Wall in Pennington County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

The Carrol McDonald Post No. 246

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, July 19, 2020

1. The Carrol McDonald Post No. 246 Marker

Inscription.
On this Memorial Day, May 30th, 1939
The Carrol McDonald Post No. 246
Of the American Legion
Erects and Dedicates
This Monument to the Memory of
Those Soldiers who were called
From Wall and Vicinity to
Serve their Country During
The World War

Albin Lee
Albin Homer
Albin Ward
Anderson Ed
Babcock Arthur
Bastian Alfred
Beaderstead John
Bergerson Clarence
Borman Earnest
Borman John
Carstenson Elmer
Crouch Emmens
Crouch Loyd
Doughty Charles
Eisenbraun Herbert
Goetz George
Hastings Guy
Hawley Michael
Hendrickson Carl
Hoffman Ben
Jones Herman
Kellum Walter
Kingsbury Eugene
Kitterman Hobart
Lewis Gale
Marks John
McDonald Carroll
Mortensen Halvor
Moss Loran
Neilson John
Overholt Audley
Paris William
Parr Joe
Parr Pearl
Patterson Clarence
Paulsen Irving
Powell Arthur
Percy Lou
Pierce Ira
Pierce John
Pierce Orville
Rafferty Thomas
Rafferty John
Asllee Augustus
Seeley Frank
Sheren Samuel
Spits Harvey
Strandell Alfred
Sundquist Mannie
Winter Ira
Wyant Clive
Wyant Lawrence
Villbrandt Charles April 6, 1917 - November 11, 1918

Erected 1939.

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

Location. 43° 59.626′ N, 102° 14.522′ W. Memorial is in Wall, South Dakota, in Pennington County. It is on Main Street 0.1 miles south of 4th Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 407 Main St, Wall SD 57790, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South Dakota’s West River,

in the Badlands,

and in Greater Rapid City.

It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); High Security (approx. 5.9 miles away); Mako sica/Les mauvaises terres/The Badlands (approx. 7½ miles away); The Big Badlands (approx. 8.6 miles away); Born of Volcanos (approx. 8.6 miles away); Jungle on a Seabed (approx. 10.7 miles away); Purple Heart Memorial Highway (approx. 10.7 miles away); Cheyenne River Rest Area (approx. 10.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wall.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, July 19, 2020

2. The Carrol McDonald Post No. 246 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2021, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 332 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 17, 2021, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.