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P.F.C. Franklin E. Sollars

 
 
P.F.C. Franklin E. Sollars Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 22, 2009
1. P.F.C. Franklin E. Sollars Marker
Inscription.
In memory of
P.F.C. Franklin E. Sollars
Co. B. 3rd Bn 12th Inf. 4th Inf. Div.
Born July 9, 1946 in Chillicothe, Ohio
Killed in action in Vietnam,
Jan. 19, 1968

 
Erected by Johnson-Miner American Legion Post 618.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
 
Location. Memorial has been reported missing. It was located near 39° 35.046′ N, 83° 7.179′ W. Memorial was in Williamsport, Ohio, in Pickaway County. It was on Green Street, on the left when traveling west. The marker hangs over entrance to Johnson-Miner American Legion Post 618. Touch for map. Memorial was in this post office area: Williamsport OH 43164, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial was in the Scioto Valley and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. It was also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 7 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: The Deercreek Frontier / Williamsport and Deercreek Township (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); London Plane Tree (about 800 feet away); Christian Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Johnson-Miner American Legion Post-618 Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Patriot Burials (approx. 0.3 miles away); An Impressive Accomplishment
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(approx. 5.7 miles away); Deerfield Township High School (approx. 5.9 miles away); Monroe Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsport.
 
Also see . . .  Franklin Ellwood Sollars. (Submitted on August 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Johnson-Miner American Legion Post 618 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 22, 2009
2. Johnson-Miner American Legion Post 618
P.F.C. Franklin E. Sollars Marker Missing image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 22, 2024
3. P.F.C. Franklin E. Sollars Marker Missing
The marker has been covered or moved.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,022 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on June 25, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.   3. submitted on June 25, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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