Northside in Fort Wayne in Allen County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Lakeside WWII Memorial

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 22, 2019

1. Lakeside WWII Memorial

Inscription.
1941 – 1945
In memory of
those of Lakeside
who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II

“This prayer we make in penitence
That all who pass by here may sense
The costliness of human strife,
The value of a soldier's life”

Paul E. Anson • James A. Baker • G. Ward Beers • Robert E, Blakesmore • Francis Bobay • Clarence A. Brenizer • Fred L. Brown • Richard P. Bruick • Robert A. Bruick • Eugene W. Carney • William E. Carroll • Robert D. Chambers • Robert Z. Coddington • John W. Corley • Richard D. Deforest • Frank Dehaven, Jr. • John Winston Disser • R. H. Douglass • Frank H. Dragooo • Martin Draths • Russell Earl

John R. Eber • Merle C. Eby • Vernon Englebrecht • Robert Earl Ferguson • Ray Wayne Flickinger • Harold J. Geoffray • Walter P. Hayes, Jr. • William E. Heller • Robert D. Horne • Albert H. Kahler • Walter Kangzuzewski • Robery F. Keller • Kard H. Kreimer • James J. Lenox • Arthur Roger Lindsay • Joseph P. Linn • Arthur Markey • William L. Mason • T.E. McBride • Morrison R. Miller • Carl J. Mosher • Richard E. Mygrant • Stephen P. O'Rourke • Lyle C. Ott

Donald G. Renno, Jr. • Wesley Neal Roebuck

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• Richard Scherer • William A. Shaw • Carl D. Shidler • John W. Sowers • John B. Sparling • Walter C. Speiser • Howard Steffler • Clarence Jas. Stitt • B.G. Stoeckley • Thomas L. Suedhoff • Donald L. Thacker • Max K. Thompson • John F. Tone • Donald Lavon Venderley • Wade J. Verweire • Donald Weber • Kenneth W. Wilkins • Burdette M. Wisel • John M. Woodward • Robert C. Wehrenberg

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten son, that whosoever believeth in Him
should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
- John 3:16

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 41° 5.349′ N, 85° 7.161′ W. Memorial is in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Allen County. It is in Northside. It is on Lake Avenue west of Morton Street, on the right when traveling west. Memorial is behind the bus shelter in Lakeside Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1401 Lake Ave, Fort Wayne IN 46805, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn

Lakeside WWII Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 1, 2025

2. Lakeside WWII Memorial Marker

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Major General Henry W. Lawton (approx. 0.2 miles away); William C. & Clara Hagerman House (approx. half a mile away); The Battle of Harmar's Ford (approx. half a mile away); The Battle of Kekionga (approx. half a mile away); William Wells (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of Last French Fort (approx. 0.6 miles away); Meshekinnoquah (approx. 0.7 miles away); Chief Little Turtle (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Wayne.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 70 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 22, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.