homefront Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Click for a list of all markers in Wichita.
Also see . . .
1. The U.S. Navy Armed Guard in World War II. (Submitted on June 23, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
2. U.S. Naval Armed Guard Casualties During WWII. (Submitted on June 23, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
3. Veterans Memorial Park of Wichita. (Submitted on June 23, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
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By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011 | |
| | | 3. USNAG and USMM Honor Roll | | |
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By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011 | |
| | | 4. USNAG and USMM Poem | | |
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By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011 | |
| | | 5. USN Armed Guard Memorial | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on June 23, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 81 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 23, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.
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