Springfield in Clark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Wittenberg Vietnam War Memorial

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, 2 28 2023

1. Wittenberg Vietnam War Memorial

Inscription. Vietnam War Memorial
In memory of Wittenberg graduates who made the ultimate sacrifice.

PFC Jeffrey S. Dyer ’70 ARMY 4-12-1969
2nd Lt. Michael T. George ’66 USMC 1-13-1968
LTJG Sherman E. Hindrum ’68 NAVY 4-07-1972
Major Donald L. Lumadue '51 USAF 6-24-1965
CPL Philip C. Miller ’68 ARMY 2-23-1969
SGT Robert C. Phleger ’60 USMC 5-07-1970
1st Lt. John M. Troyer ’63 USAF 12-06-1966
CAPT William F. Unckrich ’65 USAF 10-10-1969
COL David H. Zook ’50 USAF 10-04-1967
“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:12- 13

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

Location. 39° 56.048′ N, 83° 48.775′ W. Memorial is in Springfield, Ohio, in Clark County. It is on East Campus Drive, on the left when traveling north. Marker is on the campus of Wittenberg University, across from Blair Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3 E Campus Dr, Springfield OH 45504, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this memorial is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro

and in the Miami Valley.

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 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: Wittenberg WW I Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Theological Education at Wittenberg (about 700 feet away); Tecumseh - the Great Shawnee Leader (approx. 0.3 miles away); James Demint Cabin (approx. 0.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Clark County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lest We Forget (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Battalion Third Marines Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springfield.

Additional commentary.
1.
Col David Zook's cenotaph is less than a 1/4 mile from my house, in South Union Cemetery

— Submitted March 2, 2023, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, 2 28 2023

2. Wittenberg Vietnam War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2023, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 344 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 2, 2023, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.