East Broad in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Forest Lawn Veterans Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2008
1. Forest Lawn Veterans Memorial Marker
The sacrifices of few ensured the freedom of many. A grateful community remembers those who served in the Armed Forces of the United States during times of war and peace, whose courage and personal sacrifices defended and preserved our freedom.
Medal of Honor Recipients for Franklin County
Civil War
David Cockley Army
Oliver Colwell Army
Harry Davis Army
George Green Army
Joseph Gregg Army
Smith Larimer Army
William Longshore Army
David Orbansky Army
Wager Swayne Army
John Wilson Army
Indian Campaign
John Carr Army
John Green Army
Isaiah Mays Army
Daniel Miller Army
Edward Sharpless Army
Haitian Campaign
Edward Ostermann Marine Corps
World War I
Edward Rickenbacker Army Air Corps
World War II
Lewis Hall Army
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Korean War
Ronald Rosser Army
Vietnam War
Brian Thacker Army
David Winder Army
Erected 2006 by Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Military. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
Location. 39° 58.957′ N, 82° 50.964′ W. Memorial is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in East Broad. It can be reached from East Broad Street. Marker is located in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, opposite Mount Carmel East Medical Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5600 East Broad Street, Columbus OH 43213, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Scioto Valley. 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, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Original Port Columbus Airport Terminal (approx. 1.2 miles away); Norton Field (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Underground Railroad
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2008
2. Forest Lawn Veterans Memorial Sacrifices Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2008
3. Forest Lawn Veterans Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2008
4. Medal of Honor Recipients for Franklin County
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5. Medal of Honor Recipients for Franklin County
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6. Medal of Honor Recipients for Franklin County
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7. All Veterans Memorial Marker
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8. World War I Veterans Memorial Marker
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9. World War II Veterans Memorial Marker
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10. Korean War Veterans Memorial Marker
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11. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Marker
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12. Persian Gulf War Veterans Memorial Marker
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13. Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans Memorial Marker
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14. Fallen Comrade Final Tribute Memorial
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15. Veterans Memorial Panel
Space is available for more tribute blocks on the memorial.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2008
16. Forest Lawn Veterans Memorial Bell
Photographed by Thomas Onions, August 19, 2009
17. A Franklin County Medal of Honor Recipient
Headstone of William Longshore of the 30th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Pvt. Longshore is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Ft. Scott, Ks. He was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Siege of Vicksburg as part of the "forlorn hope" - a party of 150 volunteers who were to bridge a dry moat and to place ladders to scale the walls of the breastworks.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,436 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. submitted on November 11, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 17. submitted on August 27, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
