Camden in Preble County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Camden War Memorial
Jack Clarke - Ursah Bell - Allen B. Lowe
Benjamen Beasley David Austin Rees
Warren Smith
Marvin Alcorn - Ralph Richardson
Lowell Ballinger - Ned Sebert
Leslie Boling - William Richard Slough
Gregory Brown - Adolph Willeford
James Colley - Harold Wagers
William Manson Laney Jr. - Charles Napier
Edward Leibolt - Dennis McGhee
Wallace Little - Philip Wysong
Eugene McCoy
Donated by
American Legion Post 377 and American Legion Aux. Unit 377.
On the occasion of our nation's bicentennial, July 4, 1976
Erected 1976 by American Legion Post 377 and American Legion Auxiliary Unit 377.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Heroes • Military • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, US Civil • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 39° 37.749′ N, 84° 39.022′ W. Memorial is in Camden, Ohio, in Preble County. It is at the intersection of Central Avenue (Ohio Route 725) and Lafayette Street, on the left when traveling east on Central Avenue. Marker is in front of flag pole on former school grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Camden OH 45311, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camden Remembers (a few steps from this marker); Camden (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial Park (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Camden Awkwards (about 700 feet away); Birthplace of Author Sherwood Anderson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Camden Orchard Hill Cemetery (approx. Ό mile away); Marking the Trail (approx. 3½ miles away); Somerville Veterans Memorial / Somerville School (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,600 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 2, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on March 10, 2019, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 4. submitted on April 2, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.



