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Fort Jennings in Putnam County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

World War II Memorial

1941 - 1945

 
 
World War II Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 13, 2024
1. World War II Memorial Marker
Inscription.
For God and Country
In memoriam
Pfc. William Lauf, New Georgia, Aug. 2, 1943 • Pfc. Raymond Brockman, Italy, Feb. 8, 1944 • Pfc.Elmer Broecker, France July 20, 1944 • Lt. Francis Hageman, Del Rio, Texas, Dec. 15, 1944 • Pfc. Hubert Berelsman, Belgium, Dec. 19, 1944
 
Erected 1946 by Sodality.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 40° 54.335′ N, 84° 17.615′ W. Memorial is in Fort Jennings, Ohio, in Putnam County. It is at the intersection of North Water Street and K and K Drive, on the right when traveling north on North Water Street. The memorial stands on the grounds of the Saint Joseph Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 102 K and K Dr, Fort Jennings OH 45844, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Black Swamp and in the 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
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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 walking distance of this marker: All Gave Some, Some Gave All (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Jennings (about 800 feet away); Fort Jennings 12 Unknown Soldiers (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Jennings Wall Of Honor (approx. 0.2 miles away); On September 26, 1942 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Combat Wounded Veterans (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Jennings (approx. 0.3 miles away); Col. Jennings Post 715 Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Jennings.
 
World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 13, 2024
2. World War II Memorial
World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 13, 2024
3. World War II Memorial
World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 13, 2024
4. World War II Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 28, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 30, 2026