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Paw Paw in Van Buren County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Paw Paw Trees

 
 
Paw Paw Trees Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 12, 2024
1. Paw Paw Trees Marker
Inscription. Donated in memory of CPL Christopher Kelly Willis United States Marine Corps Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal Operation Iraqi Freedom March 2, 1979 - July 18, 2003
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Afghanistan.
 
Location. 42° 13.042′ N, 85° 53.4′ W. Memorial is in Paw Paw, Michigan, in Van Buren County. It is on East Michigan Avenue west of Niles Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 228 E Michigan Ave, Paw Paw MI 49079, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Michigan and specifically in one of the Lake Michigan Shore counties. 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. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Original Permanent Record Storage (here, next to this marker); First National Bank of Paw Paw (within shouting distance of this marker); Paw Paw Public Library (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Carnegie Library - 129 S. Kalamazoo St. (about 300 feet away); Van Buren County Courthouse - 212 E. Paw Paw St. (about 300 feet away); Service Gun (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Service Gun (about 300 feet away); Van Buren County / Van Buren County Courthouse (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paw Paw.
 
Also see . . .  About Corporal Christopher Kelly Willis. (Submitted on November 23, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.)
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Paw Paw Trees Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 12, 2024
2. Paw Paw Trees Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 157 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 23, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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