San Angelo in Tom Green County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Angelo State University Memorial Oak Grove

ASU Memorial Oak Grove Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rene Rendon, May 12, 2017

1. ASU Memorial Oak Grove Markers

Inscription. This memorial grove of oak trees and this tablet of bronze are affectionately dedicated to the memory of the patriotic ex-students of San Angelo College who lost their lives in World War II. Robert Vance Bennett • Norman G. Ogden • Herman L.E. Bierwirth • Shed Ragsdale • Douglas Bryant • William C. Rau Jr. • Clarence Aubrey Coss Kenneth W. Ripple Rex Allen Fulghum • Jay Arthur Ryan • Amos Gray • E.R. Schindler • Carroll Henry • Nolen B. Sowell • William H. Humlong Jr. • Finley K. Steele • Henry Douglas Jackson • Elbert O. Stephenson • Ralph M. Jennings • Franklin Thompson • Frank Brooks Landers • John P. Treadaway • Herbert R. Lanford • Frank M. Tubb • Lloyd Curtis Mercer • Rector E. Whitfield • H.C. Mills • Thomas C. Wilkinson • James “Wayne” Millsap • Alden R. Witt

Erected 1949 by San Angelo College.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 31° 26.583′ N, 100° 27.902′ W. Memorial is in San Angelo, Texas, in Tom Green County. It is on West Avenue N. Marker is in front of the ASU Mayer Administration Building off Avenue N. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: San Angelo TX 76901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in West Texas.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of

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this marker, measured as the crow flies: Johnson Street Church of Christ (approx. 0.4 miles away); Calvary Catholic Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Congregation Beth Israel (approx. 0.8 miles away); Kiwanis Little Olympics (approx. 0.9 miles away); Fairmount Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Daniel Millar (approx. one mile away); John Ingram (approx. one mile away); Assumption of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Angelo.

Regarding Angelo State University Memorial Oak Grove. On Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1949, members of the San Angelo College campus and San Angelo communities gathered for the dedication ceremony that culminated a local effort to raise monies for the memorial.

Every Veteran’s Day, the cadets from the Angelo State University Air Force ROTC Detachment 847, one of the nation’s largest and most honored ROTC units, hold an all-night vigil in honor and remembrance of these and other ASU students who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

Additional keywords. San Angelo College, Angelo State University

Photographed by Rene Rendon, May 12, 2017

2. ASU Memorial Oak Grove Markers

Additional marker next to original marker.

Photographed by Rene Rendon, May 12, 2017

3. ASU Memorial Oak Grove Markers

Additional marker next to original marker.

Photographed by Rene Rendon, May 12, 2017

4. ASU Memorial Oak Grove Markers

Memorial Oak Trees image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rene Rendon, May 12, 2017

5. Memorial Oak Trees

Photographed by Rene Rendon, May 12, 2017

6. Memorial Oak Trees

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2022, by Rene Rendon of Seaside, California. This page has been viewed 423 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 13, 2022, by Rene Rendon of Seaside, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.