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Hastings High School World War I Memorial

 
 
Hastings High School World War I Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, February 17, 2023
1. Hastings High School World War I Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Center Panel:
To honor the Hastings High School boys who made the supreme sacrifice in the World War

Left Panel:
Laurence J. Bauer '13
1894-1918
1st Lieut. 11th Squadron Air Service
fell at Bar Le Doc France

Right Panel:
Reuben L. Paskill '11
1892 - 1918
1st Lieut. 32nd Squadron Air Service
Killed in action Horde, Germany
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 42° 38.637′ N, 85° 17.435′ W. Memorial is in Hastings, Michigan, in Barry County. It is at the intersection of West Grand Street and South Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east on West Grand Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 232 West Grand Street, Hastings MI 49058, 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 walking distance of this marker: Central School / Central School Auditorium (within shouting distance of this marker); Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Striker House (approx. Ό mile away); Hastings City Bank (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named Hastings City Bank (approx. Ό mile away); George W. Lowry House (approx. Ό mile away); Early Hastings
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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Governor Kim Sigler (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hastings.
 
Hastings High School World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, February 17, 2023
2. Hastings High School World War I Memorial
Hastings High School World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, February 17, 2023
3. Hastings High School World War I Memorial
Hastings High School World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, February 17, 2023
4. Hastings High School World War I Memorial
Hastings High School World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, February 17, 2023
5. Hastings High School World War I Memorial
The memorial is in front of what is now Hastings Middle School.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 19, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 177 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 19, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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