Preston in Fillmore County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Preston All-Wars Memorial

Photographed by McGhiever, October 5, 2025

1. Preston All-Wars Memorial Marker

Inscription.

Sponsored by Preston's Legion Post 166 & VFW Post 6893 and these dedicated veterans
Alfson, Morris Sr. • Anderson, Amos • Anderson, Norman • Benson, M. S. "Mush" • Behnke, Richard • Berland, Lawerence • Bjork, Morris • Boysen, Clyde • Bremseth, LeRoy • Bremseth, Marvin • Bremseth, Neil • Callanan, Arthur • Chiglo, Jerry • Christensen, Gene • Christianson, A. L. • Collett, David • Corson, Manford • Crowson, Lloyd • Cummings, Warren • Daley, Peter • Daley, Ted • Doherty, Cletus • Doherty, Robert • Durst, Philip • Duxbury, Donald • Ebert, Herman • Fabian, Keith • Fishbaugher, Clayton • Fisher, Robert • Flood, David • Gartner, Howard • Gratzke, Vernon • Gulbranson, Robert • Hanson, Gordon • Hanson, Robert D. • Hardtke, Milton • Haugstad, Mel • Hellickson, Leslie • Hellickson, Richard • Hellickson, Robert • Jacobson, Robert • Johnson, Keith • Kimber, Gordon • Knoepke, LaVern • Knudslien, Ronald • LaFreniere, Ray • Lehman, Benjamin • Leutink, Clarence • Mandelko, Allan • Mandelko, Delbert • Marzolf, Herman • Matson, Leland • Maust, Burdette • McDowell, Harold • McKenzie, Charles • McKenzie, Roger • Miller, Lyle • Milne,

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Donald • Moen, Juan "Joe" • Nehring, John • Nelson, Richard G. • Ostrem, Jerry • Paulson, LaVerne • Pickett, James • Quantrud, Clarence • Rindels, Gene • Ristau, Paul • Sackett, Clifford • Scheevel, Jerry • Scheevil, Ronald • Schlick, Merton • Serfling, Everett • Shaw, LaVern • Sikkink, David • Simonson, James • Slostad, Elmer • Soland, Gerald • Soland, Guy J. • Soland, LuVerne J. • Starks, Martin • Stevens, Einer • Stevens, Fowler • Stevens, Milo • Subra, Roger • Turck, Earl • Turck, John • Veglahn, Rudolph • Vogt, Duane • Wilson, David • Wilson, James • Woellert, Loyal

Erected by Legion Post 166 & VFW Post 6893.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 43° 40.31′ N, 92° 4.692′ W. Memorial is in Preston, Minnesota, in Fillmore County. It is on North Street NE east of Center Street NE, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 312 North Street NE, Preston MN 55965, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Minnesota

and in Greater Rochester.

Preston All-Wars Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, October 5, 2025

2. Preston All-Wars Memorial

is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Driftless Area — Bluff Country.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Agriculture and Angling (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Preston (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Preston: Area Attractions (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Heritage of Downtown Preston (about 500 feet away); The Milwaukee Road in Preston / A Day on the Railroad (about 500 feet away); Preston Overlook (approx. ¼ mile away); Preston Public Library (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jesse Potter Nehring (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Preston.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 73 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.