Avon Lake in Lorain County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Avon Lake World War II Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 28, 2026

1. Avon Lake World War II Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription. Dedicated
to all veterans
past present future

All gave some
Some gave all

We honor the dead by helping the living

Avon Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 8796
officers and members
November 11, 2003 WW II Veterans - Greatest Generation
They all gave

WW II memorial plaque honoring
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Avon Lake Post 8796
&
Charter WW II Members
Virgil Archer • Roland Burley • Ray S Cole Jr • Francis Disirant • Herbert Edwards • Pat Gerrome • Elmer Kellogg • Ralph Lightner • George Moore • John W Robertson • Murry Schutzburg • Martain Sweeney • Dennis Tucker • William Williams • Earl Hooper

Richard Bartunek • Richard Chester • Hausley Davidson • Matthew Donahue • Earl Ferguson • Alonza Glenn • Robert Kral • Lewis Manyak • Harold S Mosher • Joseph Satora • John Spanick • Walter Swift • Eldon Turner • John R Smith • Graten Hinshow

Erected 2003 by Avon Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8796.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is November 11, 2003.

Location. 41° 30.789′ N, 82° 1.225′ W. Memorial is in Avon Lake, Ohio, in Lorain County. It

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is at the intersection of Lake Road (U.S. 6) and Avon-Beldon Road (Ohio Route 83), on the right when traveling west on Lake Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 32810 Lake Rd, Avon Lake OH 44012, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Cleveland,

on the Lake Erie Shore,

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Comrades interned in Lake Shore Cemetery (here, next to this marker); Battle of Lake Erie (a few steps from this marker); Lake Shore Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); History Of Avon Point (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial Park (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial Park

Avon Lake World War II Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 28, 2026

2. Avon Lake World War II Veterans Memorial

(about 500 feet away); 105 Howitzer War Memorial (about 500 feet away); For Democracy WWI Memorial (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Avon Lake.

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 28, 2026

3. Avon Lake World War II Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.