Coldwater in Comanche County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Veterans Memorial Building

In Memoriam

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 9, 2012

1. Veterans Memorial Building Marker

Inscription. To those who made the
supreme sacrifice for their country
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World War I
Harrison Metzker • John R. Crawford • Guy A. Schrock • Eugene M. Wares

World War II
Eric A. Sims • Clarence L. Oller • Aubrey G. Holland • Herbert L. Seyfrit • Howard R. King • Robert L. Hough • Robert Booth, Jr. • Leighton Metzker • Johnnie L. Gasteel • Ralph Sooter • Leo C. Thrall • Hugh H. Melrose • Lee Hecht • Squire B. Zane • Hobert H. Thompson • William H. Finney • Ernest A. Trummel • Alfred G. Seidel • Warren L. Petty • Martin B. McMillen • Melvin V. Park • William M. Griffith • H.R. Burnett • Donald G. White • John D. Jenkins • Ivan Keesee
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The construction of this building was made possible through the gifts of the People of Comanche County and surrounding communities.
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[Added Honored Dead from Korean War]

1951 - 1954
Wayne L. Thompson • Robert Roy Burnett • Donald Keith Huck • Wayne F. Burkhall • Merle D. Pearson • Leonard Donald Smutz • Lloyd L. Alder Jr. • Leslie E. Jellison

Erected 1950 by City of Coldwater.

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topic lists: War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 37° 16.19′ N, 99° 19.533′ W. Marker is in Coldwater, Kansas, in Comanche County. Memorial is at the intersection of Main Street and Philadelphia Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 239 East Main Street, Coldwater KS 67029, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 1 other marker is within walking distance of this marker. Comanche County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker).

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Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 9, 2012

2. Veterans Memorial Building

Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 443 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.