Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Victory Oak Knoll Hill Memorial

WW I Monument

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 10, 2017

1. Victory Oak Knoll Hill Memorial Marker

close up, top plaque

Inscription.
“In a righteous cause they have won immortal glory and have nobly served their nation in serving mankind.”
Woodrow Wilson 1918

“This tablet erected by the City of Dayton from funds furnished by the Home Guards to the memory of the men of Montgomery County who made the supreme sacrifice in the World War 1914-1919”

Dedicated to the memory of Montgomery County Men and Women who made the supreme sacrifice in the World War

182 names

Erected by John H. Patterson Home Guards.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #28 Woodrow Wilson series list.

Location. 39° 42.685′ N, 84° 11.511′ W. Memorial is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is on Berkly Street, on the left when traveling east. marker is on the City of Dayton Golf Course. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2917 Berkly St, Dayton OH 45409, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Miami Valley. It

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is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ohio Department of Natural Resources 75th Anniversary (approx. half a mile away); Kramer's Wine & Pleasure Gardens (approx. one mile away); Long-Romspert Homestead (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hawthorn Hill (approx. 1.1 miles away); What Did You Find? (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named What Did You Find? (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Marie Aull Tribute Sculpture & Garden (approx. 1.2 miles away); Marie Sturwold Aull (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 10, 2017

2. Victory Oak Knoll Hill Memorial Marker

close up, bottom plaque

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 10, 2017

3. Victory Oak Knoll Hill Memorial Marker

close up, whole

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 10, 2017

4. Victory Oak Knoll Hill Memorial Marker

one of two bronze plaques on gate posts

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 10, 2017

5. Victory Oak Knoll Hill Memorial Marker

full view of monument

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 10, 2017

6. Victory Oak Knoll Hill Memorial Marker

as seen from the gate

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 10, 2017

7. Victory Oak Knoll Hill Memorial Marker

the gate

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 10, 2017

8. Victory Oak Knoll Hill Memorial Marker

the sign at the entrance to the park

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 10, 2017

9. Victory Oak Knoll Hill Memorial Marker

M1914 Hotchkiss French machine gun, at the site

Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 766 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 13, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 4. submitted on November 16, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 5, 6, 7. submitted on November 13, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 8. submitted on November 16, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 9. submitted on November 17, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.