Anna in Shelby County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

SP 4 Lawrence D. Rickey

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 29, 2024

1. SP 4 Lawrence D. Rickey Marker

Inscription. In memory of
Sp 4 Lawrence D. Rickey
April 30, 1948
April 15, 1969

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

Location. 40° 23.899′ N, 84° 10.592′ W. Memorial is in Anna, Ohio, in Shelby County. It is on North 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker lies in front of the Anna Community Branch Library. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 304 N 2nd St, Anna OH 45302, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lois Lenski (a few steps from this marker); The Old Anna School Bell (about 700 feet away, measured in a

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direct line); Anna Town Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); John W. Carey (approx. ¼ mile away); The Site of the St. Jacob Lutheran Church and Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); Wenger One Room School (approx. 2.6 miles away); Village of Rumley (approx. 3.7 miles away); Shelby County Veterans Who Died While Serving Their Country (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anna.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Rumley (was approx. 3.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Lawrence David Rickey. (Submitted on July 11, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.)

Additional commentary.
1. About the memorial
While the memorial does not explicitly state as much, this war memorial is for a combatant who was killed in action.

— Submitted July 25, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

Additional keywords. KIA

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 29, 2024

2. SP 4 Lawrence D. Rickey Marker

Anna Community Branch Library image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 29, 2024

3. Anna Community Branch Library

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 11, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.