Blanchester in Clinton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Sgt. Chester H. Wilson
Blanchester Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 3, 2018
1. Sgt. Chester H. Wilson Memorial
Sgt Chester H. Wilson
US Army WWII 83rd Infantry Division
American Legion Marion Post #179 (60+ yrs)
Lifetime VFW, DAV, & Military Order of the Purple Heart- Oak Leaf Cluster
Clinton Co. Service Commissioners (19+ yrs)
1st Nominee of Blanchester Citizen of the Year
Erected by American Legion Marion Post #179.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 39° 17.093′ N, 83° 58.781′ W. Memorial is in Blanchester, Ohio, in Clinton County. It is on Fayetteville Pike (Ohio Route 123), on the left when traveling south. Marker is in Blanchester Veterans Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 931 South Broadway, Blanchester OH 45107, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Ohio Hill Country. It 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Blanchester Veterans' Memorial Park (here, next to this marker); WWII Killed in Action (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); Garrison Corner GAR Monument (approx. 1.2 miles away); Garrison Corner Community (approx. 1.2 miles away); Westboro Civil War Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); Xenia State Road Old Indian Trail Monument (approx. 5.4 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blanchester.
Other markers no longer nearby. Xenia Road (was approx. 5.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing); In This Cemetery is Buried William Slone (was approx. 5.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 3, 2018
2. Sgt. Chester H. Wilson Memorial
full view
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 3, 2018
3. Sgt. Chester H. Wilson Memorial
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 3, 2018
4. Blanchester Veterans Memorial
The flag plaza.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 3, 2018
5. Memorial Park Entrance Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 540 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 5, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
