Kearney in Clay County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Howard Porter

October 1, 1916 • March 9, 1945

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 13, 2025

1. Howard Porter Marker

Inscription.

Dedicated
September 26, 1993
to the memory of

Howard Porter
October 1, 1916 • March 9, 1945

WWII Army Air Force Veteran
Killed in Action March 9, 1945

"Greater love than this, no man hath,
than that he lay down his life for his
friends", and his Country.

"God Bless America"

Erected 1993 by Howard Porter Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #5717.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.

Location. 39° 22.359′ N, 94° 21.924′ W. Memorial is in Kearney, Missouri, in Clay County. It is at the intersection of Washington Street and Clark Street, on the left when traveling west on Washington Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 301 West Washington Street, Kearney MO 64060, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Missouri River Corridor

and in Greater Kansas City.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in

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North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Matthew David Mason CPO (approx. 0.2 miles away); Welcome to Mount Olivet Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); James Farm (approx. 2.7 miles away); Watkins Mill (approx. 6.2 miles away); Hall of Waters (approx. 7.9 miles away); a different marker also named Hall of Waters (approx. 7.9 miles away); Riverview (approx. 8.7 miles away); Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kearney.

More about this memorial. The marker is on the VFW Post Home, the former railroad depot.

Howard Porter Marker on the Post Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 21, 2025

2. Howard Porter Marker on the Post Home

Howard Porter VFW Post #5717 Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 21, 2025

3. Howard Porter VFW Post #5717 Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 47 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 26, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.