Piqua in Miami County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Operation Silent Witness

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2025

1. Operation Silent Witness Marker

Inscription. Planting
Remembrance of WWII

Erected 2001 by Piqua VFW Post 4874.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 40° 9.861′ N, 84° 15.347′ W. Memorial is in Piqua, Ohio, in Miami County. It is at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Broadway (Ohio Route 66), on the right when traveling north on Washington Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1796 Broadway, Piqua OH 45356, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro,

in the Miami Valley,

and in the Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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 walking distance of this marker: William H. Pitsenbarger (a few steps from this marker); Airman First Class Pitsenbarger

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Piqua (within shouting distance of this marker); Honor Log (within shouting distance of this marker); Piqua Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Piqua's Vietnam Home Front / William H. Pitsenbarger (within shouting distance of this marker); Tuskegee Airmen Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The History of Old Glory (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Piqua.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2025

2. Operation Silent Witness Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 106 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.