Richmond in Ray County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

World War II and Korean War Memorial

7 Dec. 1941 • World War II • 2 Sept. 1945

— 25 June 1950 • Korean War • 27 July 1953 —

World War II and Korean War Memorial Dedication image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 17, 2020

1. World War II and Korean War Memorial Dedication

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

This memorial is dedicated in honor
and memory to all Ray County
World War II and Korean War
Veterans who served and fought.
These honored men gave the
supreme sacrifice in the defense of
our great nation in order to
preserve our freedom and ideals as
a free country.

[Armed Services Emblems]

World War II [Honored Dead]

John S. Allred • Hershel Amos • D.B. Ballew, Jr. • Ralph E. Barber
Joseph D. Billard • Howard L. Blizzard • Clifford W. Boggess • Fred Briant, Jr.
Vivian F. Brookshier • Alvin L. Bush • Leland F. Bush • Estill A. Clevenger
Alfred Cox • Carl Cox, Sr. • Troy V. Crowley • William H. Davidson
Homer M. DeMint • Johnnie O. Duncan • Willie G. Duffett • Raymond F. Fields
Fred E. Frazier • Edward W. Freeman • Edwin H. Gaines • Rosco Gaines
John W. Glasscock • Richard W. Glenn • Bartley H. Graham • Jewel H. Graham
Ruby B. Hankins • Edward J. Hardie • John W. Humbard • Ern F. Harrington
John H. Jackson, Jr. • Marvin L. Jenkins • Harold L. Johnson • Howard A. Johnson
Vernon B. Johnson • Floyd C. Judd • Lewis V. Kimball

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Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 17, 2020

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• Warren D. King
Marvin Kugler • Charles C. Mansur • Eugene McKee • Ralph E. Melte
Marvin D. Middleton • Harold E. Moyer • Herbert C. Moyer • Harold D. Nelson
Claude A. Newton • John G. Peet • Paul E. Petree • Ernest F. Pohl
Vernon A. Roberts • Harold B. Sadler • Lee F. Scherlinger • Jewell E. Schooley
Robert E. Schooling • Charles J. Skiles, Jr. • Eugene Skiles • Garold L. Skiles
Payton L. Vanderpool • George A. White, Jr. • William E. Woodson • Earl D. Yoakum
Jack T. Zimmerman • Noah E. Love • Jewell W. Riggs
Ralph C. Harris • Russell M. Turley

Korea [Honored Dead]
Earl W. Foley

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, World II.

Location. 39° 16.729′ N, 93° 58.61′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Missouri, in Ray County. Memorial is on Thornton Street north of Main Street (State Highway 10), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 West Main Street, Richmond MO 64085, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. World War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); The Bushwhacker in Missouri (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Richmond (within shouting distance

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 17, 2020

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of this marker); Colonel Alexander W. Doniphan (within shouting distance of this marker); Pvt. John Wallace (within shouting distance of this marker); Ray County Bicentennial Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 1856 Courthouse Cornice Planter (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

World War II and Korean War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 17, 2020

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Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 107 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 1, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.