Downtown in Grand Rapids in Kent County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Grand Rapids Junior College Memorial Campus
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 12, 2024
1. The Grand Rapids Junior College Memorial
Dedicated to those who gave their lives for their country in World War II and the Korean Conflict - October, 1949 - May, 1958
Richard M. Petter William Reed Gerald W. Roberts Ralph L. Roberts Bruno R. Runcel Charles Schooley Ernest Simpson Edward E. Skuzinski Gerald A. Smith Jack Tunis Edward J. Vanden Berg Raymond D.Verwys Vance J. Ward Richard H. Wells Lloyd E. White Harry G. Whitman Jr. Walter A. Wood Russell W. Yonkers Phillip Zimmerman Robert E. Zuidema James A. Warren E. Dale Johnson
Donald R. Green Jacob Guikema William F. Herrman Herman Holwerda Benjamin C. Hubbard Thomas T. Johnson Russel E. Jones Maynard R. King John V. Koehl Ernest D. Lampkin Rexford W. Lippert Gerald C. Lipscomb Ferne G. Lovell Edward H. Loucks Don M. Lyons Jr. Robert O. MacMillan Hewitt Madigan David T. McMahon Roger D. Morgan John F. Munn Robert G. Murray Robert E. Neahr Willem W. Parish Carroll A. Peterson
Norman Addington Richard L. Allen Robert O. Anderson James Baylis James L. Black Richard J. Boes Bernard B. Brandel Fred V. Bright
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Erected by Edward C. Olman, Donald Crybiski and Gerald J. Witvoet.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, World II.
Location. 42° 57.956′ N, 85° 40.013′ W. Memorial is in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in Kent County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Fountain Street Northeast and Bostwick Avenue NE, on the right when traveling west on Fountain Street Northeast. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 19 Fountain St NE, Grand Rapids MI 49503, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in West Michigan. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 12, 2024
2. The Grand Rapids Junior College Memorial
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Helen J. Claytor (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Juan R. Olivarez Student Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Fountain Street Baptist Church / Fountain Street Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Grand Rapids Public Library (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Grand Rapids World War Memorial (about 800 feet away); First (Park) Congregational Church (about 800 feet away); Kent County Vietnam War Memorial (about 800 feet away); Combat Wounded Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Rapids.
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 12, 2024
3. The Grand Rapids Junior College Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 12, 2024
4. The Grand Rapids Junior College Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 12, 2024
5. The Grand Rapids Junior College Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 174 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 18, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
