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Deerfield Township War Memorial

☆ Freedom • Victory ☆

 
 
Deerfield Township World Wars Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 23, 2025
1. Deerfield Township World Wars Memorial Marker
Inscription.
This memorial dedicated by
Deerfield Township
to honor our valiant defenders
of freedom who gave themselves
in service and sacrifice
for God and Country

In Memoriam

World War I

David Evans • William Mann
George Knight • Homer Girard

World War II
William Crowder • Dean Landfear • Arland Van Camp
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Dedicated in honor of
2nd Lt. James S. Walker, Jr.
and
Corp. Paul R. Kirkbride
who gave their lives
in the service of their country
during the Korean Conflict
by the Citizens of Deerfield, Ohio
thru the
American Legion Post No. 713
1955
 
Erected by Deerfield Township.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, KoreanWar, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 41° 1.482′ N, 81° 3.017′ W. Memorial is in Deerfield, Ohio, in Portage County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 224 and State Route 14, in the median on U.S. 224. Monument is on the traffic circle. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Deerfield OH 44411, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Cleveland and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as
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the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Civil War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Atwater Coal Company Mine Disaster (approx. 5.1 miles away); Old Stagecoach Inn / Historic Palmyra Center (approx. 5.1 miles away); Lexington Quaker Cemetery (approx. 5.4 miles away); Ohio Native Plants (approx. 6½ miles away); Ohio's Physiographic Regions (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Deerfield.
 
Deerfield Township War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 23, 2025
2. Deerfield Township War Memorial
Deerfield Township War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 23, 2025
3. Deerfield Township War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 44 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 31, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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