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Port Clinton 192nd Tank Co.

 
 
Port Clinton 192nd Tank Co. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 16, 2022
1. Port Clinton 192nd Tank Co. Marker
Inscription.
In memory of our brave men of the Port Clinton 192nd Tank Co. who gave their lives with the fall of Bataan - 1942

Capt. Robert S. Sorensen • Capt. Arthur V. Burholt • Capt. Harold W. Collins

Sergt. Joseph W. Beard • Sergt. Jos. J. Wierzchon • Sergt. John R. Andrews • Sergt. Elmer N. Smith • Sergt. Edward E. Grogg • Sergt. John G. Kolesar • Sergt. John J. Morine • Sergt. John Miklo • Sergt. Olen C. Elwell • Sergt. Steve M. Eliyas

Corp. Russell D. Simon • Corp. Joseph Zam

Pfc. Rollie G. Harger • Pfc. Chester S. DeCant • Pfc. James W. O'Brien • Pfc. Howard M. Wodrich • Pfc. John Kovach, Jr. • Pfc. Jacob A. Schmidt • Pfc. Alton M. Dodway
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 41° 30.731′ N, 82° 56.585′ W. Memorial is in Port Clinton, Ohio, in Ottawa County. It is on Monroe Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Port Clinton OH 43452, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Lake Erie
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Shore and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, 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 Viceroyalty of New France, 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: Lest We Forget (here, next to this marker); Bataan (here, next to this marker); SSGT. Lawrence J. Lucas (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); This Star And Eternal Flame (a few steps from this marker); M-42 "Duster" (within shouting distance of this marker); End of Harrison's Trail in Ohio - War of 1812 (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Clinton.
 
Port Clinton 192nd Tank Co. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 16, 2022
2. Port Clinton 192nd Tank Co. Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 272 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on February 18, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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