St. Marys Township in Auglaize County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Ohio National Guard Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 2, 2023

1. Ohio National Guard Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to those of this unit who gave their lives in the service of the Ohio National Guard since 1988

In memory of
837th Engr Co
Jan 25 1957 Sgt Melvin E Wisecup Apr 17 1988
Dec 27 1957 Sp4 Wayne C Wingate Apr 17 1988

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 40° 32.567′ N, 84° 23.158′ W. Memorial is in St. Marys, Ohio, in Auglaize County. It is in St. Marys Township. It is at the intersection of South Chestnut Street and E. South Street on South Chestnut Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 140 S Chestnut St, Saint Marys OH 45885, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

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

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within walking distance of this marker: Ohio Army National Guard (here, next to this marker); You Are On The Buckeye Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); 32 pdr. Gun (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Marys Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away); 8-inch Rodman Gun (about 300 feet away); Rebeautification of Park (about 300 feet away); Serving Our Country (about 300 feet away); With Honor and Remembrance (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Marys.

Also see . . . St. Marys to move memorial to Guard (Daily Standard, November 24, 2020).

Excerpt: ST. MARYS - With the future of the St. Marys Armory building uncertain, city officials have agreed to move a monument dedicated to past National Guard members from the property to Memorial Park.

A monument dedicated to Sgts. Melvin E. Wisecup and Wayne C. Wingate, members of the 837th Engineer Co. who lost their lives on Lake Erie in 1988, will be relocated across the street.

(Submitted on July 15, 2023.)

Ohio National Guard Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 2, 2023

2. Ohio National Guard Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 2, 2023

3. Ohio National Guard Veterans Memorial

Ohio National Guard Armory image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 2, 2023

4. Ohio National Guard Armory

The memorial was originally located on the grounds of the armory, but was sometime after November, 2020 to its current location across the street from the armory.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 180 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 14, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.