Ithaca in Gratiot County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

In Honor of Those Who Died for Freedom

Photographed by Craig Doda, August 25, 2024

1. In Honor of Those Who Died for Freedom Marker

Inscription.

In Honor of Those Who Died for Freedom. . All Gave Some - Some Gave All, In honor of the citizens of Gratiot County who gave their lives fighting for freedom and democracy in conflicts since 1900, Freedom Is Not Free, November 11, 2001, . World War I Floyd E. Allen . Alburtus S. Cohoon . Frank Depaw . Samuel B. Derby . E. M. Ewen . William Fields . Eber J. Grace . Glenn C. Heibeck . Clyde F. Hull . Frank E. Huntoon . Clifford R. Kime . Harry J. Leonard . Clarence Ludwick . Leslie C. Mclean . George Myers, Arthur Perkins . Edward Peters . Allen Pinkston . Orin H. Riker . Reuben N. Root . Eland B. Sanchez . Ralph W. Sawvel . William L. Shippey . Lyle C. Smith . Paul M. Stordes . Earl E. St. John . Dwight Von Thurn . Richard Willoughby . Howard C. Wolverton . Walter H. Young, World War II Jack C. Albright . Harold Attenberger . Donald Armbrustmacher . Russell K. Augustine . Anthony P. Bajena . Ray E. Bartlett . Kenneth C. Barton . Joe Bassler . Earl H. Benson . Howard C. Berry . Norman Bonstiel . Wilbur M. Bott . Gerald Boven . Gerald Bradley . Stuart D. Brown . Clay U. Bullis . Floyd Carlson . Miguel Carrillo . Jim Cermak . Robert G. Chaney . John T. Chuojka . Levi K. Clark . Edgar Cook . Jack Cooper . Russell W. Criswell . William Crum . Donald M. Curtis . Clyde Daymon . John Detwiler, John C. Dittenber . Arner Miles Douglas . Earnest L. Earegood . Robert Ebright . Carlos D. Failing . Marvin F. Fenner . Donald Freeman . Benjamin C. Fricke . D. C. Furguson . Paul Gay . David Gelson . George Gernay . William E. Gorsuch . Robert Greenhoe . Gaylord Hanley . Donald Hatenburg . Rolland J. Hill . Edgar Hitchcock . Cardwell Hoard . Fay H. Hopkins . Richard Horton . Fred Huntoon . Henry D. Iler . Howard Joley . William I. Jordon . Edward Kalinowski . John Kapustka . Robert E. Kerr . Earl D. Langworthy, World War II Willis D. Lapaugh . Sidney A. Lennox . Ernie W. Lockwood . Volney L. Loomis . Richard Lover . Robert J. Lucas . Gail Ludwick . Melvin Lutz . Edgar E. Lyon . Carlton Madar . Raymond Magnan . Howard E. Mahin . Archie Mcfarland, Jr. . Harold A. Mitchell . Walter Mitrzak . Arol G. Morris . Walter Moore . Raymond L. Myers . W. Ronald Nesen . Robert W. Oberlin . William D. Oyler . R. Pankhurst . John Paksi . Robert L. Parks . Orin S. Patterson . Murvel A. Peacock . Lyle Peters . Frederick R. Petersen . John Prout, Carlton Myrl Putnam . Arnold Reidel . Duane Rench . Hugh B. Rodenbo . Carl Ronk . John Rowell . Charles Rule . Kenneth Russell . Vern Edwin Salden . David Schaeffer . Howard Sheldon . Dale Shillinger . Donald Smith . Gerald B. Smith . Reynolds Smith . Marcus Steele . Francis Stockwell . Leslie C. Struble . Melvin C. Thrush . Paul E. Tillman . John C. Townsend . Ralph Vandemark . Harry Van Patton . Joe Wallace, Jr. . Denver C. Welch . Earl Whittum . Gordon Willoughby . William Wiltfong . Donald J. Wood, Korea Anton Botek, Jr. . Austin E. E. Brenneman . Erwin A. Capen . Raymond E. Mettert . Billy Joe Paige . Donald R. Morton . Charles Laverne Rausch . Robert T. Scott . Lyle C. Terwilliger . Charles Van Allen . Robert Williams, Vietnam Mark Francis Daniels . Dayle R. Hall . Larry A. Jones . Edward Kasnow . Leonard J. Kowalski, Jr. . John Murl McDaid . Kenneth R. McNeill . Rodney K. Mills . Lenard F. Moeggenborg . Wesley R. Potter . Frank Raymond, Jr. . Robert D. Reichert . Fred E. Richards . Bernie Rosales, Jr. . Douglas D. Ruehle . Michael L. Smith . Dewitt S. Vance . Robert F. Shaw . Rocky R. Snyder, Operation Iraqi Freedom Richard H. Rosas

All Gave Some - Some Gave All

In honor of the
citizens of Gratiot County
who gave their lives
fighting for freedom
and democracy
in conflicts since 1900

Freedom Is Not Free

November 11, 2001

World War I
Floyd E. Allen • Alburtus S. Cohoon • Frank Depaw • Samuel B. Derby • E. M. Ewen • William Fields • Eber J. Grace • Glenn C. Heibeck • Clyde F. Hull • Frank E. Huntoon • Clifford R. Kime • Harry J. Leonard • Clarence Ludwick • Leslie C. Mclean • George Myers

Arthur Perkins • Edward Peters • Allen Pinkston • Orin H. Riker • Reuben N. Root • Eland B. Sanchez • Ralph W. Sawvel • William L. Shippey • Lyle C. Smith • Paul M. Stordes • Earl E. St. John • Dwight Von Thurn • Richard Willoughby • Howard C. Wolverton • Walter H. Young

World War II
Jack C. Albright • Harold Attenberger • Donald Armbrustmacher • Russell K. Augustine • Anthony P. Bajena • Ray E. Bartlett • Kenneth C. Barton • Joe Bassler • Earl H. Benson • Howard C. Berry • Norman Bonstiel • Wilbur M. Bott • Gerald Boven • Gerald Bradley • Stuart D. Brown • Clay U. Bullis • Floyd Carlson • Miguel Carrillo • Jim Cermak • Robert G. Chaney • John T. Chuojka • Levi K. Clark • Edgar Cook • Jack Cooper • Russell W. Criswell • William Crum • Donald M. Curtis

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

• Clyde Daymon • John Detwiler

John C. Dittenber • Arner Miles Douglas • Earnest L. Earegood • Robert Ebright • Carlos D. Failing • Marvin F. Fenner • Donald Freeman • Benjamin C. Fricke • D. C. Furguson • Paul Gay • David Gelson • George Gernay • William E. Gorsuch • Robert Greenhoe • Gaylord Hanley • Donald Hatenburg • Rolland J. Hill • Edgar Hitchcock • Cardwell Hoard • Fay H. Hopkins • Richard Horton • Fred Huntoon • Henry D. Iler • Howard Joley • William I. Jordon • Edward Kalinowski • John Kapustka • Robert E. Kerr • Earl D. Langworthy

World War II
Willis D. Lapaugh • Sidney A. Lennox • Ernie W. Lockwood • Volney L. Loomis • Richard Lover • Robert J. Lucas • Gail Ludwick • Melvin Lutz • Edgar E. Lyon • Carlton Madar • Raymond Magnan • Howard E. Mahin • Archie Mcfarland, Jr. • Harold A. Mitchell • Walter Mitrzak • Arol G. Morris • Walter Moore • Raymond L. Myers • W. Ronald Nesen • Robert W. Oberlin • William D. Oyler • R. Pankhurst • John Paksi • Robert L. Parks • Orin S. Patterson • Murvel A. Peacock • Lyle Peters • Frederick R. Petersen • John Prout

Carlton Myrl Putnam • Arnold Reidel • Duane Rench • Hugh B. Rodenbo • Carl Ronk • John Rowell • Charles Rule • Kenneth Russell • Vern Edwin Salden • David Schaeffer • Howard Sheldon • Dale Shillinger • Donald Smith • Gerald B. Smith • Reynolds Smith • Marcus Steele • Francis Stockwell •

Photographed by Craig Doda, August 25, 2024

2. In Honor of Those Who Died for Freedom Marker

Leslie C. Struble • Melvin C. Thrush • Paul E. Tillman • John C. Townsend • Ralph Vandemark • Harry Van Patton • Joe Wallace, Jr. • Denver C. Welch • Earl Whittum • Gordon Willoughby • William Wiltfong • Donald J. Wood

Korea
Anton Botek, Jr. • Austin E. E. Brenneman • Erwin A. Capen • Raymond E. Mettert • Billy Joe Paige • Donald R. Morton • Charles Laverne Rausch • Robert T. Scott • Lyle C. Terwilliger • Charles Van Allen • Robert Williams

Vietnam
Mark Francis Daniels • Dayle R. Hall • Larry A. Jones • Edward Kasnow • Leonard J. Kowalski, Jr. • John Murl McDaid • Kenneth R. McNeill • Rodney K. Mills • Lenard F. Moeggenborg • Wesley R. Potter • Frank Raymond, Jr. • Robert D. Reichert • Fred E. Richards • Bernie Rosales, Jr. • Douglas D. Ruehle • Michael L. Smith • Dewitt S. Vance • Robert F. Shaw • Rocky R. Snyder

Operation Iraqi Freedom
Richard H. Rosas

Erected 2001.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 43° 17.483′ N, 84° 36.319′ W. Memorial is in Ithaca, Michigan, in Gratiot County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street and East Center Street (U.S. 127), on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 112 S Main St, Ithaca MI 48847, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Mid-Michigan.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers.

Photographed by Craig Doda, August 25, 2024

3. In Honor of Those Who Died for Freedom Marker

At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gratiot All-Wars Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Gratiot County (within shouting distance of this marker); Jackson - Weller House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Henry Romain Pattengill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Henry R. Pattengill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Alma College / Old Main Fire (approx. 6.9 miles away); Site of Old Main (approx. 6.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ithaca.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Alma College (was approx. 6.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Craig Doda, August 25, 2024

4. In Honor of Those Who Died for Freedom Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, August 25, 2024

5. In Honor of Those Who Died for Freedom Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, August 25, 2024

6. In Honor of Those Who Died for Freedom Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 227 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 13, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.