Tenino in Thurston County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)
Lest We Forget
Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, February 28, 2026
1. Lest We Forget Marker
World War I
Russell Wilcox Charles C. Cady Leon A. Beebe Ole E. Counts William T. Mullaney William Percy Gustave Prenxlau Olstead
World War II
George Pendarvis John Doyle Orange Cummings Lloyd D. Farnell Howard Lindenau Myron Davis Gerold Holmes Lawrence M. Hicks John W. Jardine Arthur Thompson Kenneth Cone Lloyd Porsch Dale D. Bicknell Harold Steele Theodore R. Wasson James C. Mohn Robert Richardson Junior Blair Victor L. Kandel Manley A. Rediske James F. Rice David Blanfield John Liarson Charley W. Brunette James H. Krupp Clifford J. Hays Clarence R. Cheadle George F. Paradis Clyde Onn Gerald F. Stillings Merle J. Laramie Hermon K. John Sr. Edwin H. Vancil Delburt F. Cox Dix Moser
Korea
Thomas H. Case Clarence D. Pickens George Vellias
Vietnam
Edward W. Wells Richard A. Livingston Dale S. Puishis Lonnie M. Swinson Jerry W. McGlothien Ronald E. Playford
Southwest Asia
Christopher Nelson Sean Collins Abraham G. Twitchell Mark W. Coleman Michael E. Ristau Justin D. Norton Jerome J. Potter Joshua J. Strickland Phillip R. Anderson
Erected
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Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 46° 51.312′ N, 122° 51.156′ W. Memorial is in Tenino, Washington, in Thurston County. It is at the intersection of West Park Avenue and Howard St SE, on the right when traveling east on West Park Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 399 W Park Ave, Tenino WA 98589, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Puget Sound Region and in Greater Seattle. It is also on the American Pacific Coast, in the Pacific Northwest, and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, in the Inside Passage, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A History of Remembrance (a few steps from this marker); The Tenino Stone Company Quarry House (within shouting distance of this marker); From Quarry to Public Pool (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Great Northern Railway: Caboose Restoration (about 500 feet away); Tenino City Hall History (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Oregon Trail (approx. Ό mile away); Oregon Trail 1844 (approx. 0.6 miles away); McIntosh, Washington (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tenino.
More about this memorial. This is a Gold star marker that lists military members from the Tenino area who died in US service. Note that the title "Southwest Asia" has been clarified by an American Legion
Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, February 28, 2026
2. Lest We Forget Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2026, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 5, 2026, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
