Andover in Anoka County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Anoka County Veterans' Memorial
Photographed by McGhiever, June 19, 2025
1. Anoka County Veterans' Memorial Marker
County Commissioners
Albert A. Kordiak Natalie Haas Steffen Dan Erhart Robert Burman Paul McCarron Margaret Langfeld Nick Cenaiko
David L. Torkildson
Director of Parks and Recreation
Patch Erickson Madson Watten, Inc.
Architects
W.W.II Medal of Honor recipients
P.F.C. U.S.M.C. Richard E. Kraus
P.F.C. U.S.M.C. James D. LaBelle
Pvt. U.S.M.C. Richard K. Sorenson
Dedicated July 4, 1977 by Mighty Seven V.F.W. Posts & Auxiliaries
Anoka County Minnesota
1043 - Anoka
6316 - Blaine
230 - Columbia Heights
9625 - Coon Rapids
363 - Fridley
6583 - Lino Lakes
6587 - Spring Lake Park
Erected with cooperation of Anoka County commissioners
Military Order of The Purple Heart
Chapter 987
Anoka County, Mn.
American Legion
Post 622
St. Francis, Minnesota
American Legion
Sandburr Post 566
Blaine, Minnesota
Vietnam Veterans of America
Chapter 470
Anoka County, Mn.
American Legion
Post 334
Coon Rapids, Minnesota
American Legion
Shaddrick-LaBeau Post 303
Fridley, Minnesota
American Legion
Edward
this page online
Anoka, Minnesota
Disabled American Veterans
Chapter 39
Anoka County, Mn.
WWI Veterans
Barracks 2654
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 230
Columbia Heights, Minnesota
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 363
Fridley, Minnesota
American Legion
Post 2000
Ham Lake, MN
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Sgt. John Rice Post 6316
Blaine, Minnesota
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Circle-Lex. Post 6583
Lino Lakes, Minnesota
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Kraus-Hartig Post 6587
Spring Lake Park, Minnesota
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 9625
Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 10796
Ham Lake, Minnesota
Erected 1986 by Anoka County Board of Commissioners.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 45° 12.819′ N, 93° 17.066′ W. Memorial is in Andover, Minnesota, in Anoka County. It can be reached from County Parkway C south of County Parkway B. The marker is in Bunker Hills Regional Park (fee area), southeast of Pavilion #2. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 550 Bunker Lake Boulevard NW,
Photographed by McGhiever, June 19, 2025
2. Anoka County Veterans' Memorial plaque
Regionally, this memorial is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the territory of the Mississippian Culture.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Albert A. Kordiak (within shouting distance of this marker); M41 Walker BulldogAmerican Light Tank (within shouting distance of this marker); Willard J. Castle (approx. 4.7 miles away); Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park (approx. 4.8 miles away); Coon Rapids Dam (approx. 4.8 miles away); Open the Gates (approx. 4.9 miles away); a different marker also named The Coon Rapids Dam (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Andover.
Photographed by McGhiever, June 19, 2025
3. World War II Medal of Honor Recipients
Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 173 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 2, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
