Near Galloway in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Sunset Cemetery All Veterans Memorial
By William Fischer, Jr., October 14, 2008
1. Sunset Cemetery All Veterans Memorial Marker
Dedicated to those who answered the call of our country in times of strife.
Our free America lives on in peace defended by their heroism.
[Dedication marker immediately in front of memorial]:
Howard M. Harrison Post 9092
Veterans of Foreign Wars
in memory of
Howard M. Harrison
U.S.N.R.
Missing in Action
Shot Down Near Tokyo
V-J Day Aug. 15, 1945
Erected by Howard M. Harrison Post 9092, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Location. 39° 56.7′ N, 83° 11.158′ W. Marker is near Galloway, Ohio, in Franklin County. Touch for map. Marker is located in Veterans Section (Section 15) of Sunset Cemetery. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6959 West Broad Street, Galloway OH 43119, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Sunset Cemetery Spanish-American War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sunset Cemetery War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Alton Cemetery Veterans Monument (approx. 1.3 miles away); Postle Family Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Galloway World War II Memorial
By William Fischer, Jr., October 14, 2006
2. Howard M. Harrison Dedication Marker
Also see . . .
1. Operation Dumbo and the USS Yorktown. Lt Howard M. "Howdy" Harrison was a Grumman F6F Hellcat pilot in VF88 Squadron aboard the USS Yorktown. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with two gold stars, and Purple Heart, and was killed in the last major air battle of World War II. An interesting story of an earlier shoot down and rescue is recorded here. (Submitted on October 16, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. VF-88 Hangar Bay, World War II. (Submitted on June 18, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Categories. • Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II •
By William Fischer, Jr., October 14, 2008
3. Sunset Cemetery All Veterans Memorial Marker
By Unknown, circa 1940s
4. Lieut Howard M. Harrison, USNR
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on October 15, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,109 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 15, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on June 18, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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