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Redkey World War II Veterans Memorial

 
 
Redkey World War II Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 28, 2023
1. Redkey World War II Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription. Dedicated to the men and women of this community who served in World War II and perpetuating the memory of those who gave their lives.

Kenneth R. Beason • John W. Carder • Lewis C. Landauer • Leo W. Landess • Robert C. Norton • Donald H. Smiley • William E. Williams

WWI
Ralph V. Williamson

Korea
Cassius Johnson

Vietnam
Manuel Flores • Wayne Barrett
 
Erected 1949 by Mothers Of World War II Unit 87.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, KoreanWar, VietnamWar, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 40° 20.958′ N, 85° 9.183′ W. Memorial is in Redkey, Indiana, in Jay County. It is on West High Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 214 W High St, Redkey IN 47373, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself
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in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Glass Capital of Indiana (approx. 3½ miles away); Benjamin E. Rubrecht (approx. 3½ miles away); American Legion Post No. 227 Veterans Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away); Indiana (approx. 4.3 miles away); The War of 1812 (approx. 4.3 miles away); Indiana Territory (approx. 4.3 miles away); Randolph Co. Indiana (approx. 5 miles away); James Grover McDonald (approx. 5.7 miles away).
 
Redkey World War II Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 28, 2023
2. Redkey World War II Veterans Memorial
Redkey World War II Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 28, 2023
3. Redkey World War II Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 274 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 30, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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