Near Galloway in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Sunset Cemetery All Veterans Memorial

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 14, 2008

1. Sunset Cemetery All Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription.
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]:
Erected by
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.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is August 15, 1945.

Location. 39° 56.7′ N, 83° 11.158′ W. Marker is near Galloway, Ohio, in Franklin County. Marker is located in Veterans Section (Section 15) of Sunset Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6959 West Broad Street, Galloway OH 43119, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 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

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(approx. 2.2 miles away); Galloway World War II Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Back to the Same Old Grind (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Glaciers Did It (approx. 2.8 miles away); Stories in the Sediments (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galloway.

Also see . . .
1. VF-88 Hangar Bay, World War II. Website homepage (Submitted on June 18, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

2. WW2’s Last Dogfight – The Pilots Who Fought a Deadly Air Duel Over Tokyo the Day Japan Surrended. Military History Now website entry (Submitted on February 17, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Howard M. Harrison Dedication Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 14, 2006

2. Howard M. Harrison Dedication Marker

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 14, 2008

3. Sunset Cemetery All Veterans Memorial Marker

Lieut Howard M. Harrison, USNR image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Unknown, circa 1940s

4. Lieut Howard M. Harrison, USNR

Photo provided by John Haag, son of a VF-88 squadron mate of Lt Harrison.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,241 times since then and 9 times this year. 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.