Aberdeen in Brown County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Northern State University World War I Memorial
Photographed By Ruth VanSteenwyk, May 28, 2020
1. World War I Plaque a.
World War I Plaque a.
Erected By
The Classes of 1916, '17, '18, '19 and '20
Northern Normal and Industrial School
Dedicated to the
Four Hundred and Forty-Two
Students,
Alumni and Instructors
of this School
who offered
Their Lives in Humanity's
Defense in the Great War
Of the Nations; and to those
Who gave their Last Full
Measure of Devotion
United States Entry
April 6, 1917
Armistice Signed
November 11, 1918
In Memory of the Students
And Alumni of this School
Who Gave their Lives
1914 - In the World War - 1918
Elmer Bowlby
Bert Fox
Curtiss Everett Hall
Harold Higgins
Henry Junker
John Warren Kempton
Frank Mattern
Harold Alvin Moore
Sidney Laurence Smith
Thomas Otway Thomas
Ernest William Tiffany
Emanuel Trautman
John Lee Welsh
"Lest We Forget"
The Sacrifice made by these
That Liberty and Equality
Might not perish from the Earth.
Erected by The Classes of 1916, '17, '18,
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Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 45° 27.161′ N, 98° 29.013′ W. Marker is in Aberdeen, South Dakota, in Brown County. Memorial is at the intersection of 12th Avenue South East and South Jay Street on 12th Avenue South East. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1200 South Jay Street, Aberdeen SD 57401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Northern State University Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); South Dakota Boy's State (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Andrew Melgaard (approx. half a mile away); First United Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away); Masonic Temple, Aberdeen (approx. half a mile away); F.W. Sallet and the Dakota Freie Presse (approx. 0.6 miles away); Brown County Courthouse (approx. 0.8 miles away); Dacotah Prairie Museum (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aberdeen.
Photographed By Ruth VanSteenwyk, May 28, 2020
2. World War I Plaque b.
Photographed By Ruth VanSteenwyk, May 28, 2020
3. World War I Plaque a.
Photographed By Ruth VanSteenwyk, May 28, 2020
4. World War I Plaque b.
Photographed By Ruth VanSteenwyk, May 28, 2020
5. Northern State University Veterans Memorial Archway
Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2020, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 29, 2020, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
