Evansville in Vanderburgh County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Vanderburgh County World War I Honor Roll
Service Star Legion War Mothers
Gresham Chapter
Erected this marker in 1926
in memory of Vanderburgh Co.
Boys who gave their lives
in the service of the
1917 World War 1918
( Row One )
Ernest S. Atkinson Lloyd C. Ackerman, Sergt. John S. Barnes Oscar Barr Alfred A. Bosse Orville Brack Thomas A. Brown Everette F. Burdette Paul W. Chamier Dan White Cheaney Clyde S. Collins Elwood Digby Colton, Sergt. John Crow Oscar Dannenberg Herman Daum John L. DeBold Orville Demick Isadore Drucker, Sergt. Wesley Edwards Russel Fenn Lester E. Fisher Charles Flack James Thomas Foley Walter Henry Folz Albert C. Funkhouser, Lieut. Paul T. Funkhouser, Lieut. Russel Goad Leo I. Goelzhauser William L. Gowers James Bethel Gresham, Corp. Lee Green, Colored Jack Grisane James Gunterman Alfred Keller Gymer, Lieut. Nobert Thomas Happe Elmer S. Harper Fred Hassler William Hayden Cleveland Hicks George A. Hunt Sam C. Hutchinson Frank James William Allen Jones Henry C. Jones Walter L. Krusenklaus George H. Kirker, Capt. Andrew C. Kimball Albert T. Kemmerling George S. Koonce, Sergt. Warren E. Laby Thomas Edwin Land William Joseph Lappe
( Row Two )
Guy Edward Laymon Emanuel O. Leberer Wilbur W. Linder Austin Lee Loer, Capt. Roy L. Loewenthal Benjamin J. Lueken Odus E. McFadden Judson C. McGrew, Lieut. Roy McSwane Wilbert D. Macer John C. Martin Chas. Sanders Males Edward E. Mosby, Corp Frederic G. Myler, Sergt. Ernest J. Osborne Levi Owens Verner B. Parker Eugene Pate Ralph C. Patterson Albert J. Paul, Sergt. Albert J. Perkins Ora L. Perry Frank Powell Mason Potts, Corp Grover C. Reid Hederic Rhodes Thomas Robson Roy Roth George John Sanders Frank Schaeffer Crawford Schofield Edward Schear Chester E. Schulz, Sergt James Simpson Lee D. Sly William O. Steinbrook Charles F. Stoermer Ottis E. Stone, Colored Charles E. Straker John Boswell Torian August Carl Turpin Robert L. Utterback Douglas Viele Carl Frederic Vogel Charles Waddel John Webster Emmit White Joseph E. Wells William A. Wells, Coxswain Donald Williamson Elijah Worsham, Capt G E Bonig, SC.
( Lower Section )
James Bethel Gresham of Evansville was the First American Soldier killed in France
Erected 1926 by Service Star Legion War Mothers - Gresham Chapter.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 37° 58.406′ N, 87° 34.344′ W. Marker is in Evansville, Indiana, in Vanderburgh County. Memorial is at the intersection of Vine Street and NW 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on Vine Street. Located on the South/West corner of the 'Old' Vanderburgh County Courthouse (a.k.a.: "Catacombes") in Evansville, Indiana. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 NS 4th Street, Evansville IN 47708, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Short Lived Canal (here, next to this marker); Colonel Hugh McGary, Jr. / McGary's Burial Ground (here, next to this marker); Sheriff's Residence and Jail (within shouting distance of this marker); Vanderburgh County World War II Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Wabash and Erie Canal (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Holy Trinity Parish Sesquicentennial (about 400 feet away); McCurdy - Sears Building (about 400 feet away); Albion Fellows Bacon (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Evansville.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 1,073 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 10, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.