Eaton in Preble County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Preble County Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Photographed By Craig Doda, September 21, 2019

1. Preble County Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Inscription.
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 Oliver, SP4, Army, 20 years of age, Sept. 28, 1969, Gratis

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.

Location. 39° 44.45′

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N, 84° 39.183′ W. Marker is in Eaton, Ohio, in Preble County. Memorial can be reached from Camden Road (Ohio Route 355) south of West Main Street (Ohio Route 122), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 911 W Main St, Eaton OH 45320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Physicians in the Indian Wars / Roster of Physicians in the Indian Wars (approx. ¼ mile away); Preble County Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); The Whispering Oak (approx. ¼ mile away); Ortt Fort Saint Clair Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Mary Lander (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eaton.

Photographed By Craig Doda, September 21, 2019

2. Preble County Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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 229 times since then and 35 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.