Preble County Vietnam Veterans Memorial
The 13 known men from Preble County who made the supreme sacrifice for their country in the Vietnam War.
Blankenship, Edgar William, SP4, Army, 19 years of age, March 13, 1968, Lewisburg • Brown, David Allen, SP4, Army, 18 years of age, April 26, 1968, West Manchester • Bruce, Ronald Dwight, SP4, Army, 22 years of age, April 18, 1967, West Alexandria • Cravens, Danny Carol, P.F.C., Marine Corps, 19 years of age, Sept. 18, 1969, West Alexandria • Dennull, Edward Michael, SP4, Army, 18 years of age, July 21, 1969, Lewisburg • Goins, Gordon L., CPL., Army, 23 years of age, Jan. 10, 1968, Eaton • Green, Melvin Ricky, SP4, Army, 20 years of age, Nov. 29, 1968, New Paris • Hand, William Harry, Sgt., Army, 21 years of age, Aug. 20, 1969, Lewisburg • Klink, James Marion, SP4, Army, 21 years of age, Nov. 3, 1966, New Paris • Koons, Dale Francis, Capt., Air Force, 25 years of age, Dec. 26, 1971, Eaton • LeFever, Douglas Paul, Maj., Air Force, 26 years of age, Nov. 5, 1969, West Manchester • Lincoln, Gary Gene, P.F.C., Army, 23 years of age, Oct. 17, 1967, Eaton • McGhee, Demnis
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Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 39° 44.45′ N, 84° 39.183′ W. Memorial is in Eaton, Ohio, in Preble County. It can be reached from Camden Road (Ohio Route 355) south of West Main Street ( Route 122), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 911 W Main St, Eaton OH 45320, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Till Plains. 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 walking distance of this marker: Ortt's Preble County Civil War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Fort St. Clair (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War I Memorial
Another marker is no longer nearby. Fort St. Clair (was about 800 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 584 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 1, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
