Columbia City in Whitley County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Valiant Men and Women of Whitley County

Photographed By Gerald O. Boyd, September 22, 2008

1. Valiant Men and Women of Whitley County Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the
Valiant Men and
Women of
Whitley County
Who served their
Country and the
Cause of Freedom in
World Wars I and II

(Left Side):
They Gave their Lives only Yesterday

(Right Side):
For a Better World of Tomorrow

(Left Side Plaques):
World War I
Arthur Babb • Scott Baker • James V. Brandenbury • William E. Burch • Harold G. Hyre • Wiley B. Farmer • Charles H. Burnham • Chester Goble • Ralph M. Hicks • Marshall Kerns • Carl Souder, MD • Ray P. Harrison • John H. Hoffer

World War I
Earl C. Koester • Harlow Menzie • Arthur B. Mosher • Joseph L. Palmer • Verlin E. Rogers • Amos E. Walker • George Slayle • Ralph D. Waugh • Aubrey B. Washburn • Floyd A. Estlick • Charles Warnick • Gerald H. Young

World War II
Joseph G. Alles • Dilman J. Beerwert • Preston A. Boggs • Glen Brumbaugh • Lloyd V. Boschet • Russel Buckles • Walter Krisher • John W. Steele, Jr. • Maurice W. Byall • William D. Chapman • Ralph E. Conner • Robert Conner • Ansel C. Deeter

(Right Side Plaques):
World War II
Charles Vance • Joseph G. Fiedler • Allan E. Egolf • Alfred A. Fry • Jack E. Gebert • A. Morton Goebel • Bill A. Hively • Richard

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H. Harley • Carl Hines • Bill A. Hiveley • Homer I. Hiveley • John R. Hoffer • Richard H. Hosler • James R. Lambert • Richard B. Langohr

World War II
Harry J. Linvill • George J. Lehman • Robert R. McNagny, Jr. • Richard W. Meyers • Mark A. Meyer • Arthur B. Mosher • Carl J. Mosher • Kenneth E. Penn • Hobart E. Perry • Lee J. Plattner • John W. Greeley • Ralph Depoy • Franklin Reed, Jr. • Alfred Fry

World War II
Donald L. Ramp • Roger B. Reese • Eldon R. Richards • Eugene C. Steele • Lloyd Sheets • Edgar Sheets • Stephen Rehm • Robert Richards • Russell E. Wright • Herbert Simon • Raymond E. Zumbrun • Wayne D. Butler • Francis W. Truex, Jr. • Harold E. Pickard • Billy J. Swinehart

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 41° 9.412′ N, 85° 29.362′ W. Marker is in Columbia City, Indiana, in Whitley County. Memorial is on West Van Buren Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 West Van Buren Street, Columbia City IN 46725, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ralph F. Gates (here, next to this marker); Thomas Riley Marshall (here, next to this marker); Whitley County Vietnam Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Whitley County Civil War Memorial

Full View - - Whitley County War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Gerald O. Boyd, September 22, 2008

2. Full View - - Whitley County War Memorial

(within shouting distance of this marker); Whitley County Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Marshall, McNagny & Clugston (within shouting distance of this marker); Whitley County (within shouting distance of this marker); Ohki Alley (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia City.

Additional commentary.
1. Eugene C. Steele
Lt. Eugene C. Steele WWII loss has also been memorialized (as of 16 June 2011) on a memeorial in the village of Manziana, Italy). Lt. Steele was one of four US Army servicemembers killed on the day Manziana was liberated from the Nazis - 7 June 1944.

— Submitted June 28, 2011, by Stephen P. Johnson of Washington, District of Columbia.

Left Side - - Whitley County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Gerald O. Boyd, September 22, 2008

3. Left Side - - Whitley County Marker

First Plaque on Left Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Gerald O. Boyd, September 22, 2008

4. First Plaque on Left Side

Second Plaque on Left Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Gerald O. Boyd, September 22, 2008

5. Second Plaque on Left Side

Third Plaque on Left Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Gerald O. Boyd, September 22, 2008

6. Third Plaque on Left Side

Right Side of Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Gerald O. Boyd, September 22, 2008

7. Right Side of Memorial

First Plaque on Right Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Gerald O. Boyd, September 22, 2008

8. First Plaque on Right Side

Second Plaque on Right Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Gerald O. Boyd, September 22, 2008

9. Second Plaque on Right Side

Third Plaque on Right Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Gerald O. Boyd, September 22, 2008

10. Third Plaque on Right Side

They Protected Us.......... image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Gerald O. Boyd, October 5, 2008

11. They Protected Us..........

Whitley County Court House - North image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Gerald O. Boyd, October 5, 2008

12. Whitley County Court House - North

Whitley County Court House - South image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Gerald O. Boyd, October 5, 2008

13. Whitley County Court House - South

Whitley County Court House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Gerald O. Boyd, October 5, 2008

14. Whitley County Court House

Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2008, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 3,242 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. submitted on October 8, 2008, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.