Wessington Springs in Jerauld County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Wessington Springs, South Dakota Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, August 9, 2017

1. Wessington Springs, South Dakota Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription.

(Main Memorial) This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served our country in times of war and peace and especially to those who gave their lives in that service.

(World War I Stone)

In Commemoration of the Patriotism of our Comrades
1916-1917
Willman - Fee Post No. 14 Wessington Springs South Dakota
Dedicated May 30, 1935

(Training Flight Air Crash Memorial)

This Memorial Dedicated to:

LT Thomas R. Russell
LT John M. Walker
LT Robgert P. Lynn
Sgt Lester M. Hatfield
Sgt Raymond F. Pischke
Sgt Victor D. Mette
Sgt Nino S. Litrio
Sgt Mike J. Ventura
PFC Victor F. Brotherton

On Aug 26, 1943 these med died at the practice bombing range in Logan Township during a routine training flight.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 44° 4.717′ N, 98° 34.185′ W. Memorial is in Wessington Springs, South Dakota, in Jerauld County. It is at the intersection of Burrett St SE and Wallace Ave S on Burrett St SE. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Wessington Springs SD 57382, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this memorial is in South Dakota’s Yankton Sioux Tribe,

in East River,

and specifically in the James River Valley.

It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jerauld County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); South Dakota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stratton Park (about 500 feet away); Opera House (about 600 feet away); Carnegie Library (about 700 feet away); Methodist Episcopal Church of Wessington Springs (about 700 feet away); Wessington Springs' First Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Municipal Field House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wessington Springs.

World War I Stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, August 9, 2017

2. World War I Stone

Training Flight Air Crash Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, August 9, 2017

3. Training Flight Air Crash Memorial

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, August 9, 2017

4. Wessington Springs, South Dakota Veterans Memorial Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 366 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 20, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.