Spencer Township in Medina County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 27, 2024

1. Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription. In honor of
Lt. Col. Paul Karl
Vietnam POW
2795 Days
Highly decorated
Return with honor

In memory of
William Clark
PFC US Marine
WW2
Killed Saipan
July 10 1944
Purple Heart

In memory of
PFC Howard J. Zimmerman
US Army WW2
Died 11-10-45
Paris France

In memory of
Gordan D. Thornton
S SGT Army
Air Corp
6-18-22 KIA 2-22-44
Citation honor
Purple Heart

In memory of
James R. Howe
M SAGT US Army
WW2 Korea
Nov 9 1918 - Dec 5 1950
Bronze Star
Purple Heart

In memory of
Keith H Mantz
SPC US Navy
Missing 7-30-45
USS Indianapolis
Lost at sea
Purple Heart

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Military Order of the Purple Heart series list.

Location. 41° 5.387′ N, 82° 7.427′ W. Memorial is near Spencer, Ohio, in Medina County. It is in Spencer Township. It is on Spencer Road (Ohio Route 301), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 456 Spencer Road, Spencer OH 44275, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Cleveland

and in the Western Reserve.

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

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5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Homerville Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); Galion Horse-Drawn Road Grader (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Seven School Houses / Huntington Township Center School (approx. 5 miles away); Huntington Civil War Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away); Horr Cheese House, 1865 / Myron T. Herrick (1854-1929) (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spencer.

Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 27, 2024

2. Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 27, 2024

3. Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 2, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.