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Memorial Park

 
 
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Photographed by Craig Doda, June 3, 2023
1. Memorial Park Marker
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Dedicated to perpetuate the memory of our valiant defenders of freedom who made the supreme sacrifice in World War I and World War II

World War I
Walter Agin • Stanley Foss • Leo Hawk • James McElroy • Roggeill Meyer

World War II
Adrian Basinger • Gerald Caris • Howard Elliott • Harry Gossard • Donald Harlbart • Ralph Ludwig • Ralph Mankey • Robert Ream • John Beach • Donald Clark • Lee Ellis • Lewis Elwood • Hobart Hall • Robert Irwin • Neil McElroy • Walter Sheets
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 40° 45.848′ N, 83° 49.193′ W. Memorial is in Ada, Ohio, in Hardin County. It can be reached from the intersection of South Simon Street and East Dobbins Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 701 S Simon St, Ada OH 45810, 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 within walking distance of this marker: Dedicated To All Veterans (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ohio Northern University (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Ohio Northern University (approx. Ό mile away); Henry Solomon Lehr (approx. Ό mile away); Davis Grove
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(approx. Ό mile away); Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Liberty National Bank Of Ada (approx. half a mile away); Ada Passenger Depot, 1887 (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ada.
 
Memorial Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 3, 2023
2. Memorial Park Marker
Memorial Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 3, 2023
3. Memorial Park Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 23, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 14, 2026