Westmoreland in Pottawatomie County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

World War Memorial

April 6, 1917 • November 11, 1918

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2012

1. World War Memorial

Inscription. Dedicated to the boys of Pottawatomie County who gave their lives in the supreme sacrifice for their country during the World War

Francis Miller • Theodore H. Olson • Guy F. Proctor • Albert Sester • Roy Swain • Charley Trezise • Russell Taylor • Rubin J. Westling • James Witter • Loran Woodcock • Herbert Zeileis • Edwin J. McGlinchey • Fred Herrington • Ward McVicar • Joel H. Melgren • Fred W. Martin • Floyd W. Kemp • Harold M. Johnson • George W. Holm • Joseph A. Hohn • Joe Hoy • Clyde E. Keeney • Aloysius Helm • Jos. Francis Higgins • Gustav E. Gustafson • Clarence Gorges • Earl Gregg • James Fitzpatrick • Clifford Ellis • Orville Eytchison • William Fenton • Ely Dorsey • Lester Dugan • Ernest L. Bronkow • Robert L. Byrnes • Walter Blackledge • Lewis Beard

Erected by American Legion.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 39° 23.591′ N, 96° 24.898′ W. Marker is in Westmoreland, Kansas, in Pottawatomie County. Memorial is at the intersection of Main Street and 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Marker is on the Pottawatomie County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 East Main Street, Westmoreland KS 66549, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Pottawatomie County Court House (here, next to this marker); Korea and Vietnam Wars Memorial (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Westmoreland, Kansas (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Westmoreland's Historical Hand Dug Well (approx. 0.4 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Elmo Burkman (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westmoreland.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2012

2. World War Memorial

In foreground right

Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 373 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 19, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.