Newberry Township near Covington in Miami County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Covington World War I Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 2, 2023
1. Covington World War I Memorial
Inscription.
Covington World War I Memorial. . , In memory of the Covington area servicemen who served our country in World War I., Each generation of Americans is called upon, at great cost, to defend and preserve freedom and the sacred rights and liberties for which our ancestors fought, bled, and died, and to hand them down to future generations., The servicemen from the Covington, Ohio area who are identified on this monument, as well as those who are unidentified, who honorably served our nation, deserve our gratitude and should be remembered forever. , They did their part to safeguard the blessings of freedom., Army , Carl W. Achbach . Lawrence A. Alexander . Raleigh C. Alexander, Sr. . Ernest J. Althoff . Edgar W. Apple . Herschel C. Applegate . John L. Arnold . Lawrence H. Arnold . Lewis T. Arthur . Lowell E. Arthur . Forrest R. Ault . Forest Ballinger . George W. Barnhardt . Henry Bashore . George W. Bayman . Orville Bazill . Clarence H. Bechtol . George E. Beems . Merle J. Bell . Felix B. Black . Harlen P. Black . Leonard C. Black . Willis L. Black . Fenton L. Boggs . Millard F. Boggs . Waldo E. Boggs . William O. Boggs . Chauncey Boroff . Robert H. Bottorf . Ivan H. Bowman . J. Lowell Boyer . Benjamin A. Branson . Willis E. Branson . Lloyd H. Briggs . Earl Brooks . Harvey H. Brooks . Chalmer E. Brown . Robert L. Brown . Tom F. Brown . Roscoe Brubaker . Otis R. Buchanan . David J. Bucholtz . Merritt J. Burk . Ira E. Caldwell . George L. Cardo . Walter E. Carlson . John W. Clingan . Edwin E. Coate . John W. Coate . Albert B. Cole . Lloyd W. Cornor . Vere V. Cottrell . Victor N. Counts . Lawrence I. Crotinger . Ira Davis . James M. Davis . Paul W. De Bra . Benjamin Decker . Cecil J. Dellinger . William Denney . Paul R. Donavan . Daniel W. Dougherty . Joseph R. Duffey . Lee A. Dunham . Harry G. Durnell . Thomas L. Dwyer . Ira S. Ebberts . Martin F. Eberenz . John R. Ehlen . Chester R. Elsea . Burley C. Erwin . Dewitt T. Etter . William E. Evans . Walter C. Falknor . Alva Fansler . Lloyd D. Farmer . Willard V. Fast . Thomas L. Fay . James R. Finfrock . Rodney E. Finfrock . William B. Finfrock . William M. Finfrock . Edward G. Fisher . Alvin C. Fletcher . Roy J. Flory . William R. Flory . William C. Fox . James G. Freshour . Charles E. Frey . Julius H. Fritsche . Emery Fritz . Hobart A. Fulker . Otto W. Fulker . Murray S. Gantt . Frank L. Garrett . Arthur D. Gibboney . Harold G. Gibboney . Ira C. Gibboney . John W. Giffin . Harry Glasscoe . Jesse E. Gorman . Ernest E. Gruber . Harry N. Gruber . James M. Grunden . Ohmer P. Gump . Ray Hare, Sr. . Alonzo R. Harshbarger . James Harshbarger . Millard Ray Hartle . Martin L. Hecker . Charles T. Henry . Robert B. Henry . John L. Hentrich . James W. Hill . Jesse A. Hoblit . Alfred P. Hodges . David O. Holfinger . John C. Hoover . Joseph L. Hoover . Oris Horlocker . Jeremiah Howard . John D. Huffman . Rodney L. Huffman . Ray B. Inman . William C. Jefferson . William O. Jennings . Erman H. Jessup . Lester E. Johnson . Howard M. Johnston . Francis M. Jones . Clifford G. Jordan . Allen R. Kauffman . Clinton D. Kellenbarger . George D. Kendall . Oscar P. Kindell . William L. Kiser . Homer O. Kline . Edward S. Knight . Joseph W. Landis . Samuel V. Landis . Clyde E. Landsittle . Luther J. Langston . Robert Langston . Bert K. Lawrence . Chalmer M. Leonard . Edgar C. Leonard . Orval R. Leonard . Joseph J. Leptak . Harry B. Lesh . Kenneth Little . James J. Long . Marvin D. Longanecker . William Luckenbaugh . William C. Lyman . Harmon M. Maier . Luther P. Maier . William L. Marlin . Ferby C. Martin . Lee F. Martin . Raymond Mauer . Frank McCullough . Chalmer L. McMaken . Theodore A. McVicker . Paul W. Meredith . John G. Miller . Russel F. Miller . Carl Minnich . Ralph G. Minnich . Raymond Minnich . Henry R. Minton . William Mitchell . Raymond Mohler . Coy L. Montgomery . Chalmer W. Murphy . Charles H. Murphy . William B. Murphy . James Q. Neher . Ora F. Nicodemus . William Nolte . Ray V. O'Roark . James E. Orr . Harley D. Orr, Sr. . Ora Peeples . Hubert D. Perry . John S. Perry . Ralph E. Pierce . Herbert C. Popp . John H. Powell . Ralph V. Pratt . Russell H. Renner . Leslie O. Rhoades . Raymond R. Rhoades . Harley C. Rike . Leslie C. Rike . Lewis E. Robbins . Melvin Robbins . Clarence E. Roeth . Roscoe R. Rogers . Joseph B. Rolfes . Herbert M. Routson . Cloyde D. Rudy . Lon W. Rudy . John D. Rue . Clifford R. Sanders . Edward N. Schillinger . George W. Schloss . Walter F. Schloss . George P. Schneider . Charles B. Schumann . Rudolph P. Schumann . Roy O. Shank . Fred Siler . Howard C. Siler . Henry W. Sirch . William R. Sloan . Rollen E. Smith . Israel B. Snyder . Noble Snyder . William H. Snyder . William R. Sowers . Charles F. Sparrow . Harry Stahl . Carl F. Steinhilber . Charles Stricking . Roy Stroud . Elmer D. Stump . Harrison A. Supinger . Jonas R. Supinger . Lawrence C. Supinger . Ralph W. Teeter . Robert J. Templeton . Charles M. Thomas . Roy F. Thompson . Luther J. Tobias . John H. Turpen . Wayne Van Atta . Earl R. Van Tilburgh . Walter Vickroy . Clarence Wackler . Ernest Wackler . Otto R. Wagner . Emanuel Ward Sr. . Frank W. Weer . Fred Weer . Albert L. Wehneman . Forest E. Wehneman . Adam F. Weisheit . Louis J. Weisheit . William G. Weisheit . James D. Wells . Elmer M. West . John W. West . John C. Westfall . Floyd J. Whitman . Henry C. Whitney . Hobart H. Wick . Charles D. Williams . Otho M. Wirick . Willie E. Wood . Rufus B. Worley . Layton J. Wright . Paul H. Wright . Frank E. Wyatt . Coulus W. Younce . Clinton D. Yount . Fred T. Yount, Marine Corps , Rex D. Aultman . Joseph O. Carey . Irven L. Fletcher . Frank E. Landis . Arlie C. Nicholas . Ernest A. Pierson . George E. Reichman . Emmett C. Ross . Waldo M. Shaffer . Guy L. Wilson, Navy , Chalmer L. Driver . Chester W. Green . Edward R. Johnson . Roy L. Johnson . George R. Kiser . Elmer F. Kreiser . Lynn W. O'Roark . Roy E. Patterson . Clarence M. Potts . Leonard R. Rench . George P. Sampson . Ivor W. Shade . Lee R. Smith . Samuel F. Spence . Galen B. Stade . Elzie L. Townsend . William O. Wagaman, They shall never be forgotten.
In memory of the Covington area servicemen who served our country in World War I.
Each generation of Americans is called upon, at great cost, to defend and preserve freedom and the sacred rights and liberties for which our ancestors fought, bled, and died, and to hand them down to future generations.
The servicemen from the Covington, Ohio area who are identified on this monument, as well as those who are unidentified, who honorably served our nation, deserve our gratitude and should be remembered forever. They did their part to safeguard the blessings of freedom.
Army Carl W. Achbach Lawrence A. Alexander* Raleigh C. Alexander, Sr. Ernest J. Althoff Edgar W. Apple Herschel C. Applegate John L. Arnold Lawrence H. Arnold Lewis T. Arthur Lowell E. Arthur Forrest R. Ault Forest Ballinger George W. Barnhardt Henry Bashore* George W. Bayman Orville Bazill** Clarence H. Bechtol George E. Beems Merle J. Bell Felix B. Black Harlen P. Black Leonard C. Black* Willis L. Black Fenton L. Boggs Millard F. Boggs* Waldo E. Boggs William O. Boggs Chauncey Boroff Robert H.
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Bottorf Ivan H. Bowman J. Lowell Boyer** Benjamin A. Branson Willis E. Branson Lloyd H. Briggs Earl Brooks Harvey H. Brooks Chalmer E. Brown* Robert L. Brown Tom F. Brown Roscoe Brubaker Otis R. Buchanan David J. Bucholtz Merritt J. Burk Ira E. Caldwell George L. Cardo Walter E. Carlson John W. Clingan Edwin E. Coate John W. Coate Albert B. Cole** Lloyd W. Cornor** Vere V. Cottrell Victor N. Counts Lawrence I. Crotinger Ira Davis James M. Davis Paul W. De Bra Benjamin Decker Cecil J. Dellinger William Denney Paul R. Donavan Daniel W. Dougherty Joseph R. Duffey Lee A. Dunham* Harry G. Durnell Thomas L. Dwyer Ira S. Ebberts Martin F. Eberenz John R. Ehlen Chester R. Elsea Burley C. Erwin* Dewitt T. Etter William E. Evans Walter C. Falknor Alva Fansler* Lloyd D. Farmer Willard V. Fast Thomas L. Fay James R. Finfrock Rodney E. Finfrock William B. Finfrock William M. Finfrock* Edward G. Fisher Alvin C. Fletcher Roy J. Flory William R. Flory William C. Fox James G. Freshour* Charles E. Frey* Julius H. Fritsche Emery
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 2, 2023
2. Covington World War I Memorial
On the back side of the gray stone to the left.
Fritz Hobart A. Fulker Otto W. Fulker Murray S. Gantt Frank L. Garrett Arthur D. Gibboney Harold G. Gibboney Ira C. Gibboney John W. Giffin Harry Glasscoe Jesse E. Gorman Ernest E. Gruber Harry N. Gruber* James M. Grunden Ohmer P. Gump Ray Hare, Sr. Alonzo R. Harshbarger James Harshbarger Millard Ray Hartle Martin L. Hecker Charles T. Henry Robert B. Henry John L. Hentrich* James W. Hill Jesse A. Hoblit Alfred P. Hodges David O. Holfinger John C. Hoover* Joseph L. Hoover Oris Horlocker Jeremiah Howard John D. Huffman Rodney L. Huffman Ray B. Inman William C. Jefferson William O. Jennings Erman H. Jessup Lester E. Johnson Howard M. Johnston Francis M. Jones Clifford G. Jordan Allen R. Kauffman Clinton D. Kellenbarger George D. Kendall Oscar P. Kindell** William L. Kiser Homer O. Kline Edward S. Knight Joseph W. Landis Samuel V. Landis Clyde E. Landsittle Luther J. Langston Robert Langston Bert K. Lawrence Chalmer M. Leonard Edgar C. Leonard Orval R. Leonard Joseph J. Leptak Harry B. Lesh Kenneth Little James J. Long Marvin D. Longanecker William Luckenbaugh William C. Lyman Harmon M. Maier Luther P. Maier William L. Marlin Ferby C. Martin Lee F. Martin Raymond Mauer Frank McCullough Chalmer L. McMaken Theodore A. McVicker Paul W. Meredith John G. Miller Russel F. Miller Carl Minnich Ralph G. Minnich Raymond Minnich Henry R. Minton William Mitchell Raymond Mohler Coy L. Montgomery Chalmer W. Murphy Charles H. Murphy William B. Murphy James Q. Neher Ora F. Nicodemus William Nolte Ray V. O'Roark* James E. Orr Harley D. Orr, Sr. Ora Peeples Hubert D. Perry John S. Perry Ralph E. Pierce Herbert C. Popp John H. Powell Ralph V. Pratt* Russell H. Renner Leslie O. Rhoades Raymond R. Rhoades Harley C. Rike Leslie C. Rike Lewis E. Robbins Melvin Robbins Clarence E. Roeth Roscoe R. Rogers** Joseph B. Rolfes Herbert M. Routson Cloyde D. Rudy Lon W. Rudy John D. Rue Clifford R. Sanders Edward N. Schillinger George W. Schloss Walter F. Schloss George P. Schneider Charles B. Schumann Rudolph P. Schumann Roy O. Shank Fred Siler** Howard C. Siler Henry W. Sirch William R. Sloan Rollen E. Smith Israel B. Snyder Noble Snyder William H. Snyder William R. Sowers Charles F. Sparrow Harry Stahl Carl F. Steinhilber Charles Stricking Roy Stroud Elmer D. Stump Harrison A. Supinger Jonas R. Supinger Lawrence C. Supinger Ralph W. Teeter Robert J. Templeton Charles M. Thomas Roy F. Thompson Luther J. Tobias John H. Turpen Wayne Van Atta Earl R. Van Tilburgh Walter Vickroy Clarence Wackler Ernest Wackler Otto R. Wagner Emanuel Ward Sr. Frank W. Weer Fred Weer Albert L. Wehneman Forest E. Wehneman Adam F. Weisheit Louis J. Weisheit William G. Weisheit James D. Wells Elmer M. West John W. West John C. Westfall Floyd J. Whitman Henry C. Whitney Hobart H. Wick Charles D. Williams Otho M. Wirick Willie E. Wood Rufus B. Worley Layton J. Wright Paul H. Wright Frank E. Wyatt Coulus W. Younce* Clinton D. Yount Fred T. Yount
Marine Corps Rex D. Aultman Joseph O. Carey Irven L. Fletcher Frank E. Landis Arlie C. Nicholas** Ernest A. Pierson George E. Reichman Emmett C. Ross Waldo M. Shaffer Guy L. Wilson
Navy Chalmer L. Driver Chester W. Green Edward R. Johnson Roy L. Johnson George R. Kiser Elmer F. Kreiser Lynn W. O'Roark Roy E. Patterson Clarence M. Potts Leonard R. Rench George P. Sampson Ivor W. Shade Lee R. Smith Samuel F. Spence Galen B. Stade Elzie L. Townsend William O. Wagaman
They shall never be forgotten.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 40° 7.803′ N, 84° 21.273′ W. Memorial is near Covington, Ohio, in Miami County. It is in Newberry Township. It is on North High Street (Ohio Route 48) north of West Ingle Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 796 N High St, Covington OH 45318, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro, in the Miami Valley, and in the 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.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Covington WWI Memorial (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 312 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on September 16, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 2. submitted on September 29, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
