Wayne Township in Richmond in Wayne County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Wayne County World War II Memorial

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1. Wayne County World War II Memorial Marker, Side One

Inscription. [Front]
Pacific — WWII — European
[Back]
World War II
1941-1945
Killed 405,399
Wounded 671,846
[Brick pavers]
(Top row) Richard J. Tiernan/USN WWII/USS Bataan • Wilbur W./Westerkamp/US Army WWII • Wilbur Glunt/US Navy/WWII • Charles W. Heashe/US Navy WWII • Crozier Franklin/ • Morris Franklin/USN 43-45/Pacific PT boat • Myron L. Davis/Cpl USMC/1943-46 • Robert E/Hughes/US Navy WWII • Clarence/Toschlos T5/694 FA 43 45 • [unreadable] • Esther Starbuck/Sgt US Army/WWII • [unreadable] • Paul Buckler/Infantry/

(Second row) In memory of/Scott Mitchell/US Navy WWII • AC Cox/Army/WWII • Morris Shank/1944 USA 1945/World War II • John Johnson/USMC WWII • Jessie Miller/PFC US Army/1943-1945 • Jesse Thomas/Sheets Sr./US Army WWII • William M. Hill/PVT Army MP/1946 • Dick Hill/Army Air Corp/World War II • Leroy Hurt/January 1944 • Robert Kirtley Sr./US Navy/1942-1945 • M. "Babe" Harlan/42 USAF 45/World War II • Thomas/Greenstreet Jr./Navy 1943-46 • [unreadable] • Big Ben Mathews/US Army WWII/Battle Bulge

(Third row) [unreadable] • [unreadable] • Glen Lawrence/USN WWII/ISM 38 • Theodore Rice/PFC US Army/1943-1945 • Robert

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Lamb/USN Seaman 1C/WWII 1944-46 • Art Van Vleet/Ensign US Navy/1943-1946 • Jim Kates Sr/1943 USA 1946/WWII • Art Logan/Combat Eng/US Army 43-46 • Sidney Lakes/Tech US Army/1941-1945 • [unreadable] • [unreadable] • George F Haas/US Army Air Corp/CPL 1941-1942 • [unreadable]

(Fourth row) John D Kendall/USN SS Greene/1944-1946 • Claude/Toschiog/7th Cavalry • [unreadable] • George McDaniel/US Navy/WWII • PFC Ola Ramsey/US Army 42-46/574th Co • John Cheesman/T15 US Army 41-45/Utah Beach • Kenneth Denny/CPL US Army KIA/1941-1945 • Albert W/Gordon USMC/1942-1944 Pacific • John T Bryant/US Navy/1942-1943 • Frank O. Lang/COA 3rd Sig BN/WWII 42-45 • Eugene Webb/US Navy • Bud Conner/WWII/Navy 1944-1946 • Andy Boa/US Army/WWII • Charles G Lohrey/US Army Purple ♥/3 25 1918-4 9 1945 • Howard Joseph/80th ()/Div US Army • Lawrence F/Dawkins SGT/US Army WWII • Bert Fields/AAC 399th Inf/KIA 4-18-1945

(Fifth row) John I. Medley • Warren C. Gray/WWII TEC 5/1942-1945 • James W. McNew/7th ABN Div/WWII US Army • M Linn Snyder/USN SS Tangier/1942-1946 • Dr. RP Ferling/Lt Comdr USN/Dental Corps • Irvin [unreadable] • [unreadable] • Robert Shank/US

Wayne County World War II Memorial Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

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2. Wayne County World War II Memorial Marker, Side Two

Army/WWII • Thomas B Long/1LT MIA 12-1943/Army Air Corp • Doug Morguson/US Army/WWII • Wm H Dwyer/US Navy LST660/1915-1985 • TEC 5 James K/Robinson/Patton's 3rd • In memory of/Lesley C Godsey/US Navy • PFC James E/Burkhart/US Army 42-45 • Robert A Younts/US Army SGT/ • Hubert French/SSG US Army/1941-1945 • Wm. L Hiatt/S!C US Navy/KIA 3-1-1942 • Caleb C Atkins/US Army /

(Sixth row) Loving memory/of Bill Engle/So. Pacific 42-46 • Norman H Neal/ Navy/1945-1946 • Jim Mathewson/Lt Cmdr Navy/1942-1950 • Clyde O McNew/Marine Corps/Asiatic; Pacific • Maurice Isenhart/Naval Air/1944-1948 • Lt. Charles/McClelland Jr/USS Tennessee • Richard S Ryder/Navy WWII/Pacific • Joe Tho /WWII/Fighting Seabee • Charles Parks/WWII/Korea Vietnam • Jarrett/ / • John Chasteen/USA CPL / / • Robert Jackson/SGT US Army/Italy 42-45 • FW Clark/US Navy/1945-1946 • Joseph P Toney/US Navy/1946-1949 • James Rourke/US Army Air Corp/2-26-43 10-16-45 • John Henley/US Army/1936-2002 • Frank Crowe/Staff SGT Army/1943-1945 • Sgt. Robert Lett/Army Air Corp/12-4-42 11-16-43 • Paul F Githens/US Army Inf WWII/Purple Heart

(Seventh row) Clarence E. Crouch/SGT Army Air Corp/WWII

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3. Wayne County World War II Memorial (brick pavers)

• John M Schultz/SGT US Army/Enlisted 12-09-41 • Willard Evans/US Marines/WWII • Raymond WWII/Vernon 1913 • Burns Sr 1980 • Sgt. Monte/Chasteen/1941-1945 • Jay F Atkins/SGT Us Army/1943-45 WWII • Maurice Moore/USMC Pacific/1943-1945 • Lowell Gordon/Army Pacific/1943-1945 • Leroy Pitman/Army Europe/1943-1945 • Ray Spencer/US Army/1942-1946 • Eugene Freshwater/US Army/WII • Gerald /US Navy/WWII • Wadsworth/Lloyd E T/5 RA/WWII EIO 44 47 • John D Rourke/1st SGT US Army/6-19-42 11-20-45 • John R Ladd/Sergeant WWII/US Army 42-45 • Bernard Foupke/101st Airborne/3-19-43 11-20-45 • Theodore C Bell/US Army • Thomas I Bell/US Army • Cebert Helms/WWII US Army/Purple Heart

(Eighth row) Charles K McClure/SSGT US Air Corp/POW WWII • Donald W Renfro/Army 5 Bronze Stars/11-19-42 — 12-5-45 • Carl Brownlep/1943-46/Navy Seabee • Bill Cahoon/LT USNR/1941-45 • Charles Devers/USN/1942-46 • Clifton Lakes/US Army 1943-50/Luzon Manilla • US Cadet Nurses/WWII/1943-1948 • Harry V Kaiser/US Navy 1944-46/Fireman 1st Class • William P Sweet/CPL United States/Air Corp • George W Hellweg/US Army Inf/WWII • Gus Mitchell/US Army WWII/1942-45 • William Caudle/90th

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4. Wayne County World War II Memorial (brick pavers)

Bomb Gp/Jolly Rogers • Boyd G Harrison/1942-45/US Army • Cecil Sharits/SGT US Army/1943-47 Europe • Paul Eugene/Bell/US Marine • William A Bell/US Army • Joseph Rourke/Seaman 1st US Navy/2-15-44 3-5-46 • Melvin Pease/Army Air Corp/1941-45 • Herman Weinstock/IS 15th Air Corp/WWII • Robert Newton/1st Cav Div/6-15-43 11-28-46

(Ninth row) Ernest /Army Air Corp/Radio operator • John Jr Brockman/US Navy WWII/3-26-44 5-24-46 • Clay E Mehze/Staff Sgt/1942-1946 • Bruce Mikesell/3rd Field Arty/Locamus WWII • Sgt Boyd S Ballenger/Army Air Corp/1943-45 • Richard M Shadle/Cpl Army Air Corp/WWII 1943-45 • Jim Hankinson/Capt US Army/38th Division • Wm Chagares/Pvt 315th Inf/109th Div • Vernon Castle Ray/US Navy/WWII • A W Shaffer/US Army/1943-1947 • Ken J Jordan/US Army KIA/1941-44 • George T Gehrig/B Co Med En/6th Inf Div1945-46 • Roscoe C/Smallwood/WWII Army Tech • Eddie Harshman/US Navy/WWII • Joseph P Harshman/US Navy/WWII • Bill Sharits/Cpl Army/1943-47 Europe • Glen M Clark/Cox US Navy/WWII 1944-46 • Morris/Edelman/Army • Robert Boese/Major US Army/1943-64

(Tenth row) James B Boese/2nd Lt US Army/KIA Feb 2 194 • Reid McDonald/BSM 95 ATY

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5. Wayne County World War II Memorial (brick pavers)

Army/1943-45 • Leslie Hedges/Avin Cadet/July 7, 1944 • Bernie Hartman/Sgt US Army/1942-46 • Robert H Roth/South Pacific/Navy 43-45 • Malcom Kehlenbrink/Staff Sgt Army/1941-45 • Harold Baker/15th & 82nd Airborne/US Army 44-46 • Loy E Hudson/PFC Army/1943-45 • John W Cooper/Sgt US Army/Japan 1945-47 • Kenneth L Crowe/Pvt US Army/1945-46 • Francis O Stegall/US Army/1945-46 • Chester H Sulzen/Battle of the Bulge/Omaha Beach • Ira R Blunk/Merchant Marine/1941-45 • Harry M Harkleroad/US Army-1943-45 • Alex J Warren/Pvt 43 45 Army/Africa WWII • Jesse T Price/Cpl US Army/WWII 24Inf 42-45 • Cleo M Carr/Sgt US Army/Mar 45-Nov 46 • William Simons/USA WWII 41-46/Normandy Europe • Edwin E Winkle/WWII/1942-46

(Eleventh row) Walter Burgess/US Army Air Corps/Purple Heart • Walter Burgess/KIA Rabaul 1943/SSG ★ AA Corp • SSG Joe Burgess/A-1-1 Marines/41-45 • Howard Martin/US Army T/4 • 1942-1945 • Carl J Martin/US Army Cpl/1945-1946 • Robert A.J. Eastin/1945 to 1946/Deceased 4/28/2001 • Paul E Harris/SSgt Gun crewman/1941-1945 • W.W. Southerland/US Army 42-45 • BS P4 CIB DUC • Roland Stover/T5 66 Regt US Army KIA/The Bulge Jan 1945 • Ike /USN

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6. Wayne County World War II Memorial (brick pavers)

WWII/USS Bandera • James P Phenis/Cpl US Army/Occupied Japan • Alfred Phenis Jr/Navy Seaman 1stC/LST 129 1945-46 • John Schreiber/Cpl USMC/1932-46 • Robert Greulich/Cpl Army 1943-46/249th Eng • Ivan E Ozbun/PFC Army WWII/Philippines • Joel D. Rhodes/ US Navy/USS Barbero 317 • Robert Edward Nocton/Fireman 1st Navy/1945-50 • Charles Harman/WT2C TV 6/US Navy 42-45 • Marion Schweizer/Army Air Corps/1945-1947 • Joseph Max Knose/US Airmy Air Corps/WWII • Richard W Knight/"Tex"/HOCO 82 1st Eng USAAC • Steven Dozza/US Army WWII POW/1942-1945 • Max C Clevenger/US Army/Sep 1946-Jan 1948

(12th row) Wilbur Godwin/Corporal/U.S.A.A.C. • Guy Dude Martin/Tech 60th Inf/US Army 44-46 • Jeff Bane Jr/PFC USMC/1943-945 • Kenneth W Brown/Cpt US Army/A 1378th Inf • Elmer Turner/Army 1452nd/2-1945 6-1946 • O D Kincaid/PFC Medic/WWII France • Floyd L Alsop/US Army/WWII • Morris Shields/CM1 US Navy/10-43 11-43 • Walter Lakes/US Navy/1943-1946 • Paul C Hobbs/Field Artillery/Army 4yrs 10mos • Paul H Hedges/LTC AAC/1941-1971 • Jack Greulich/Army Air Corp/SSG Africa Italy • Richard Greulich/556 3rd Army/9th Inf Div • Neal Williams/US Navy/WWII • Brad Collins/US

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7. Wayne County World War II Memorial (brick pavers)

Army COC/12-21-44 01-14-46 • Clifford H Roberts/Sgt US Army/1940 1945 • Harold Trouse/SSO Army Air Corp/KIA Feb 1944 • Robert Cannon/T5 359 Eng/Jul 43-Nov 45 • Phillip Thornburg/Sgt USMC Pacific/1941-1945 • Presley Patton/Cpl Army Air Corp/WWII 42-454BS • Loyal M Pease/LTC US Army/WWII-Korea • Robert L Wehrley/Co E 386 Inf/US Army 44-46

(13th row) Ralph H Henry/Capt USMC/Pacific • Kermit Martin/US Army SP8/1955-1957 • Paul Martin/US Army Cpl/1953-1955 • Charles Heltz/1921-2015/Thos. McKee Jr/PFC Army/07/43-01/46 • William Fahian/US Navy/WWII 45-46 • Kenneth R May/#15338702/March 8, 1944 • Harold F Austerman/Pvt 1stC USMC/Pacific 44-46 • Fred J Delugo/Navy WWII/Pacific 44-46 • James E Gregg/Army WWII SSgt/1938-1943 • Edsel S Busick/T Sgt USMC/WWII • Don Coblentz/USS Midway/CVB41 US Navy • Donald J Oda/ETM 2nd Class/USS Leyte • W C Kimble/US Navy Pacific/RM2C 1942-45 • Daniel Harper/Sgt CoD 142nd/42-45 Army POW • Kendrick Schweizer/Navy/1942-46 • Philip Lotich/Army Air Corp/WWII • Henry M Wise/Army Air Corp/06-10-42 1-10-46 • Charles/Ray/Shank • Charles C Cole/USS Midway/US Navy 1946-48 • Myron Brown/SSg Army Air Corp/1942-45 • James

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8. Wayne County World War II Memorial (brick pavers)

Johnson/US Navy/Lynn, Indiana

(14th row) Bill Marsden/US Army WWII/Dec 42-Nov 45 • Max Knight/1st Cav Div/1944-1946 • C Alvin Henry/US Army/Air Corps • Homer W Henry/WWII US Army/POW • Earl T Reichter/Navy 42-45/WWII Pacific • Andrew C Reichter/US Army 46-47/WWII • Audry F Reichter/USMC 42-46/WWII • W Ray Stevens Jr/Lt 361/Fighter Group • Clyde Baldwin/PFC US Army/WWII 1946-47 • Roy Sweitzer/US Army T4/Italy 1945 • M F Stanford Jr/Sgt 390 Bomb Grp H/1943-1944 • Robert L Wolfe/US Navy/1944-1946 • Joe Coblentz/SSgt USMC/WWII Korea • Joseph McDaniel/Sgt 5th Sq USAF/Europe 1943-45 • James B Cook/Army Air Corp/2-2-43 9-4-45 • Richard L Hobbs Sr/11th Army Air Born/1942-44 • George E Sauer/Cpl US Army/BY S4 S6 S7 S8 • Richard McClaren/LTC USAF/1943-1985 • Paul J Herrman/Tech 4 US Army/1944-46 • Wm L Jefferies/USMC 2nd Div/South Pacific • Clyde W Hobbs/Sgt Army Aircorp/South Pacific • Lawrence Powell/Pvt US Army/1943 • Elbert Holt/PFC US Army/5th Armored Co B

(15th row) Carl J Price/Cpl AAC Europe/373rd FG 43-45 • G J Coomes/US Navy/San Diego, CA • Gene Mitchell/Sergeant/Army 44-46 • Howard E Sprouse/TSgt USMC/WWII • Claude E Jenkins/42-45

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9. Wayne County World War II Memorial (brick pavers)

1107 AAF/60th Grp 10th Sqd • Fred E Burtch Jr/Cpl US Army/KIA 9-26-1944 • Charles Collins/654 AAA MGBTRY/US Army • Melvin Ashley/SSgt USAAC/WWII • Alphonso White/with love from/your family • Dick Clevenger/276 AFA 3rd Army/Patton's Boys • Darryl Stults/SSgt US Army/Dec 44-Nov 46 • Theron Jennings/Staff Sgt/786 MP BN • Irvin Hartley/Pvt AAF/3505 Base Unit • K E Ferriell/Lt Col USAF/1944-1973 • Walter J Mays/82nd Airborne/Army Air Corp POW • H Singleton/US Army/WWII • Robert A Thomas/Cpl Army Air Corp/Feb 43 Jan 46 • James S Bertsch/WWII/Oct 44 Nov 46 • Thomas M Hoey/Tech 5/Jan 42 Oct 45 • Esther Starbuck/Army Air Corp/WWII 1943-45 • Albert Corsi/Normandy/Navy Cross • Eugene Heinbaugh/Navy/1941-47 • Marion L Culbertson/TSgt US Army/1944-46 • Joseph Pardo/Tech Sgt/Pacific Thtr

(16th row) Phil Marino/Cox Navy/1943-1946 • Macy Armstrong/SF3CT Navy/1944-1946 • Ben Armstrong/US Army PFC/1943-1946 • David V Wickes/GMI US Navy/World War II • Chas. W Hickey/1302 Engr BN/Army WWII 44-46 • Chas. Jack Allen/Navy Sem 3rd Cl/1942-1944 • Pete Chagares/T/Sgt 1477 Engr/9th Army 1942-45 • Harry Horn/US Army/42-45 • Rex D Benner/PFC US Army/1923-43

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10. Wayne County World War II Memorial (brick pavers)

WWII • Richard Elstro/SSgt 1759 Eng BTNA US/1943-1946 • Robert Booker/US Navy/1939-1945 • J.C. "Buck" Fread/MOMMI USNR/LST 841 1944-45 • K Jackson Mann/"Jack" Army/1941-1945 • H A Brokamp/Army Air Corp/ WWII • Hubert Bunker/US Navy BMCA/1941-1961 • Clifford C Jarrett/US Marine Corp/3-22-44 10-15-45 • Thomas W Fitzgibbons/US Army/1943-1945 • Bonnie Roark/T/4 740th Tank/7-23-24 2-12-12 • W H Wyatt/AAC Trp Carr Comm/1943-1946 • Howard Sprouse/TSgt USMC/WWII • Thomas Melvin/Booker Jr/WWII SSML3 USN • Wm J Benton/Sgt Army/WWII 1944-45 • Daniel J/Phillips/WWII USMC • Paul D/Phillips/WWII Army • Matthew A/Phillips/WWII Navy

(17th row) James E. Wise/Corp. US Army/1943-45 • Carl W. Worl/Merchant Marine/WWII 1945-46 • Loyd E. Worl/Cpl US Army/WWII 1943-46 • Fred W. Worl/PFC US Army/WWII 1945-46 • Lone S. Worl/PFC US Army/WWII 1943-45 • Dean R. Worl/Cpl US Airforce/WWII 1944-45 • Harry B. Keene/Captain US Army/WWII 1943-46 • John Juhasz/MMI USCG/WWII • Cpl Carmon E./George/1945 to 1947 • George H. Turner/Sgt Army/06 10 42-11 20 45 • Bobby L. Murphy • Sgt. E. Hodgin/New Guinea/1916 ★ 2011 • Paul L. Sena/88th Infantry/1944-46 Italy • Shelby

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11. Wayne County World War II Memorial (brick pavers)

Moore/2Lt B-25 pilot/1942-1945 • Richard Louis/Herre • John Abel/Navy 40-45/USS New York • Albert R. Abel/ACMM Navy/Sept 42-Nov 45 • Lucian/B/Hill • Hobert/J/Hill • Lawrence C/Pence Army PV/T MD WWII 42-45 • 2 Lt Doris N. Abel/Army Nurse Corp/45-46 • Carl Lester/Williams/S/2C US Navy • Floyd R. York/US Navy SC2C/WWII 1943-45 • Randy D. York/US Navy/1972 to 1975 • Jamie R York/US Navy/1982-1986

(18th row) Hobert/Stanley/US Navy 44-46 • George W Ames/87th Inf Div/WWII US Army • Ted Lyons/USN AO 3rd Class/1943-1946 • Stanley Market/Army 1951-52/9th Inf 2nd Div • Clyde Grimes/T5 Pacific Theatr/WWII 1943-45 • Donald Wedding/Army Airforce/1946-1949 • Joseph E Toney/US Army/WWII 1946-1949 • Ronald B Wilson/Co B 112th Inf/PFC US Army • Wm. Fred/Williamson Jr./Army Pacific • Homer Allen/Pvt US Army/WWII 1945-46 • Wilber Godwin/USAAF/Corporal • Donald Wessel/WWII • Richard Witte/WWII • Ronald Coleman/PFC US Army/1946-1947 • Jack R Miller/Navy Seaman 1C/4/1945-7/1946 • Oren/Charles/Stiens • Philip Blose/US Navy/1943-1945 • Sgt Charles O/Sudhoff/US Army 46-47 • John L Snarr/US Army Air/Corps WWII • Claude Duvall/WWII Army/KIA 11-27-43 • SFC Charles

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12. Wayne County World War II Memorial (brick pavers)

W/Cooper ARNG/1943-1966 • Thomas Hoover/F1C Navy/1944-1946 • Wm K Mitchell/Coxswain Navy/1943-46 • Harlan E Hill/US Merchant/Marines WWII

(19th row) Caroline J/Wilson/WAC AAF • Walter O Landis/Military police/Army 1942-45 • Charles C/Chapman/S/Sgt USAAF • Billy Wessel/Army 1942-45/82nd Airborne • John Barker/Tec 5 US Army/1942-1946 • Otto S Barker/Army 1884th Med/1943-1946 • SFC Silas H/Robinson Army/1946-1969 • James R/Russell • Marvin Higgs/Tec 3 US Army/1942-1945 • Sgt. Kenneth E/Robbins/USMC WWII • Paul A Richert/78th Lightning/Div. WWII • DL Stinson/USAAC USAAF/1941-1945 • Gene Klemann/Navy USS NJ/WWII 1943-46 • Charles Locke/USAAC WWII/Radio/Gunner • PFC Wm Hartman/Army 12th Cav/Jan 45-Dec 46 • James Cate/Corporal-Army/1942-1945 • Pearl Collins/89th Cav RCN Sq/1943 1945 • Walter G/Reynolds/Army • Alpha Honious/Third Army/1943 1946 • Ervin F/Julien/Army • Jack Hines/Coxswain Navy/Feb 43-Feb 1946 • George/Melvin/Higbie • Jack/Francis/Weadick • Russell Benham/US Army/1945-1946 • Thomas Booker/SSML3 US Navy/USS Beatty

(20th row) James A/Sonsini Jr/Army 41-45 • Charles Hyde/SFC US Navy/1945-1946 • Aaron Martin/US Navy/WWII • Robert

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13. Wayne County World War II Memorial (brick pavers)

Martin/US Navy/WWII • Sidney Reece/US Navy/1945-1946 • C E Bailey/Sgt. USMC/WWII • Eugene C/Greene USCG/WWII 1942-46 • Glenn T Reed/US Army/1944-45 • Ned C Hines/US Army • Robert Lewis/US Army • Harry Honious/Army 574th/Sig AN BN CoB • James Burden/US Marines • Martha L/Kutter/WAC Sgt Army • Andrew Cecere/Marine/1942-1946 • Robert L Braun/Sgt Army/Pacific • Lowell/Richard/Culbertson • Pvt. E L Koch/US Army POW Germany • James D Bane/US Army/1943-1946 • Forrest O Lee/US Army/WWII • McFarland/Everett S./US Army WWII • Robert J/Anderson/Cpl Army • USMC PFC Louis/Wiesehan/Tarawa 1943 • James Dunn/Navy/1942-1945

(21st row) Myrle Seaney/US Army/WWII 45-47 • Virgil Seaney/USMC 41-45/Guadalcanal • Ken Puterbaugh/501 Bat. 101 AB/PAR D-Day POW • Gene R Webb/Sgt USA/115 Sta. Hosp • Sgt. Vernon/Mitton USMC/1942-1946 • Roderick Rohe/US Marine/1942-1945 • Jack Anderson/Army Air Corp/Pilot Soldier • Howard L/Bennett/US Marine • Paul E/Thompson Sr/Army 42-45 • Robert Hensley/B Co 65th Signal/Batallion WWII • Harold Hensley/TSgt US Army/World War II • Russell Hensley/Tec3 US Army/World War II • 1st Lt Raymond T/Karthaus/US Army • WC Smith/WT2 US Army/WWII

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14. Wayne County World War II Memorial (brick pavers)

• Alvin Butt/US Army/7-2-45 1-2-46 • Tom Cummings/US Army/WWII 1943-45 • Walter Perry/1Lt USAF/WWII • T Sgt James E/Chearing/Air Force POW • William Hart/Army Air Corp/11-2-42–11-30-45 • William W/Griffin USAF/1946-1951 • Robert Griffin/Navy/1944-1947

(22nd row) Dale Paddock/Sgt 6th Army/Pacific 44-46 • Walter Harrell/Army • George Harrell/Navy CV31VTN91/1943-1946 • Edward Harrell/Army/1943-1946 • O.L. "Bud"/Hatfield/US Navy • Paul Phillips/Jr. S1 US Navy/WWII 1944-46 • Earl E Allen/7.31.24-01.28.22/WWII veteran • Donald Stiens/US Navy/1943-1946

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

Location. 39° 49.906′ N, 84° 54.002′ W. Memorial is in Richmond, Indiana, in Wayne County. It is in Wayne Township. It can be reached from Remembering Veterans Drive north of Johnson Street. Memorial is in Wayne County Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Richmond IN 47374, 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,

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it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself 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 walking distance of this marker: 1st Marine Div — Guadalcanal (here, next to this marker); Wayne County Korean War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); World War I Monument (a few steps from this marker); Civil War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); M60 Tank CBTF/T (a few steps from this marker); Revolutionary War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Memorial Bench (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 832 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. submitted on May 14, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.