Chester in Hancock County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025
1. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Marker
By the Authority of the Veterans of the Foreign Wars of the United States:
Be it Known that Comrades:
Dale K. Allison Arthur O. Clendenning, Jr. Eugene Cochran O. H. Cook David R. Cooper John L. Cornell Brent E. Davis Richard Dawson Marcus L. Dawson Myer Dezen Lewis J. Eskra Robert E. Finley James R. Glover Wiliam H. Glover James A. Gracie, Jr. Charles C. Graham Sanford H. Graham, Jr. Frank V. Haught John B. Hummel Earl G. Jackson, Jr. Elzie Ludovici Anthony Ludovici Robert J. Milby David W. McMillin George R. Oyster Jessie B. Oyster William C. Oyster, Jr. William C. Oyster, Sr. Charles L. Pittenger Beryl Reaser Frank L. Sayre William H. Schalden Glenn G. Seevers Gilber L. Shaw Robert J. Shroades Edwin E. Smith Patrick R. Smith Adolph F. Smusz John Smusz John M. Stoy John L. Sturm Walter A. Stewart William L. Wedgewood Harvey W. Werkheiser Edward J. White Raymond Zorzi
Having served honorably in the Army, Navy, Or Marine Corps of the United States of America in Foreign Wars of the United States of America are hereby authorized to organize and are constituted a Post in the City of Chester in the State of West Virginia to be known as Burge-Casto Post No. 6450, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States in witness whereof
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H. N. Hensley - Adjutant General Lyall T. Beggs - Commander-In-Chief
Officers
Walter A. Stewart - Commander Sanford H. Graham Sr. - Vice Commander Jessie B. Oyster, Jr. - Vice Commander James R. Glover - Quartermaster
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Military. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1948.
Location. 40° 36.754′ N, 80° 33.825′ W. Memorial is in Chester, West Virginia, in Hancock County. It is on Carolina Avenue 0.2 miles north of 4th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 417 Carolina Ave, Chester WV 26034, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Northern Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Ohio River Valley, and in Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Post 6450 - Change of Name (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Chester World War I & World War II Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Chester Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Collins Memorial Drive (within shouting distance of this marker); Sayre W. Graham
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025
2. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025
3. Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post No. 6450 (Bob Milby Lodge)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 131 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 1, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
