Columbus in Colorado County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Colorado County War Memorial

Photographed by WalksfarTX for waymarking.com, December 16, 2017

1. Colorado County War Memorial Plaque

Inscription. In memory of those from
Colorado County
who
gave their lives in the
Second World War

Elo A. Ahlgrim • Felton F. Alley • Orville Baker • Frank P. Blassingame • Preston P. Brasher • Reinhardt H. Breithaupt • Daniel P. Christen • Clarence R. Cone • James M. Davis Jr. • Richard L. Eggers • Fred E. Estlinbaum • Jerrard P. Evoritt • William N. Foster • Lawrence Gage • William D. Grogan • James B. Harris • Paul P. Hastedt • John P. Henry • Ernest A. Herndon • George R. Huepers • Marion D. Jackson • Erlie E. Jarmon • Leon Kallina • Albert R. Klesel • Frank J. Krejci • Leroy J. Krenek • Bernard Kubenka • Norman L. Lanier • Clarence J. Miculka • Arthur Muehr • Almous C. New • Ervin W. Neimeyer • Lauren P. Otting • Frederick E. Paweleck • Robert L. Plagens • Harold W. Runk • Israel E. Selph • Frank I. Shimek • Robert Shimek • John H. Stahl • Kearby L. Watson • Arthur W. Weiss • John B. Westmoreland • Jesse P. Yanez • Edward H. Bubolz Jr.

[Additional Name]
William Cook • Arthur Hodde • Edward Hodde • Maurice Parker • Gerald Shirley • William L. Stapleton

Erected 1946 by John Everett Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.

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Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.

Location. 29° 42.358′ N, 96° 32.406′ W. Memorial is in Columbus, Texas, in Colorado County. It is at the intersection of Milam Street and Spring Street, on the left when traveling south on Milam Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 400 Spring St, Columbus TX 78934, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Colorado County (a few steps from this marker); Colorado County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); 1890 Cornerstone Ceremony

Colorado County War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by WalksfarTX for waymarking.com, December 16, 2017

2. Colorado County War Memorial

(within shouting distance of this marker); William Menefee (within shouting distance of this marker); Ehrenwerth-Ramsey-Untermeyer Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Colorado County, 1837, and Robert "Three-Legged Willie" Williamson (within shouting distance of this marker); The Rangers of Austin's Colony (within shouting distance of this marker); Tumlinson Family (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Memorial Museum (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2024, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. This page has been viewed 297 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 25, 2024, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.