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Gosper County World War II Memorial

 
 
Gosper County World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 6, 2021
1. Gosper County World War II Memorial
Inscription.
In memory of
those who gave their lives
in World War II

☆ ☆ ☆
Frank F. Wendland
John J.W. Wendland
Ervin Eugene Koch
Raymond August Herman Meyer
Harvey William Rader
William Clifton White
Leland Earl Thomas
William Remmenga
Neil Eugene Junkin
Vern Eugene Leggott
Floyd Phillip Gulden

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, World II.
 
Location. 40° 35.274′ N, 99° 51.67′ W. Memorial is in Elwood, Nebraska, in Gosper County. It is on Smith Avenue (U.S. 283) north of Rockford Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located beside the sidewalk, directly in front of the Gosper County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 507 Smith Avenue, Elwood NE 68937, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Nebraska. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and on the prairies. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana
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Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: M60A1 Main Battle Tank (approx. 12½ miles away); M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle (approx. 12½ miles away); Plum Creek Railroad Attack (approx. 14.3 miles away).
 
Gosper County World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 6, 2021
2. Gosper County World War II Memorial
(Gosper County Courthouse in background)
Gosper County Courthouse image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 6, 2021
3. Gosper County Courthouse
(marker visible in foreground)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,146 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 10, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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