Wilmington in Clinton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Quakers During WWI

Choosing to Relieve the Suffering of War

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 5, 2025

1. Quakers During WWI Marker

Inscription. During and after World War I (1914-1918), 14 local Quaker men volunteered to do medical reconstruction and agricultural relief work, mostly in France. Twelve volunteered for service through the American Friends Service Committee, and two through the YMCA. Many returned to careers in education and ministry.

• Truman D. Arnold, Sr. 1897-1978   WC 1920
• Francis H. Farquhar 1891-1944    WC 1911
• Loren S. Hadley 1899-1990    WC 1921
• Joseph J. Hoskins 1871-1952
• Harold M. Jay 1899-1976    WC 1922
• Thomas R. Kelly 1893-1941    WC 1913
• Richard A. Larkin 1897-1980    WC 1920
• Maynard J. McKay 1897-1978    WC 1916
• Mark E. C. McMillan 1896-1979    WC 1918
• Herbert B. McVey 1899-1983    WC 1921
• Alfred W. Milner 1897-1988    WC 1920
• Clyde A. Milner 1899-1988    WC 1921
• Thomas L. Scott 1869-1919
• Luther E. Warren 1891-1997    WC 1917

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list.

Location. 39° 26.647′ N, 83° 49.092′ W. Memorial is in

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Wilmington, Ohio, in Clinton County. It can be reached from the intersection of College Street and Douglas Street, on the right when traveling north. On the grounds of the Wilmington College. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1870 Quaker Way, Wilmington OH 45177, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Ohio Hill Country.

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: "Who Sends Thee?" (here, next to this marker); Simon B. Goodman Memorial Carillon (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilmington College (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Marble Hall (about 500 feet away); Dr. Menzo Stark (about 500 feet away); David Linton (approx. 0.2 miles away); American Legion Post No. 49 Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 5, 2025

2. Quakers During WWI Marker

(approx. half a mile away); 1968 Clinton County AFB C-119G Plane Crash (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 105 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 9, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.