Near Woodstock in Champaign County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Woodstock Veterans Memorial
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, July 1, 2015
1. Woodstock Veterans Memorial Marker
close up, showing text, first plaque; WW I, probably the original plaque on this monument
Inscription.
Woodstock Veterans Memorial. .
Plaque #1 Woodstock Ohio Service Flag world war one 41 names w/ symbols
Nurse (cross) Served overseas (circled dot) Camp (triangle) Died in service (hollow star) Killed in action (star) Navy (N) We have helped make the world safe for democracy armistice November 11, 1918 US entered war April 6, 1917 peace June 28, 1919, Plaque #2 In honor of those who served their country in the armed forces during World War II and in memory of Kenneth L. Smith March 1, 1914 June 2, 1942 John T. McKinster Feb. 17, 1919 Jan, 27, 1942 who made the supreme sacrifice sponsored by Chester McCreary Post 258 American Legion 1953, Plaque #3 In honor of the men from this community who volunteered in the U.S.Army for service in the Spanish American War of 1898 Co. D Ohio National Guard (20 names), Plaque #4 In honor of John A. Moran Co. B. 166th Inf. Rainbow Div. killed in action Argonne Forest buried Romgne, France 1896- 1918.
Plaque #1
Woodstock Ohio Service Flag WW I
41 names w/ symbols
Nurse (cross)
Served overseas (circled dot)
Camp (triangle)
Died in service (hollow star)
Killed in action (star)
Navy (N)
We have helped make the world safe for democracy
armistice November 11, 1918
US entered war April 6, 1917 peace June 28, 1919
Plaque #2
In honor of
those who served their country
in the armed forces
during World War II
and
in memory of
Kenneth L. Smith
March 1, 1914 June 2, 1942
John T. McKinster
Feb. 17, 1919 Jan, 27, 1942
who made the supreme sacrifice
sponsored by
Chester McCreary Post 258 American Legion
1953
Plaque #3
In honor of the men from this community
who volunteered in the U.S.Army for service
in the Spanish American War of 1898
Co. D Ohio National Guard
(20 names)
Plaque #4
In honor of
John A. Moran
Co. B. 166th Inf.
Rainbow Div.
killed in action Argonne Forest
buried Romgne, France
1896- 1918
Erected by Chester McCreary Post 258 American Legion.
Location. 40° 10.326′ N, 83° 32.153′ W. Marker is near Woodstock, Ohio, in Champaign County. Memorial can be reached from Urbana Woodstock Pike (County Route 2), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 West Bennett Street, Woodstock OH 43084, United States of America. Touch for directions.
close up, showing text, second plaque, WW II, added in 1953
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, July 1, 2015
3. Woodstock Veterans Memorial Marker
close up, showing text, third plaque, Spanish American War, possibly moved here from another location
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, July 1, 2015
4. Woodstock Veterans Memorial Marker
close up, showing text, fourth plaque, mounted on a boulder adjacent to the Memorial. NOT a grave, but self-explanatory if you read the text.
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, July 1, 2015
5. Woodstock Veterans Memorial Marker
a separate Family War Memorial, a couple hundred feet away. Some names are repeated
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, July 1, 2015
6. Woodstock Veterans Memorial Marker
the "Cushman Monument", a few feet away. A Civil War Memorial. I will publish a separate page for this monument.
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, July 1, 2015
7. Woodstock Veterans Memorial Marker
full view of marker
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, July 1, 2015
8. Woodstock Veterans Memorial Marker
full view of the Moran marker, adjacent to the Veterans Memorial
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, July 1, 2015
9. Woodstock Veterans Memorial Marker
full view of the Cushman stone
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, July 1, 2015
10. Woodstock Veterans Memorial Marker
marker can be seen at a distance
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, July 1, 2015
11. Woodstock Veterans Memorial Marker
cemetery gate
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, July 1, 2015
12. Woodstock Veterans Memorial Marker
road sign near the gate
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 345 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. submitted on July 8, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.