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Brown County World War II Memorial

 
 
Brown County World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 2, 2022
1. Brown County World War II Memorial
Inscription.
1941 - 1945
In honor
of those of
Brown County
who gave their lives
in World War II

"He lives in fame, that died in virtue's cause"


Charles Colthar • Calvin Schuler • Garrett Hamm • Wilbur Watson • Paul Kelly • Eugene Ziegar • Harlan Bowman • Ray Nichoson • Wayne Daulton • George Lambert • Jesse Dettwiler • Elmer Lawile • Jack Bailey • Mack Liming, Jr. • Louis List • Lawrence Shafer • Charles Jayne • Nathan Marshall • John Crawford • Paul Ridings • Floyd Black • Harold Wilson • Robert Proffitt • Charles Carr • Francis Scott • Richard Fisher • William Massie • Karl Bradney • Harold Pursley • Clarence Klump • Russell Neu • Richard Boyd • John Reeves • Gayle Laymon • Bluford Wingate, Jr. • Joseph Hazelbaker • Lloyd Warner • William Berry • Charles Pierre • Price Cross, Jr. • Chester Prine • Carl Williamson • Charles Cann • Raymond Downing • Carl Streife • Joseph Denius • Ben Norris • Marion Cox • Donald Steed • Elbert Greiner • Thomas Wheeler • Emery Gray • Robert Purdin • Daniel Grisham • Harold McCoppin • Gayle Dunn • Gerald Wardlow • Clarence Dragoo, Jr. • John Vaughn • Howard Fultz • George Cole • Raymond Demonge • Victor Scott • Hugh Craig • Harry
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Could • Lloyd Snider • Robert Hule • Frank Delaney • Stanley Stillwell • Harold Pond • Roy Wilson • Albert Stump • Raleigh Watson • Orene Cornelius
 
Erected by Tallaferro Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
 
Location. 38° 51.936′ N, 83° 54.25′ W. Memorial is in Georgetown, Ohio, in Brown County. It is on South Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Georgetown OH 45121, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Cincinnati and in Southern Ohio Hill Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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: War Savings Stamps (here, next to this marker); Korean War & Vietnam War Memorial (here, next to this marker); The American Creed (here, next to this marker); Brown County Courthouse Reconstruction (a few steps from this marker); Georgetown (a few steps from this marker); Ulysses S. Grant (within shouting distance of this marker); Cahall Bros Inc. (within shouting distance of this marker); The Davis Ammen House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Georgetown.
 
Brown County World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 2, 2022
2. Brown County World War II Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,363 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 7, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 9, 2026