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

Lorain County Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 8, 2026

1. Lorain County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription.

Lorain County Vietnam Veterans Memorial. . , Raymond E. Rupcic 1Lt Army Lorain . Fleming B. Brainerd III Capt Army Amherst . Donald R. Bonko Capt Army Lorain . Matthew J. Pechaitis 2 Lt Army Brownhelm . Ronald Ralich Pfc Marines Lorain . Thomas R. Cowley Ssgt Army Lorain . James D. Smith Pfc Army N. Ridgeville . Cody A. Balisteri Ltjg Navy Sheffield Lake . Raymond Hodorowski Lcpl Marines Lorain . James P. Byrne Sgt Marines Sheffield Lake . John H. Snitch Lcpl Marines Sheffield Lake . George W. Mc Daniel, Pfc Army Lorain . Dennis P. Bergenstein Cpl Marines Avon Lake . Kenneth C. Marley Pfc Army Wellington . Jose H. Ortiz Pfc Army Lorain . Larry E. Fields Lcpl Marines Lorain . Gene A. White Lcpl Marines Oberlin . Bruce B. Livingston Lcpl Marines Lorain . Warren T. Scott Cpl Marines Oberlin . Jake H. Van Meter. Jr. Ssgt Army Lagrange . Robert J. Nagy Pfc Army Lorain . Davis A, Jones Lcpl Marines Wellington . Elbert F. Price, Jr. Cpl Army Eaton Twp. . James C. Whitmore Pfc Army Elyria . Charles D. Sawyers Ssgt Army Sheffield Twp. . Hubert J. Payne Pfc Army Vermilion . James T. Taylor Lcpl Marines Grafton . Paul D. Strahm 1Lt Air Force Sheffield Lake . Paul J. Myers Pfc Marines Lorain . Michael D. Milburn Lcpl Marines Elyria . John L. Murphy Lcpl Marines Sheffield Village . Troy T. Threet Pfc Marines Elyria . David F. Schneider Cpl Marines Avon . George W. De Jarnett Sp4 Army Elyria . Brian T. Murray Sp4 Army Lorain . Charles D. Flood Sp4 Army N. Ridgeville . Gary W. Perkins Capt. Army Wellington . Peter W. Shagovac, Jr. Pfc Marines Lorain . Walter M. Ostapchuk Lcpl Marines Columbia Station . Donnie S. Kegg Pfc Marines Elyria . Billara Wolford Sp4 Army Sheffield Lake . Angel L. Sanchez Pfc Army Lorain . Earl E. Barnhart. Jr. Pfc Marines Sheffield Lake . Johnnie A. Sheppard Cpl Marines Lorain . Michael J. Conrady Sp4 Army Sheffield Lake . Jack G. Enix Lcpl Marines Lorain . Norman Jones, Jr. Pfc Army Elyria . John L. Began Pfc Army Elyria . Timothy J. Cottrell Sgt Army Wellington, William E. Foster, Jr. Sp4 Army Elyria . Calvin K. Coon Lcpl Marines Elyria . Joseph G. Ambrosio Sp4 Army Elyria . Robert J. Barry Pfc Army Lorain . Raymond M. Enczi Sp4 Army Elyria . Patrick E. Smith, Jr. Sgt Army Avon . Zeneido Ortiz, Jr. Pfc Marines Lorain . John A. Kocak 1Lt Army Lorain . Ricardo Galvan Pvt Marines Lorain . Leo A. George Pfc Army Lorain . Jesse L. Ellis Pfc Army Eaton Twp . Raymond J. Baldauf Lcpl Marines N Ridgeville . Wayne E. Benge Sgt Army Sheffield Lake . Richard D. Orlando Lcpl Marines Sheffield Lake . Kenneth L. Dulley Sfc Army Grafton . Edward R. Tolley Pfc Marines Lorain . William V. Springfield Sp4 Army Elyria . William K. Word Cpl Army Lorain . Gaylord G. Kerr Ssgt Army N. Ridgeville . Robert W. Witty Pfc Marines S. Amherst . Donald T. Laskay Pfc Army Lorain . Robert C. Cameron Sp4 Army Elyria . Freddie L. Daniel Sp4 Army Lorain . Wayne S. Horvath Pfc Marines Amherst . Roger D. Lawson Pfc Army Columbia Station . Robert W. Fletcher Pfc Marines Sheffield Lake . Richard L. Irvin Sp4 Army Lorain . Jose A. Carrion Pfc Army N. Ridgeville . Michael L. Brundage Sp4 Army Lorain . Edgardo R. La Torre Cpl Army Sheffield Lake . William J. Anderson, Jr. Cpl Army Amherst . Thomas L. Snyder Sp4 Army Lorain . Eddie N. Corsino Lcpl Marines Lorain . Earl E. Charles Sgt Marines Lorain . John D. Arquillo Sgt Army Lorain . Glenn M. Schroeder Cpl Army Elyria . Calvin Blanton, Jr. Lcpl Marines Lorain . Richard M. Logan Sgt Army Elyria . David A. Fowler Pfc Army Elyria . Carris M. Francis Cpl Marines Elyria . Dale A. Gronsky Sp4 Army Henrietta Twp . John L. Kotora Sgt Army Vermilion . Richard M. Pearl Sgt Air Force Lorain . Andrew J. Toth, Jr. Aei Navy Lorain . John S. Gentkowski Pfc Army Elyria . Henry D. Adkins Sp4 Army Lorain . Sidney A. Cottrell Sp4 Army Wellington . James P. Delaney Cwo Army Lorain . Richard Van De Geer 2Lt Air Force Sheffield Lake, Blessed are the peacemakers, , for they shall be called sons of God. , Matthew 5:9, This memorial is dedicated , to the 98 brave heroes from , lorain county who gave , their lives in Vietnam , 1965-1975., Built for them by , family, friends, donors, , and , the Vietnam Veterans Memorial , Committee of Lorain County , June 23, 2007., Welcome home..

Raymond E. Rupcic 1Lt Army Lorain • Fleming B. Brainerd III Capt Army Amherst • Donald R. Bonko Capt Army Lorain • Matthew J. Pechaitis 2 Lt Army Brownhelm • Ronald Ralich Pfc Marines Lorain • Thomas R. Cowley Ssgt Army Lorain • James D. Smith Pfc Army N. Ridgeville • Cody A. Balisteri Ltjg Navy Sheffield Lake • Raymond Hodorowski Lcpl Marines Lorain • James P. Byrne Sgt Marines Sheffield Lake • John H. Snitch Lcpl Marines Sheffield Lake • George W. Mc Daniel, Pfc Army Lorain • Dennis P. Bergenstein Cpl Marines Avon Lake • Kenneth C. Marley Pfc Army Wellington • Jose H. Ortiz Pfc Army Lorain • Larry E. Fields Lcpl Marines Lorain • Gene A. White Lcpl Marines Oberlin • Bruce B. Livingston Lcpl Marines Lorain • Warren T. Scott Cpl Marines Oberlin • Jake H. Van Meter. Jr. Ssgt Army Lagrange • Robert J. Nagy Pfc Army Lorain • Davis A, Jones Lcpl Marines Wellington • Elbert F. Price, Jr. Cpl Army Eaton Twp. • James C. Whitmore Pfc Army Elyria • Charles D. Sawyers Ssgt Army Sheffield Twp. • Hubert J. Payne Pfc Army Vermilion • James T. Taylor Lcpl Marines Grafton • Paul D. Strahm 1Lt Air Force Sheffield Lake • Paul J. Myers Pfc Marines Lorain • Michael D. Milburn Lcpl Marines Elyria • John L. Murphy Lcpl Marines Sheffield Village • Troy T. Threet Pfc Marines Elyria • David F. Schneider Cpl Marines Avon • George W. De Jarnett Sp4 Army Elyria

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• Brian T. Murray Sp4 Army Lorain • Charles D. Flood Sp4 Army N. Ridgeville • Gary W. Perkins Capt. Army Wellington • Peter W. Shagovac, Jr. Pfc Marines Lorain • Walter M. Ostapchuk Lcpl Marines Columbia Station • Donnie S. Kegg Pfc Marines Elyria • Billara Wolford Sp4 Army Sheffield Lake • Angel L. Sanchez Pfc Army Lorain • Earl E. Barnhart. Jr. Pfc Marines Sheffield Lake • Johnnie A. Sheppard Cpl Marines Lorain • Michael J. Conrady Sp4 Army Sheffield Lake • Jack G. Enix Lcpl Marines Lorain • Norman Jones, Jr. Pfc Army Elyria • John L. Began Pfc Army Elyria • Timothy J. Cottrell Sgt Army Wellington

William E. Foster, Jr. Sp4 Army Elyria • Calvin K. Coon Lcpl Marines Elyria • Joseph G. Ambrosio Sp4 Army Elyria • Robert J. Barry Pfc Army Lorain • Raymond M. Enczi Sp4 Army Elyria • Patrick E. Smith, Jr. Sgt Army Avon • Zeneido Ortiz, Jr. Pfc Marines Lorain • John A. Kocak 1Lt Army Lorain • Ricardo Galvan Pvt Marines Lorain • Leo A. George Pfc Army Lorain • Jesse L. Ellis Pfc Army Eaton Twp • Raymond J. Baldauf Lcpl Marines N Ridgeville • Wayne E. Benge Sgt Army Sheffield Lake • Richard D. Orlando Lcpl Marines Sheffield Lake • Kenneth L. Dulley Sfc Army Grafton • Edward R. Tolley Pfc Marines Lorain • William V. Springfield Sp4 Army Elyria • William K. Word Cpl Army Lorain • Gaylord G. Kerr Ssgt Army N. Ridgeville • Robert W. Witty Pfc Marines S. Amherst • Donald T. Laskay

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2. Lorain County Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Pfc Army Lorain • Robert C. Cameron Sp4 Army Elyria • Freddie L. Daniel Sp4 Army Lorain • Wayne S. Horvath Pfc Marines Amherst • Roger D. Lawson Pfc Army Columbia Station • Robert W. Fletcher Pfc Marines Sheffield Lake • Richard L. Irvin Sp4 Army Lorain • Jose A. Carrion Pfc Army N. Ridgeville • Michael L. Brundage Sp4 Army Lorain • Edgardo R. La Torre Cpl Army Sheffield Lake • William J. Anderson, Jr. Cpl Army Amherst • Thomas L. Snyder Sp4 Army Lorain • Eddie N. Corsino Lcpl Marines Lorain • Earl E. Charles Sgt Marines Lorain • John D. Arquillo Sgt Army Lorain • Glenn M. Schroeder Cpl Army Elyria • Calvin Blanton, Jr. Lcpl Marines Lorain • Richard M. Logan Sgt Army Elyria • David A. Fowler Pfc Army Elyria • Carris M. Francis Cpl Marines Elyria • Dale A. Gronsky Sp4 Army Henrietta Twp • John L. Kotora Sgt Army Vermilion • Richard M. Pearl Sgt Air Force Lorain • Andrew J. Toth, Jr. Aei Navy Lorain • John S. Gentkowski Pfc Army Elyria • Henry D. Adkins Sp4 Army Lorain • Sidney A. Cottrell Sp4 Army Wellington • James P. Delaney Cwo Army Lorain • Richard Van De Geer 2Lt Air Force Sheffield Lake

Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called sons of God.
Matthew 5:9

This memorial is dedicated
to the 98 brave heroes from
lorain county who gave
their lives in Vietnam
1965-1975.

Built for them

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 8, 2026

3. Lorain County Vietnam Veterans Memorial

by
family, friends, donors,
and
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Committee of Lorain County
June 23, 2007.

Welcome home.

Erected 2007 by Vietnam Veterans Memorial Committee of Lorain County.

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

Location. 41° 24.364′ N, 82° 14.321′ W. Memorial is in Amherst, Ohio, in Lorain County. It is at the intersection of North Lake Street and Candy Lane, on the right when traveling north on North Lake Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 625 N Lake St, Amherst OH 44001, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sandstone Center of the World (approx. 0.8 miles away); Eagle & Auxiliary Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Amherst World War Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Shupe Homestead (approx. one mile away); Vermilion (approx. 2.9 miles away); Village of South Amherst Town Hall (approx. 3.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amherst.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 8, 2026

4. Lorain County Vietnam 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 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 23, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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