Portland in Ionia County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Portland Veterans Memorial

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, September 28, 2021

1. Portland Veterans Memorial

Inscription.

Lest we forget

Dedicated to all the men and women in the Portland area, past, present and future, who served or gave their lives in time of war to defend our great nation.

Erected 2007.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 42° 52.288′ N, 84° 54.113′ W. Memorial is in Portland, Michigan, in Ionia County. It can be reached from Divine Highway near Rivers Edge Lane. The memorial is located along the Portland Riverwalk inside Two Rivers Park, Portland, Michigan. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Portland MI 48875, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in West Michigan

and in Greater Grand Rapids.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Portland Iraqi and Enduring Freedom Memorial (here, next to this marker); Portland 9/11 Memorial (a few steps from this marker); City of Portland / Portland Downtown Historic District (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Railroad River Crossing (approx. 0.2 miles away); Joshua Simmons II (approx. 5.8 miles away); Westphalia Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.6 miles away); Westphalia Settlement / St. Mary's Parish

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(approx. 6.6 miles away); Pewamo Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portland.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, September 28, 2021

2. Portland Veterans Memorial

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, September 28, 2021

3. Portland Veterans Memorial

World War I
1914 - 1918
Claud L. Atwell · Roy A. Green · John P. Schmidt · Vincent Ward · Dale Hyland · Orrin R. Jones · Martin J. Campbell · Kenneth McIntyre · John Pung · Edward W. Gruber · John Riley

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, September 28, 2021

4. Portland Veterans Memorial

World War II
1941 - 1945
Max R. Smith · Sidney (Jack) Ball · Harvey C. Walker · Joseph H. Pohl · Claude W. Plant Jr. · Maurice Storey · Joseph R. Zimmer · Burnett J. Hobner · Arthur Newman · Werner Pohl · Theodore F. Schafer · Robert L. Block · Andrew F. Clark Jr.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, September 28, 2021

5. Portland Veterans Memorial

Korean War
1950 - 1953
William H. Young · Gerald L. Chartrand

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, September 28, 2021

6. Portland Veterans Memorial

Vietnam War
1957 - 1975
Jerry N. Duffy · John M. Durham · Norman E. Goodman · Danny O. Kennell · Allen R. Towner

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 308 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 5, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.