West End in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Laurel-Lincoln World War II Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009

1. Laurel-Lincoln World War II Memorial Marker

Inscription.
Honor Roll 1941-1945

They Served to Strengthen Democracy

[Honor Roll of Names Follows]

Clarence M. Luster
James L. Robinson
Frank Louis Byrd
[Three above died in service]

May They Have Not Served in Vain

Erected 1946 by Laurel-Lincoln Community Council.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 39° 6.536′ N, 84° 31.522′ W. Memorial is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in West End. It is at the intersection of Ezzard Charles Drive and Cutter Street, on the right when traveling east on Ezzard Charles Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Cincinnati OH 45203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Gamble House (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Betts House, 1804 (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Oldest Jewish Cemetery West of the Allegheny Mountains (approx. ¼ mile away); Chestnut Street Cemetery / Two Centuries of Jewish Cincinnati (approx. ¼ mile away); Story of the Broken Bleacher (approx. ¼ mile away); The Miami and Erie Canal (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gaines High School / Peter H. Clark (approx. 0.3 miles away); The American Classical Music Walk of Fame - Cincinnati Music Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.

More about this memorial. Memorial appears to have been recently moved to currently location and rebuilt.

Laurel-Lincoln World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009

2. Laurel-Lincoln World War II Memorial

Downtown Cincinnati in background.

Photographed by Michael Renee Daniels, May 28, 2023

3. Laurel-Lincoln World War II Memorial

Memorial dedicated to the African American men,from Laurel Homes and Lincoln Courts, who served in WWII from 1941 - 1945.

Laurel-Lincoln World War II Memorial Lincoln Bust image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009

4. Laurel-Lincoln World War II Memorial Lincoln Bust

Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,266 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 1, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on May 28, 2023, by Michael Renee Daniels of College Park, Georgia. 4. submitted on December 1, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.