New Washington in Crawford County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Cross Memorial
Honoring Local Veterans Killed in Action
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 20, 2025
1. Cross Memorial Marker
The non-denominational Cross Memorial is dedicated to all of the New Washington-area Veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice and were killed in action (KIA) while protecting our freedoms and way of life.
The local KIAs from World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War are engraved on the Cross Memorial. The KIAs from the Civil War and World War I are recognized on the list below.
May they rest in peace.
Civil War
George W. Aumend Poe Aumend Alexander Akers David H. Baker Samuel F. Baker David Bland Benjamin Bloom Peter Blystone Curtis Bowman John Boner William Clark William Cole Benjamin Cragle Emanuel Crouse David E. Dewitt Ezra Eckis Peter N. Gabriel Lewis Goshorn William Hall Thomas Hanna William F. Hanna George Hoadly Hiram Hopkins William Hull William Kerr James McConnell Josiah McConnell William McConnell George McDougal James McDougal Dr. Joel E. Morris John W. Packer George Pifher Michael Pifher William Shay John Stock Vincent Trago Francis Marion Trago Edward Volck Granville Van Wagoner
World War I
Ralph Bender Albert N. Davis Murray Davis Carl A. Geiger Jasper Glenn Ray Gutshall Adam Hoover Charles Jordan Carl F. Wert
Topics. This memorial is listed in these
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Location. 40° 57.752′ N, 82° 51.231′ W. Memorial is in New Washington, Ohio, in Crawford County. It is at the intersection of West Mansfield Street and Kibler Street, on the right when traveling west on West Mansfield Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 102 W Mansfield St, New Washington OH 44854, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s 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 Viceroyalty of New France, 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: A different marker also named Cross Memorial (here, next to this marker); United States Marine Corps (here, next to this marker); United States Navy (here, next to this marker); Flag Of The United States (here, next to this marker); United States Army (here, next to this marker); Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier (here, next to this marker); New Washington Area Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); United States Air Force (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Washington.
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 20, 2025
2. Cross Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 74 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 22, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
