Milligan in Fillmore County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
American Legion Post No. 240 War Memorials
Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, February 25, 2025
1. American Legion Post No. 210 World War I Memorial
Erected by HSSK Post No. 240 in honor of the men who served their country durning the World War 1917 -1918. Sacred to the memory of those who died for liberty, justice, and peace.
James Houska
Edward Slezak
Jams Svec
Frank B Koca
Erected 1927.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 40° 30.185′ N, 97° 23.298′ W. Memorial is in Milligan, Nebraska, in Fillmore County. It is on N Street. All markers are in the American Legion Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 716 N Street, Milligan NE 68406, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Nebraska. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and on the prairies. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Milligan Auditorium (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Blizzard of 1888 (approx. half a mile away); Two B-24 "Liberators" Crash Near Milligan, 1943 (approx. half a mile away); BT-13B "Valiant" and P-47D "Thunderbolt" Crash, 1944 (approx. half a mile away); B-17G "Flying Fortress" and P-47D "Thunderbolt" Crash, 1944 (approx. half a mile away); Pioneer Chapel
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Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, February 25, 2025
2. World War I Memorial
Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, February 25, 2025
3. World War II and Korean War Memorial
Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, February 25, 2025
4. World War II and Korean Wars Memorials
Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, February 25, 2025
5. Vietnam War Memorial
Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, February 25, 2025
6. American Legion Post No. 240 War Memorials
Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2025, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 131 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 28, 2025, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
