Ironton in Lawrence County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Veterans Memorial
Dedicated to Lawrence County Veterans who paid the ultimate price to protect and preserve Freedom
Military Order Purple Heart of the U.S.A. 1782 - 1932 Chapter 765
WWI-Ernest Adams Henderson Allen George Bailey Walter Baker Hoyle Banton Paul Bare Robert Bellomy Eddie Bickle Thomas Boyd Cecil Butler Joseph Caines Charles Clay Dallas Colewell Stanley Collins Joseph Dalton Delbert Donohoe John Earles John Easterling E. Fraley Thomas Fuller Clyde Geaham Reed Grubb Fred Gunther Williard Hall Carl Heighton Orville Hesson Allan Johnson Arnold Heley Berliard Kinney Robert Leggett Evan LeGrand Clarence Marlett William Marting Ray Moore James Morris Arlis McCall Carroll McCauley William McClary Charles McDaniel Marvin Parnestti Ralph Payne William Payton Joe Perry Charles Pilson Charles Reed William Rowe Norvill Ruinion Phillip Seybe Charles Shope Harold Spears Donald Spriadling Roy Yates
WWII - Harry Angel Arthur Baise Paul Bare Raymound Barsham Ralph Bazell Brandy Beaver Anthony Belcher John Belcher William Bennett John Blagg Charles Bond Alva Browning Benjamin Butcher Cell Butler John Butler Ralph Carter Lemuel Chapman Authur Childers William Chinn Robert Christain Cornelius Cleary John Collier Donald Colvin Nelson Cooper Raymound Crance James Dearfield Ross Denison Robert Duty Howard Eaches William Edwards Clyde Elkins Edward Ellis Miller Farley Joseph Farmer John Fedorek Lester Fields George Fisher Jr Louis Fuller Alvin Geswein Joseph Gildea William Goldcamp Charles Goody Clyde Grahm John Graney William Grube Carl Gruber Paul Haas Benjamin Hackworth Lawrence Hale Charles Amlin Wiley Hamm George Naskins Ben Hayes William Holtzapfsl Keeland Hudson Ronald Hudson Jr Hollis Huston Robert Hunter William Huron Claude Ison Bernard Johnson Clifford Keeling Thomas Kinney James Kiser Owen Knox Stanley Kurtz Robert Lawless Kenneth Lewis Marvin Long Orison Lowe Irvin Lyons Joseph Mackey Carl Maddy Fred Mannon John Massie Jr Ray McCorkle James McDowell Denver McFann Calvin McGarvey Lawrence McMackin Ray Moore James Mullens John Mullens Devore Murdock Jr Walter Noble Toney Pancake Donald Patterson Fred Payne II William Payton Samuel Perkins George Riggle Ray Rucker Charles Russell Paul Russell John Rye Jr Paul Scott Jack Shafer James Shields Milton Shope Elmer Short James Simpson Clifford Sparling Raymound Stanley C. Stephenson Jr Arthur Stern Ralph Taylor Homer Thompson Wilbert Tipton Floyd Townsend Robert Toylor James Travis Lewis Vermillion Lawrence Walden John Webb Garrett Wright Kenneth Volgares Ralph Wilburn Oliver Wiseman Paul Wisenberger
Korea - Billy Barnett Robert Belcher Elza Bellew Jerry Blake Clifton Bragg Otto Brooks Travis Burcham Nolan Crisp Ray DeAutremont Johnny Dennis James Estep Earl Hilgenberg George Hillman Robert Howard Carl Jenkins Charles Johnson Thoral Johnson Maurice Justice Ralph Keaton Walter Marshall James Moore Roy Moore Robert Morris Robert Murphy Howard Neal William Nunley Jr Bobby Patterson Ralph Pauley Harst Rister Albert Silvers David Snyder Arthur Stapleton Billy Sturgill Stanley Wade Thomas Wade Ervin Wagner Harry Welch Adam Willis Frances Willis Vietnam - Donald Blankenship James Bowman William Bowman William Brown Larry Castle Curtis Crum Richard Edwards Larry Fuller Danny Hayes Gregory Maynard Ronald Miller William Pruitt John Russell Roger Smith Gerald Wilson
Homer Dawson WWI
Donald R. Long Vietnam
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 38° 32.101′ N, 82° 41.245′ W. Memorial is in Ironton, Ohio, in Lawrence County . It is at the intersection of Bobby Bare Boulevard and Center Street, on the right when traveling south on Bobby Bare Boulevard. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 112 N 2nd St, Ironton OH 45638, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Kyova Tri-State Region. 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 walking distance of this marker: The Official State Ohio Memorial Day Parade (a few steps from this marker); High Water Mark (within shouting distance of this marker); The flood of 1937 (within shouting distance of this marker); City of Ironton (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Col William C. Lambert (about 500 feet away); Lawrence County Viet-Nam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lawrence County Veterans Square (approx. 0.2 miles away); Unger's Shoes (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ironton.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 62 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

