Georgetown in Brown County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Robert H. Purdin A.M.M.1/c
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 10, 2025
1. Robert H. Purdin A.M.M.1/c Marker
killed in the South Pacific
aboard Carrier U.S.S. Bunker
Hill-Burial at sea
March 13, 1919 - May 11, 1945
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 38° 53.071′ N, 83° 53.958′ W. Memorial is in Georgetown, Ohio, in Brown County. It is at the intersection of Mount Orab Pike and Hamer Road, on the right when traveling south on Mount Orab Pike. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 610 Marley, Georgetown OH 45121, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Cincinnati and in Southern Ohio Hill Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Elie A. Tissandier (within shouting distance of this marker); Georgetown (approx. Ό mile away); The Tony Becraft Memorial Softball Field (approx. 0.4 miles away); Boyhood Home of Ulysses S. Grant (approx. 1.3 miles away); Life in the 1800s (approx. 1.3 miles away); Ulysses Grant (approx. 1.3 miles away); Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home (approx. 1.3 miles away); U.S. Grant Boyhood Home (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Georgetown.
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Photographed by Craig Doda, May 10, 2025
2. Robert H. Purdin A.M.M.1/c Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 90 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
