World War I Memorial
1917 1918
to the men of Myers District
who served God and Country in
the World War for Freedom
Roll of Honor
Capt. Bernard S. Lawyer
Lieut. James M. Shriver Sergt. Carl L. Schaeffer
Privates
Vernon D. Bankert Earl L. Bechtel Arthur T. Bloom
Walter T. Bowman John J. Cookson Charles Copenhaver
William E. Copenhaver John P. W. Crouse Denton O. Dull
Amidee K. Ecker Maurice J. Fuhrman Howard R. Croft
Samuel S. Croft Paul H. Hess Edward N. James
Charles N. Koontz Elmer O. Lippy Clarence G. Marsh
George V. Maus Elmer S. Messinger Riley E. Messinger
Claud Miller George Myers Murry B. Myers
Truman Myers Bernard A. Nusbaum John M. Pence
Clemington Reese William E. Scheaffer Paul T. Shore
Charles O. Stonesifer Charles H. Study Carroll J. Wantz
Claud T. Wisner John A. Wisner Paul E. Zepp
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A Tribute from the Citizens of
Myers District
May 26, 1927
Erected 1927 by the Citizens of Myers District.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism
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Location. 39° 40.07′ N, 77° 1.221′ W. Memorial is in Union Mills, Maryland, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of Littlestown Pike (Maryland Route 97) and Old Hanover Road, on the left when traveling south on Littlestown Pike. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Lions Park, Westminster MD 21158, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Union Mills (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 0.2 miles away); Defiance at Union Mills (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Union Mills (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pennsylvania (approx. 4.4 miles away in Pennsylvania); Just Government League (approx. 5½ miles away); Carroll Hall / President's House / Levine Hall / Baker Chapel / Alumni Hall / Ward Memorial Arch (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Union Mills.
Other markers no longer nearby. Gettysburg Campaign (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Union Mills (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 281 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 9, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
