Grants Pass in Josephine County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)

Josephine County Peace Memorial

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, June 21, 2015

1. Josephine County Peace Memorial Marker

Inscription.

Josephine County Peace Memorial. . Honoring the men and women of Josephine County who served their country in the wars of this century. REMEMBERING the wounded, the disabled, the MIA and POW. Dedicated to those who lost their lives in the Quest For Peace., World War I 1914 - 1918 , Bartlett, Emory . Borough, Joseph . Boswell, Robert J. . Close, Stuart M. . Dellinger, Turner A. . Gates, Ranson N. . Hammer, Loy E. . Kitchen, Roy . Lorenz, Paul L. . Lovelace, Fred J. . Masters, Harrison . Morrison, K.M. Glenn . Murray, Riley F. . Parker, Edward F. . Sloan, Ivan D. . Stevens, Everett R. . Steward, James H. . Vincent, Fred R. . White, Allen C. . Wilson, Charles R., World War II 1941 - 1945 , Anderson, Gayle A. . Anderson, Olaf S. . Baird, Willard E. . Baldwin, George A. . Barnes, Lloyd E. . Bartlett, Allan M. . Bernhard, Leonard B. . Bernheisel, Tony L. . Bischoff, John R. . Blakely, Robert B. . Buck, Elton M. . Cameron, Robert K. . Carroll, Earl E. . Coats, Milton E. . Coomler, William T. . Coons, Robert A. . Copley, John K. . Corbett, Robert . Cotter, James M. . Crawford, David W. . Crockett, Richard . Davis, George M. . Davis, Malcolm B. . Day, William E. Jr. . Dougherty, Clarence E. Jr . Eggen, Wendell J. . Elder, Douglas M. . Espy, Orva L. Fall, Merle . Farlien, Daniel R. . Gates, Jack E. . Gentry, Frederick I. . Gray, Elmer M. . Gray, Waldo . Griffin, Lawrence O. . Grover, William D. . Hampshire, John Jr. . Hardin, Donald G. . Harmon, Cecil . Hayden, Jack . Hendrickson, Cecil . Hodges, Ross A. . Howard, Robert C. . Huddleston, John . Huston, Clarence . Jackman, Jack . Jackson, Frank N. . Jenkins, Earl . Karrer, Roy . Keep, Cecil M. . Kelley, James B. . Kimsey, Harold W. . Knudson, Harold E. . Langston, George E. . Larson, Gordon N. . Lima, Louis N. . Macneil, Calvin . Marshall, Culver E. . Mathews, N. R. . Mattz, Jack E. . Mcfadden, Elwin J. . Mclean, William J. Jr. . Mitchell, Mark A. . Moak, Vernon R. . Mooers, T. Frederick . Moore, Clayton L. . Morey, M. . Musser, Calvin D. . Norton, Theodore H. . Norville, Alfred . Ostrander, L. G. . Ostrom, Charles E. . Patton, Vern . Peterson, Arthur N. . Phinney, Walter . Price, Richard H. . Probst, Dewey T. Jr. . Reed, Calvin A. . Reeder, Robert W. . Reid, W. K. . Rethmeyer, Robert . Rhoads, Vinton D. . Richards, Ollie I. . Rippert, Joseph J. . Russell, Dexter Jr. . Shawn, Audie R. . Smith, Irving R. . Stout, Roy A. . Stranger, Wayne . Toler, Chester P. . Trotter, Ralph G. . Turner, L. W. . Weber, Henry . Whitehead, A. G. . Wilde, M Richard . Wilson, Clarence W. . Wilson, James L. . Wilson, Phillip E. . Wiltrout, Byron B. . Winger, Verle L. . Winn, Eric . Witters, Kenyon L. . Worland, George T. . Worland, Manuel F., Korean War 1950 - 1953 , Burgess, Burton C. . Foster, Delmar L. . Galarneau, Harold . Hamilton, Eugene W. . Laughlin, William R. . Newick, Archer . Tennehill, Charles . Wilson, James W., Vietnam War 1957 - 1975 , Fillman, Water C. . Fleming, John F. . Hock, Stephen L. . Jensen, William N. Jr. . Jones, Cecil L. . Karlquist, Charles G. . Kester, Robert L. . Merrill, Dennis L. . Olson, Grover K. . Peters, Rodney W. . Prather, Ronald Jr. . Smith, Ferrol S. . Staples, Gregory J. . Thompson, Robert B. . Vest, Robert, Persian Gulf War 1990-91

Honoring the men & women of Josephine County who served their country in the wars of this century. REMEMBERING the wounded, the disabled, the MIA and POW. Dedicated to those who lost their lives in the Quest For Peace.

World War I 1914 - 1918
Bartlett, Emory • Borough, Joseph • Boswell, Robert J. • Close, Stuart M. • Dellinger, Turner A. • Gates, Ranson N. • Hammer, Loy E. • Kitchen, Roy • Lorenz, Paul L. • Lovelace, Fred J. • Masters, Harrison • Morrison, K.M. Glenn • Murray, Riley F. • Parker, Edward F. • Sloan, Ivan D. • Stevens, Everett R. • Steward, James H. • Vincent, Fred R. • White, Allen C. • Wilson, Charles R.

World War II 1941 - 1945
Anderson, Gayle A. • Anderson, Olaf S. • Baird, Willard E. • Baldwin, George A. • Barnes, Lloyd E. • Bartlett, Allan M. • Bernhard, Leonard B. • Bernheisel, Tony L. • Bischoff, John R. • Blakely, Robert B. • Buck, Elton M. • Cameron, Robert K. • Carroll, Earl E. • Coats, Milton E. • Coomler, William T. • Coons, Robert A. • Copley, John K. • Corbett, Robert • Cotter, James M. • Crawford, David W. • Crockett, Richard • Davis, George M. • Davis, Malcolm B. • Day, William E.

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Jr. • Dougherty, Clarence E. Jr • Eggen, Wendell J. • Elder, Douglas M. • Espy, Orva L. Fall, Merle • Farlien, Daniel R. • Gates, Jack E. • Gentry, Frederick I. • Gray, Elmer M. • Gray, Waldo • Griffin, Lawrence O. • Grover, William D. • Hampshire, John Jr. • Hardin, Donald G. • Harmon, Cecil • Hayden, Jack • Hendrickson, Cecil • Hodges, Ross A. • Howard, Robert C. • Huddleston, John • Huston, Clarence • Jackman, Jack • Jackson, Frank N. • Jenkins, Earl • Karrer, Roy • Keep, Cecil M. • Kelley, James B. • Kimsey, Harold W. • Knudson, Harold E. • Langston, George E. • Larson, Gordon N. • Lima, Louis N. • Macneil, Calvin • Marshall, Culver E. • Mathews, N. R. • Mattz, Jack E. • Mcfadden, Elwin J. • Mclean, William J. Jr. • Mitchell, Mark A. • Moak, Vernon R. • Mooers, T. Frederick • Moore, Clayton L. • Morey, M. • Musser, Calvin D. • Norton, Theodore H. • Norville, Alfred • Ostrander, L. G. • Ostrom, Charles E. • Patton, Vern • Peterson, Arthur N. • Phinney, Walter • Price, Richard H. • Probst, Dewey T. Jr. • Reed, Calvin A. • Reeder, Robert W. • Reid, W. K. • Rethmeyer, Robert • Rhoads, Vinton D. • Richards, Ollie I. • Rippert, Joseph

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, June 21, 2015

2. Josephine County Peace Memorial Marker

J. • Russell, Dexter Jr. • Shawn, Audie R. • Smith, Irving R. • Stout, Roy A. • Stranger, Wayne • Toler, Chester P. • Trotter, Ralph G. • Turner, L. W. • Weber, Henry • Whitehead, A. G. • Wilde, M Richard • Wilson, Clarence W. • Wilson, James L. • Wilson, Phillip E. • Wiltrout, Byron B. • Winger, Verle L. • Winn, Eric • Witters, Kenyon L. • Worland, George T. • Worland, Manuel F.

Korean War 1950 - 1953
Burgess, Burton C. • Foster, Delmar L. • Galarneau, Harold • Hamilton, Eugene W. • Laughlin, William R. • Newick, Archer • Tennehill, Charles • Wilson, James W.

Vietnam War 1957 - 1975
Fillman, Water C. • Fleming, John F. • Hock, Stephen L. • Jensen, William N. Jr. • Jones, Cecil L. • Karlquist, Charles G. • Kester, Robert L. • Merrill, Dennis L. • Olson, Grover K. • Peters, Rodney W. • Prather, Ronald Jr. • Smith, Ferrol S. • Staples, Gregory J. • Thompson, Robert B. • Vest, Robert

Persian Gulf War 1990-91

Erected 1994 by Memorial Committee: Esther Bristol, Bob Bean, Edna May Hill, John Reinhart, FR, Chester Shulda, Carl Wilson.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, June 21, 2015

3. Josephine County Peace Memorial Marker

• War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 42° 25.727′ N, 123° 19.596′ W. Memorial is in Grants Pass, Oregon, in Josephine County. It can be reached from East Park Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 304 E Park St, Grants Pass OR 97527, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Oregon.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Pacific Northwest,

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Riverside Park War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Riverside Park Memorial Flagpole (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Veterans of the Civil War (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Memorial to Our Fathers

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(about 700 feet away); The Perkinsville Ferry (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mormon Sugar Beet Factory Site (approx. half a mile away); The First Brick Building in Grants Pass (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Oregon Cavemen (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grants Pass.

More about this memorial. War memorial is located in Riverside Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2018, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 441 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on June 14, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 25, 2018, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.