Defiance in Defiance County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Navy Armed Guard and Merchant Marine Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 9, 2018
1. Defiance County Navy Armed Guarf and Merchant Marine Memorial
A memorial to all who served in the Navy Armed Guard and Merchant Marine
1810 lives from the Armed Guard
6839 lives from the Merchant Marine
731 ships sunk
1941 - 1945
Their motto
"We aim to deliver and we did."
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 41° 17.216′ N, 84° 21.704′ W. Memorial is in Defiance, Ohio, in Defiance County. It is on Clinton Street (Ohio Route 18/424) just north of West 2nd Street ( Route 18), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 221 Clinton St, Defiance OH 43512, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Black Swamp and 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: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Defiance County War Memorial Flame (a few steps from this marker); War Savings Stamps (a few steps from this marker); Defiance County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Courthouse Clocktower Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); VFW Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 1913 Flood (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Defiance.
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Photographed by Craig Doda, June 9, 2018
2. Defiance County Navy Armed Guarf and Merchant Marine Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 20, 2021
3. Defiance County Navy Armed Guarf and Merchant Marine Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 193 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 10, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
