Chester in Hancock County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Chester World War I & World War II Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025
1. Chester World War I & World War II Veterans Memorial Marker
World War I
Jesse Burge
World War II
Walter Albright Lawrence Allison Randall H. Archer George Arner, Jr. John W. Ashba, Jr. Peter Bobovich Charles H. Chenoweth Walter L. Davis James Densmore Donald Fisher Raymond Glendenning Harold C. Hallowell Leo H. Hartman Bennie Holcomb Richard Horrigan Darwin Lemley Robert Marshall Burhl McCauley Virgil Miller Dewey E. Moore Harold Mull Harry S. Wilson Kenneth V. Wine Racey Withington James F. Woods Julian Zagula John W. Parks Oscar Lashley Doyle K. Simpson
Erected 1950 by Chester Vol. Fire Dept.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 40° 36.734′ N, 80° 33.833′ W. Memorial is in Chester, West Virginia, in Hancock County. It is at the intersection of Carolina Avenue and 4th Street, on the right when traveling east on Carolina Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address:
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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: Chester Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Collins Memorial Drive (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (within shouting distance of this marker); Post 6450 - Change of Name (within shouting distance of this marker); Sayre W. Graham (approx. Ό mile away); Rock Spring Park (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025
2. Chester World War I & World War II Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025
3. Chester World War I & World War II Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025
4. Chester World War I & World War II Veterans Memorial
Original location to the left of the Fire Department across the street.
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025
5. Chester Volunteer Fire Department, Station 6
Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 141 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 2, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
