Claridon Center in Geauga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Claridon Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 2, 2026
1. Claridon Center Cemetery Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Claridon Veterans Memorial. .
In memory of the men and women of Claridon who served their country. , Benjamin Mastick, 1776 . Josiah Smith, 1776 . Childs Taylor, 1776 . Timothy Wells, 1776 . Almerin Belding, 1812 . William Bennett, 1812 . Ozi Blakeslee, 1812 . Theodore Ensign, 1812 . Jonathan Goold, 1812 . Allyn Humphrey, 1812 . Daniel Robinson, 1812 . Nehemiah Taylor, 1812 . Horace Taylor, 1812 . Howell Treat, 1812 . Chester Treat, 1812 . Goodwin Wells, Mexican . Rollin Bennett, Civil . David Clough, Civil . George Cowles, Civil . Orville Crippen, Civil . Herman Dietrich, Civil . Parley Dimmick, Civil . Johnson Ensign, Civil . Herbert Fisher, Civil . William Gould, Civil . James McGill, Civil . Amos McNish, Civil . John Z. Potter, Civil . Warren Spencer, Civil . Lester D. Taylor, Civil . Elisha Taylor, Civil . John Treat, Civil . Horace Treat, Civil . Oscar Watts, Civil . Alonzo Watts, Civil . Mortimer Watts, Civil . George Watts, Civil . Almeron Wells, Civil . Calvin Wells, Civil . Marshall Andrews, world war one . Harry Blide, world war one . Edward Buell, world war one . Lee Butler, world war one . Wilford Cobb, world war one . Howard Ensign, world war one . James Fenwick, world war one . Ralph Grosvenor, world war one . Raymond Grover, world war one, Arlie Hardesty, world war one . James M. Hodge, Sr., world war one . Joseph Kosharko, world war one . Harold Ladd, world war one . G. Douglas Marshall, world war one . John McLoy, world war one . Howard McNish, world war one . Leon Shute, world war one . Irving Sylvester, world war one . Warren D. Taylor, world war one . Joseph Temple, world war one . Marion Texter, world war one . Joseph Baechle, world war two . George Beck, world war two . H. Wallace Blide, world war two . Samuel G. Carr, world war two . Willis Conner, world war two .Stanley E. Dominac, world war two . Claremont Dougherty, world war two . Vernon E. Edgington, world war two . Nelson Enochian, world war two . Lester A. Esmonde, world war two . Arthur J. First, world war two . Wayne Fisher, world war two . Albert E. Fisher, world war two . Clifford George, world war two . Kevin Hamrick, world war two . John Hess, world war two . James M. Hodge, Jr., world war two . David Holloran, world war two . Andrew J. Hostetler, world war two . Harold Kellogg, world war two . Martin Kerchelich, world war two . Timothy Dwight Ladd, world war two . Darrell Little, world war two . Samuel A Martin, world war two . Jack Mason, world war two . Russell McBean, world war two . Charles Merryman, world war two . Vernon A. Moran, world war two . Donald Moss, world war two . Harold Newberry, world war two . William Olmsted, world war two . Kenneth Ellison Ostrosky, world war two . Lindsey Plymale, Jr., world war two . Stephen Pura, world war two . George P. Reichert, world war two . Howard Wayne Rider, world war two, Gordon Shively, world war two . David Simmers, world war two . Donald Trask, world war two . Harvey R. Wedding, world war two . Thomas M. Wedding, Sr., world war two . George Wellman, Jr., world war two . Elbert W. Wells, world war two . Richard R. Wilmot, world war two . Kevin Wilmot, world war two . Charles Wilms, world war two . Richard Wolfe, world war two . Clair Housholder, Korea . Arnold Kubitz, Korea . Robert J. Nice, Korea . John C. Schirm III, Korea . Edward Bartos, U.S. Army . Merle Reynolds, U.S. Army . Ted Berman, U.S.M.M. . Russell S. Carlson, U.S.M.M. . Chester George, U.S. Navy . James Lewin, U.S. Navy . James Little, Vietnam . Dennis Sheehe, Vietnam . Robert R. McBean, world war two . James W. Martin, USCG . Richard E. Grant, world war two . William H. Hess, world war two . Kenneth A. Davis, world war two . Clarence H. Pollock, world war two . B. Wayne Thayer, world war two . William G. Schwindl, world war two . Loren Brockway, world war two . Lillian Meyer Carr, world war two . E. Hale Chatfield, U.S. Navy . Jacques F. Loebs, world war two . William A. Pitkin, Vietnam . Dennis A. Szabo, Vietnam . Ladis E Zak, world war one and world war two . Robert Christian, world war two . William Romig world war two . Arlene Ginn, world war two . Charles Carroscia, world war two . Raymond Gratton, world war two . Hugh Humbert, world war two . Florence Kaplan, world war two . Barbara Ladd, world war two . Margaret Mcbean, world war two . Harry Pounds, world war two, Manville Rose, world war two . Harry Shepherd, world war two . Frederick Brown, Sr., Vietnam . Simon Mullet, world war two . John Holmes, world war two . Steve Kondrewych, world war two . Glen A. Kubitz, U.S. Army . Keith R. Thompson, Korea . William Wilmot, world war two . Richard Pinkham, world war two . Don Knife, Korea . Harry Shepard, Jr., world war two . Terry Rummel, Vietnam . Wesley Longenecker, Vietnam . Kenneth Post, Korea . Ernest Pollock, world war two . Stanley Larabee, Korea . Leland Lumadue, world war two . James Rowley, world war two . Homer Kopke, world war two . Donald Vaccariello, world war two . Diantha Wells Clarke, world war two . Martin Loschiavo, Korea . Ken Hunt, Vietnam . Royal Unangst, world war two . Sydney L. Jeavons III, Vietnam . Dale R. Newberry, Vietnam . Lawrence Martin, Vietnam . Kenneth Janssen, world war two . Carl Kronk, Korea . Dewey "Bill" Morgan, USAF . Emilie Esmonde, world war two . Raymond Kellogg, world war two . Dean Muller, Sr., world war two . Kevin Kronk, Korea . Richard Grant, Vietnam . Dean Peck, world war two . Kevin Mittower, Army . Edward Grennan, Army . Larry McCurry, Vietnam . Richard Radcliffe, Vietnam . Wayne Reed, Korea . Jeannette Grosvenor, world war two . Gerald Zimmer, Army . Arthur Temple, Army . Jack Hess, Navy . Daniel Baskin, Vietnam . Paul Barras, Jr., Navy, Dedicated may 25, 1998 to those who served their country and are buried here. A second monument of the same likeness has been erected in the East Clarion Cemetery with the names of veterans buried there.,
In memory of those who served. Robert Richmond, USAF . Charles Davis, Jr., Army . Brian Starr, USMC . William Ginn, world war two . Harold C. Kellogg, Vietnam . Ronald Dudinsky, Army . Thomas Martin, Vietnam . Hershel Loftus, Army . Edward Martin, Navy
In memory of
the men and women of Claridon
who served their country
Benjamin Mastick, 1776 Josiah Smith, 1776 Childs Taylor, 1776 Timothy Wells, 1776 Almerin Belding, 1812 William Bennett, 1812 Ozi Blakeslee, 1812 Theodore Ensign, 1812 Jonathan Goold, 1812 Allyn Humphrey, 1812 Daniel Robinson, 1812 Nehemiah Taylor, 1812 Horace Taylor, 1812 Howell Treat, 1812 Chester Treat, 1812 Goodwin Wells, Mexican Rollin Bennett, Civil David Clough, Civil George Cowles, Civil Orville Crippen, Civil Herman Dietrich, Civil Parley Dimmick, Civil Johnson Ensign, Civil Herbert Fisher, Civil William Gould, Civil James McGill, Civil Amos McNish, Civil John Z. Potter, Civil Warren Spencer, Civil Lester D. Taylor, Civil Elisha Taylor, Civil John Treat, Civil Horace Treat, Civil Oscar Watts, Civil Alonzo Watts, Civil Mortimer Watts, Civil George Watts, Civil Almeron Wells, Civil Calvin Wells, Civil Marshall Andrews, WWI Harry Blide, WWI Edward Buell, WWI Lee Butler, WWI Wilford Cobb, WWI Howard Ensign, WWI James Fenwick, WWI Ralph Grosvenor, WWI Raymond
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Grover, WWI
Arlie Hardesty, WWI James M. Hodge, Sr., WWI Joseph Kosharko, WWI Harold Ladd, WWI G. Douglas Marshall, WWI John McLoy, WWI Howard McNish, WWI Leon Shute, WWI Irving Sylvester, WWI Warren D. Taylor, WWI Joseph Temple, WWI Marion Texter, WWI Joseph Baechle, WWII George Beck, WWII H. Wallace Blide, WWII Samuel G. Carr, WWII Willis Conner, WWII Stanley E. Dominac, WWII Claremont Dougherty, WWII Vernon E. Edgington, WWII Nelson Enochian, WWII Lester A. Esmonde, WWII Arthur J. First, WWII Wayne Fisher, WWII Albert E. Fisher, WWII Clifford George, WWII Kevin Hamrick, WWII John Hess, WWII James M. Hodge, Jr., WWII David Holloran, WWII Andrew J. Hostetler, WWII Harold Kellogg, WWII Martin Kerchelich, WWII Timothy Dwight Ladd, WWII Darrell Little, WWII Samuel A Martin, WWII Jack Mason, WWII Russell McBean, WWII Charles Merryman, WWII Vernon A. Moran, WWII Donald Moss, WWII Harold Newberry, WWII William Olmsted, WWII Kenneth Ellison Ostrosky, WWII Lindsey Plymale, Jr., WWII Stephen Pura, WWII George P. Reichert, WWII Howard Wayne Rider, WWII
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Photographed by Craig Doda, May 2, 2026
2. Claridon Center Cemetery Veterans Memorial
Shively, WWII David Simmers, WWII Donald Trask, WWII Harvey R. Wedding, WWII Thomas M. Wedding, Sr., WWII George Wellman, Jr., WWII Elbert W. Wells, WWII Richard R. Wilmot, WWII Kevin Wilmot, WWII Charles Wilms, WWII Richard Wolfe, WWII Clair Housholder, Korea Arnold Kubitz, Korea Robert J. Nice, Korea John C. Schirm III, Korea Edward Bartos, U.S. Army Merle Reynolds, U.S. Army Ted Berman, U.S.M.M. Russell S. Carlson, U.S.M.M. Chester George, U.S. Navy James Lewin, U.S. Navy James Little, Vietnam Dennis Sheehe, Vietnam Robert R. McBean, WWII James W. Martin, USCG Richard E. Grant, WWII William H. Hess, WWII Kenneth A. Davis, WWII Clarence H. Pollock, WWII B. Wayne Thayer, WWII William G. Schwindl, WWII Loren Brockway, WWII Lillian Meyer Carr, WWII E. Hale Chatfield, U.S. Navy Jacques F. Loebs, WWII William A. Pitkin, Vietnam Dennis A. Szabo, Vietnam Ladis E Zak, WWI & WWII Robert Christian, WWII William Romig WWII Arlene Ginn, WWII Charles Carroscia, WWII Raymond Gratton, WWII Hugh Humbert, WWII Florence Kaplan, WWII Barbara Ladd, WWII Margaret
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 2, 2026
3. Claridon Center Cemetery Veterans Memorial
Mcbean, WWII Harry Pounds, WWII
Manville Rose, WWII Harry Shepherd, WWII Frederick Brown, Sr., Vietnam Simon Mullet, WWII John Holmes, WWII Steve Kondrewych, WWII Glen A. Kubitz, U.S. Army Keith R. Thompson, Korea William Wilmot, WWII Richard Pinkham, WWII Don Knife, Korea Harry Shepard, Jr., WWII Terry Rummel, Vietnam Wesley Longenecker, Vietnam Kenneth Post, Korea Ernest Pollock, WWII Stanley Larabee, Korea Leland Lumadue, WWII James Rowley, WWII Homer Kopke, WWII Donald Vaccariello, WWII Diantha Wells Clarke, WWII Martin Loschiavo, Korea Ken Hunt, Vietnam Royal Unangst, WWII Sydney L. Jeavons III, Vietnam Dale R. Newberry, Vietnam Lawrence Martin, Vietnam Kenneth Janssen, WWII Carl Kronk, Korea Dewey "Bill" Morgan, USAF Emilie Esmonde, WWII Raymond Kellogg, WWII Dean Muller, Sr., WWII Kevin Kronk, Korea Richard Grant, Vietnam Dean Peck, WWII Kevin Mittower, Army Edward Grennan, Army Larry McCurry, Vietnam Richard Radcliffe, Vietnam Wayne Reed, Korea Jeannette Grosvenor, WWII Gerald Zimmer, Army Arthur Temple, Army Jack Hess, Navy Daniel
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 2, 2026
4. Claridon Center Cemetery Veterans Memorial
Baskin, Vietnam Paul Barras, Jr., Navy
Dedicated may 25, 1998 to those who served their country and are buried here. A second monument of the same likeness has been erected in the East Clarion Cemetery with the names of veterans buried there.
In memory of
those who served
Robert Richmond, USAF Charles Davis, Jr., Army Brian Starr, USMC William Ginn, WWII Harold C. Kellogg, Vietnam Ronald Dudinsky, Army Thomas Martin, Vietnam Hershel Loftus, Army Edward Martin, Navy
Erected 1998.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 41° 31.988′ N, 81° 8.532′ W. Memorial is in Claridon Center, Ohio, in Geauga County. It can be reached from the intersection of Mayfield Road (U.S. 322) and Claridon-Troy Road (County Route 3), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 13932 Mayfield Rd, Chardon OH 44024, 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 and on the Great Lakes. 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 18, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
