Lennox in Lincoln County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Lennox American Legion Memorial
June 25, 2023
1. Lennox American Legion Memorial
Brethorst-Burma
American Legion
Post 174
and Auxiliary
This memorial is dedicated to the men and women of the armed forces who performed their patriotic duty so we can enjoy the freedoms of America
Dedicated Memorial Day 2003
Reverse side:
To those who made the supreme sacrifice in the defense of freedom and our nation we give our eternal thanks
World War I
Peter Brethorst Jr. · Henry B. Burma · E. H. Davis · Knute Hill · John B. Hoffman · Robert Kelly
World War II
Ellis Crowley · John R. DeBoer · Jacob H. Gayken · Howard K. Hillman · Vernon Mansfield · Harvey McClung · Richard B. O'Donnell · Gerald Tellinghuisen · John A. Sinning · Floyd Smit · Lloyd Temple
Vietnam War
Verlyn G. Meyer
Cold War
R. Scott Erks · Darwin D. Plucker
Let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nations wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.
--Abraham Lincoln
Pause
You who pass beneath this flag and remember the sacrifice of life and of treasure
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Erected 2003.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 43° 21.277′ N, 96° 53.52′ W. Memorial is in Lennox, South Dakota, in Lincoln County. It is on South Main Street north of West 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Lennox SD 57039, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in East River and in Greater Sioux Falls. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Northern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Harney Hospital (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Worthing Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.7 miles away); Yankton Trail Bridge (approx. 12.3 miles away); The Great Bend (approx. 12.4 miles away); Sertoma Park (approx. 12.4 miles away); South Dakota Achieve (approx. 12.7 miles away); Soo Skyways Airport (approx. 12.7 miles away); "Mr. Soccer" Manfred Szameit (approx. 12.8 miles away).
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2. Lennox American Legion Memorial
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3. Lennox American Legion Memorial
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4. Lennox American Legion Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2023. This page has been viewed 231 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 8, 2023. 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 9, 2023.
