Topeka in Shawnee County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Palm Park

Photographed by Thomas Onions, June 28, 2009

1. Palm Park Marker

Inscription.
Main marker:
Dedicated in Memory of Major Willard G. Palm who died while serving his country 1921 - 1960 Major Willard G. Palm and his fellow crew members *Maj. Eugene E. Posa, *Capt. Oscar L. Goforth, *Capt. Dean B. Phillips, Capt. Freeman B. Olmstead, Capt. John R. McKone, were shot down over Barents Sea July 1, 1960, by a Russian fighter plane while on a peaceful reconnaissance mission. *Died in this incident.

E.J. Camp, Mayor
Preston Hale Louis Howard
Frank Warren Charles Wright

(small marker) The Military Order of the World Wars

WAR MEMORIAL

This day, November 11, 2005, we proclaim that this Memorial "Major Palm Park" has been recorded and is available for access on the Topeka Chapter Web Site.

Commander, LTC Stanley Sutton
Adjutant, Col Robert Tindall, Jr.
Topeka Chapter No. 88

Erected 1962 by Topeka City Commission.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Notable Events • War, Cold.

Location. 39° 0.023′ N, 95° 42.012′ W. Memorial is in Topeka, Kansas, in Shawnee County

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. It is at the intersection of 37th Street and Garfield Street, on the left when traveling west on 37th Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1815 SW 37th St, Topeka KS 66611, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

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 Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ichabod Washburn (approx. 2.4 miles away); Monroe School Neighborhood (approx. 2.9 miles away); How to Heat and Cool an Old School (approx. 2.9 miles away); A "Separate But Equal" School? (approx. 2.9 miles away); A Turning Point for Equality (approx. 2.9 miles away); Monroe School (approx. 2.9 miles away); A Playground and Community Center (approx. 2.9 miles away); Pillars of the Community (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Topeka.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Capital of Kansas (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Willard G. Palm. East Tennessee Veterans Memorial (Submitted on May 25, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Closeup of small Palm Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Onions, June 28, 2009

2. Closeup of small Palm Park Marker

Area shot of Palm Park Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Onions, June 28, 2009

3. Area shot of Palm Park Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. This page has been viewed 1,700 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 4, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.