Waynesfield in Auglaize County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Waynesfield Veterans Memorial
Chair of Honor
Chair of Honor
Let this empty chair serve as a memorial to those who served in the military but have not returned home to us.
They are Prisoners of War (POW) and Missing in Action (MIA)
America will forever be grateful for their bravery and sacrifice in service to our nation
We Will Never Forget
Chained Eagles of Ohio
All gave some - Some gave all
Dedicated to the memory of all who proudly served and protected their country.
Herbert Neeley Ermine Neeley Roger Rude US Navy Cloice Harrod US Army WWII Elmer Carter Samuel Admire USAF Operation Enduring Freedom Dr C K Josse Tom H Lawrence USN 1968 - 1974 Robert McCreight John Stinebaugh US Army WWII Leonard Sproul Cpl Army WWII KIA 3-14-1945 Co C 12Bn 3rd Reg Russell Sproul Pfc Army Wwii March 16, 1920 - Sept 12, 2004 Russell L Wilcox USMC KIA 1968 Vietnam Robert E Neeley Sp4 US Army 1984 - 1987 Frank D Colgan US Army Korea Sp4 Dana C Neeley US Army 1988 - 92 Desert Storm Don Gouin Msgt US Army 1947 - 1974 Vietnam POW 5 Yrs C Duane Risner Sr US Army Bob B Baker US Air Force Korea Garold F Howell US Army WWII Bill Ankerman US Army Korea Gregory S Kirkendall Sgt US Army Ng 1986 - 1992 Kevin R Kirkendall Sgt US Army Ng 1985 - 1991 Ralph R Focht William Horvath US Navy WWII Harry E Vorhees US Army WWII Korea Mike Montgomery US Army WWII Cloice Harrod US Army WWII Sal Wayne Post 395 Waynesfield OH Robert Konst US Army 1958 - 1960 Tim H Lawrence USN 1968 - 1974 John W Staup Cwo 3 US Army 1951 - 1971 Ora Glenwood Price KIA 10-7-1918 Russell Sproul Pfc Army WWII March 16 1920 - Sept 12, 2004 George Sproul Cpl Army WWII Nov 13 1910 - Aug 12, 1979 Brooks Jacobs USN May 30 1945 - July 29, 1946 Rick W Jacobs USAF Dec 31 1976 - Oct 1, 1997 Pfc Donald O Zimmerman Army 1955 - 1958 Max Hanenkrat Sgt US Army Bataan Death March WWII Don Goum Msgt Us Army 1947 - 1974 Vietnam POW 5 Yrs Fueret H Gilroy Navy WWII 1926 - 1993 Cody Spencer Pfc US Army WWII James Junior Baris US Army Korea Purple Heart Wc Searfoss Sp Ssgt US Army 1944 - 1945 Manford Bear US Army WWII Kevin R. Kirkendall Sgt US Army Ng 1985 - 1991 Wilson Arthur US Army WWII James L. Coates Pfc US Army WWI Steve A. Kerchenfaut Musket 32 176th Aslt Hel Co Sp4 K.M. Krueger 25th Inf Div 46th Scout Dogs Vietnam 1968 Mike Montgomery US Army WWII Walter M Lawson Jr US Army WWII Korea William E Hutchison US Army WWII Purple Heart Robert E Vobert US Navy WWII Gary Horn Sgt USAF Sentry Dogs K9 Vietnam 1968 Walter Meader John W Miller US Army Howard L Wilcox US Army Military Police 1943 - 1946 Ronald L Wildermuth US Navy 1967 - 1971 Rick W Jacobs USAF Dec 31 1976 - Oct 1 1997 Klor Herner KIA WWII Billy D Horn Tec5 US Army April 1945 - December 1946 Jay A Horn Captain USAF USAFA Class of 1984 Jonathon H Captain USAF USAFA Class of 1986 Det Sgt Jack L Smith US Army Dayton PD 1917 - 1984 WWII Lonnie A Musser US Army WWI 1918 - 1919 1893 - 1982 Wayne E McAuley USArmy WWII Cody Spencer Pfc US Army WWII William H Stimmel USN 1945 - 1946 Ted L Bear USMC Vietnam Manford Bear US Army WWII Rocel J Gilroy Sr Army WWII 1924 - 2001 Sp4 Garon L Neeley US Army 1982 - 1985 Sp4 Km Krueger 25th Inf Div 46th Scout Dogs Vietnam 1968 Robert E Walti USN WWII Radarman 3/C 1944 - 1945 Joe G Howell Sp-E5 Army 1965 - 1967 Maj Dustin Joe Dulebohn Arngretoef Afghanistan 08/09 Robert E Vobert US Navy WWII Timothy J Walti Spc5 US Army 1979 - 1983 Robert E Walti Jr Ssgt US Army 1976 - 1988 Louis Boyer US Navy WWII Jim Sawmiller Pc3-E4 US Navy 1964 - 1968 USS Vogelgesang Garrett Lawrence WWII William Scott GAR Robert H Red Gullett US Army Purple Heart Sg Adam Stiles Global War On Terrorism Army 2004 - 2010 Paul Abner Gilroy Army WWII 1918 - 1985 Faris L Eari US Army WWII Korea Ralph M Hutson 1Sg US Army 1943 - 1946 James A Lamarr Msgt USAAF 1937 - 2013 Beth Babcock Major USAF Nurse Corp Vietnam Carl K Howell Major US Army WWII James Coolidge WWII Tec5 909th Ord Heavy Auto Maint Co Henry Klima US Army Korea John Ronald Komondy Pfc US Army WWII Jonathon Horn Captain USAF USAFA Class of 1986 Wintor A Decker Msgt USAF WWII Korea Donald Blank Edward J Veasey VFW Post #275 Ohio Charities Pat Darnell US Army Vietnam Wayne E McAuley US Army WWII John W Spillman Sgt US Army 1986 - 2005 Sp4 John E Schmiedebusch Joist Airbourne Army Vietnam Brily Zimmerman Ssg USAF 2008 - 2014 Robert W Spillman Pfc USMC Fmf 1954 - 1956 Gary W Price US Army Hiram E Gilroy Army WWII KIA Korea 1929 - 1952 Kenneth Admire USN Atcu Unit Vietnam Lonnie K McKinney Sgt USAF 1964 - 1968 Michael Lawrence USA Vietnam Michael Alan Runkle Es USMC 1966 - 1971 Maj Dustin Joe Dulebohn Arngretoef Afghanistan 08/09 Pfc Harry R Dulebohn US Army 1957 - 1959 James L Dulebohn US Navy 1958 - 1962 John Gay Cox US Navy World War I Cpl G Gene Dulebohn US Army 1952 - 1954 Sgt William J Dulebohn US Army 1966 - 1968 Brian J. Carter USN Retired 1983 - 2003 Earnest WWII Loretta Carter Diehl Aki USN/USNR 1973 - 1983 Lana J. Carter Hall USN 1980 - 1992 Persian Gulf Elmer C. Carter Army 1943 - 1946 Battle of the Bulge WWII I Meree Carter US Army MP 1945 - 1951 Korea - WWII Louise Carter US Navy 1983 - 1987 Juss/Sosus William Diehl Avcm USN/Usor 1964 - 1994 Robert H "Red" Gullett US Army Purple Heart Sg Adam Stiles Global War on Terrorism Army 2004 - 2010 Paul Abner Gilroy Army WWII 1918 - 1985 The American Legion Wayne Post 395 Waynesfield Sonny Zimmerman Ssg US Army KIA 2013 James A Lamarr Msgt USAAF 1937 - 2013 Beth Babcock Major USAF Nurse Corp Vietnam Emerson M Staup Cwo 2 US Army 1951 - 1953 Henry Klima US Army Korea John Ronald Komondy Pfc US Army WWII Darrell Kaufman 160Th Air Refueling Dang 1962 - 1968 Larry D Herndon Gerald Herndon Edward J Veasey VFW Post #275 Ohio Charities Pat Darnell US Army Vietnam William Weygandt Randy Krueger M3/4Th 3Rd Marines KIA Vietnam 1969 Sp4 John E Schmiedebusch 101st Airborne Army Vietnam Lcpl Jeffrey W Batch USMC 1988 - 1992 Desert Storm Robert Lee Griner VFW Post 9289 St Marys Ohio Grry W Price US Army Hiram E Gilroy Army WWII KIA Korea 1929 - 1952 Kenneth Admire USN Atcu Unit Vietnam John R Snider Ssgt USAAF WWII Charles D Truesdale Ssgt USAF Sac 1959 - 1967 Michael Lawrence USN Vietnam Michael Alan Runkle E5 USMC 1966 - 1971 Wc Searfoss Jr Sp5 E5 US Army Vietnam Bonnie C Gilroy Army WWII KIA Italy 1920 - 1943 John Gay Cox US Navy World War I Cpl G Gene Dulebohn US Army 1952 - 1954 Sgt William J Dulebohn US Army 1966 - 1968 Maj Dustin Joe Dulebohn Arng (Ret) Oef AF 2008 - 2009 Renny J Smith USAF Sidney PD Vietnam 1966 - 1970 Lana J Carter Hall Usn 1980 - 1992 Persian Gulf Elmer C Carter Army 1943 - 1946 Battle of the Bulge WWII Merle Carter US Army MP 1945 - 1951 Korea WWII Abram U Carter Tec4 US Army 1946 - 1947 WWII William Carter 1941 - 45 Army Battle of the Bulge WWII Benedict P Treglia WWII Robert M Clark USMC 1969 - 1971 Bronze Star V 2 Purple Heart William F Smith US Army Vernon E Caplinger Korea 1950 - 1951 Larry W Searfoss Sp4 E4 US Army 1963 - 1965 Robert L Staup USAF 1955 - 1959 Timothy A Rinehart Cw03 USN 1965 - 2015 Maurice Fuerst Korea Ray W Focht Walter Buzz Kaufman Carl E Meyers KIA WWII Carl Miller KIA WWII Amos H Wilson KIA WWII Dale Strawser KIA WWII Military Horses, Donkeys, Mules Charles D Truesdale Ssgt USAF Sac 1959 - 1967 Harold E Stocker Lsg US Army WWII D H Nutter USN Seabee Jason Beck US Army Dodald R Carolus 1942 - 46 US Army Chida Burma India Robert P Case Cpt US Army Vietnam 1970 - 1971 Ron Zimmerman A/1c USAF 1955 - 1958 Roger E Mathews WWII Danny Brackney Sgt US Army 1997 - 2007 Jack Lee Smith USAF Vietnam 1964 - 1968 Larry M Fridley Sgt USAF Korea Se Asia 1965 - 69 Glen Roger Williams Sp5 US Army Vietnam Larry W Sutherland Cpl USMC Vietnam 70 - 71 Charles McCool Put Us Army Spanish Am War Cuba 19011 - 1903 Wilbur Joseph Earl 45Th Ohio Infantry 1862 - 1865 Gary M Taylor US Army Feb - July 1969 Ronald A Taylor US Army Ng 1966 - 1972 Carol Eleanor Webb Dale Shade Paul Shade Mark A Miller Rmsn US Navy 1984 - 1987 Nelson H Ulrey WWII Franklin T Starkey USMC Donald Leon Risner US Army US Reserve 1960 - 66 Pfc Joe E Chiles US Army Medic WWII Frank E Kaufman William Knox Pvt USAF Dennis L Serrfoss Sp4 E4 US Army 1966 - 1968 Glen Alan Valenti Spc5 US Army 1959 - 1970 Military Working Dogs Norvel E Banks US Army WWII Don Daley USAF WWII Roy S Druisson Andrew Beck US Army Wesley A Mortimer US Army VFW Post 8445 Wapakoneta Ohio Roger E Mathews WWII Ned Ryan KIA WWII Victor V Earl US Army WWII Raymond Lawrence USN WWII Sheets Cpl Charles G Army Corp Eng Korea 1951 - 53 Emily Kaufman Wrigley US Navy Vietnam Cloyce W Kaufman US Army WWII Harold E Kaufman Momm US Navy 1926 - 1991 Ronald A Taylor US Army Ng 1966 - 1972 Dennis L Taylor US Army Ng 1964 - 1970 Michael J Burden US Navy 1975-1979 Gregory A Burden US Navy 1969 - 1973 Dale Shade Paul Shade Mark A Miller Rmsn US Navy 1984 - 1987 Roscoe Hower Arthur Hower Donald Leon Risner US Army US Reserve 1960 - 66 Pfc Joe E Chiles US Army Medic WWII R. D. Libby USAF Elmer James Risner US Army WWII Dennis L Searfoss Sp4 E4 US Army 1966 - 1968 Glen Alan Valenti Spc5 US Army 1969 - 1970 Gerald D Herndon US Army WWII Dillan Maxwell US Army 18 - 21 82nd Airborne Afghanistan Michael D Hoel Eg Esws USN 1978 - 1992 Norvel E Banks US Army WWII Don Daley USAF WWII Iran F Bennett US Infantry KIA WWI Wesley A Mortimer US Army VFW Post 8445 Wapakoneta Ohio Chained Eagles of Ohio VFW Post 5713 Celina Ohio Victor V Earl US Army WWII Raymond Lawrence USN WWII Kenneth W Hoel USN WWII Carl V Earl US Army WWII Cloyce W Kaufman US Army WWII Harold E Kaufman Momm US Navy 1926 - 1991 Nathan D Howell Sr Airman USAF 1990 - 1995 Ray Krueger Jr 9th Exp Force Rvn 1965 - 1966 1st Maroiv Michael J Burden US Navy 1975 - 1979 Gregory A Burden US Navy 1969 - 1973 Merlin E Burden Am3 US Navy 1944 - 1946 Kerry L Burden Cto3 US Navy 8-12-1971 - 8-11-1975 Eugene Foor Mark A Miller Rmsn US Navy 1984 - 1987 Roscoe Hower Arthur Hower Larry Vandyke Sr Adran US Navy Vietnam Larry Vandyke Jr US Army Sept83 - Sept86 R D Libby USAF Elmer James Risher US Army WWII C J Libby USAF Glen Alan Valenti Spc5 US Army 1969 - 1970 Gerald D Herndon US Army WWII Dillan Maxwell US Army 18 - 21 82nd Airborne Afghanistan Michael D Hoel Eg Esws USN 1978 - 1992 Paul W Earl USAAC WWII Don Daley USAF WWII Iran F Bennett US Infantry KIA WWI VFW Post 8445 Wapakoneta Ohio Chained Eagles of Ohio VFW Post 5713 Celina Ohio Carl U Staup USAF 1954 - 1957 Kenneth W Hoel USN WWII Carl V Earl US Army WWII Paul F Spillman Pvt US Army 1944 - 1945 Harold E Kaufman Momm US Navy 1926 - 1991 Nathan D Howell Sr Airman USAF 1990 - 1995 Ray Krueger Jr 9th Exp Force Rvn 1965 - 1966 1st Maroiv Charlton L Howell In Ssgt USAF 1986 - 1996 Gregory A Burden US Navy 1969 - 1973 Merlin E Burden Am3 US Navy 1944 - 1946 Kerry L Burden Cto3 US Navy 8-12-1971 - 8-11-1975 J Robert Lhamon 2dlt US Army 1940 - 1945
Service Master by Case Lima Eagles 1970 in the name of justice Ruth A Herndon John H and Michael and Linda Shaw May God bless you Dan and Kerri Motter Thank you veterans Prairie View Golf Club Lima Eagles 370 in the name of equality Top Mark Federal Credit Union Kenneth and Vickie House Superior Credit Union Mike Shaw Family Wapakoneta Eagles #691 Home Savings Bank Wapakoneta Schlossor Funeral and Cremation Services Lima Eagles 370 in the name of truth Thank you for your service Minster Bank Wapak Ohio Rudolph Foods Supports our troops and all veterans Lima Eagles 370 in the name of liberty Wapak Athletic Club Martha J Yale Waynesfield Lions Club Ineos Lima Chemicals Quick as a Wink Printing Salutes all veterans R. E. Becker Builders Walter Meader William F Smith US Army Muchimippi Gardens Garden Club John O Yale Gary W Price Robert M Clark USMC 1969 - 1971 Bronze Star V 2 Purple Heart John W Miller US Army Gary W Price Kyle Hern Don, Mason Hern Don, Maddon Hern Don Employees of Bethel Engineering Gary Horn Sgt USAF Sentry Dogs K9 Vietnam 1968
Erected 2016 by Waynesfield-Goshen Improvement League, Chained Eagles of Ohio, American Legion Post#395.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 40° 35.838′ N, 83° 58.54′ W. Memorial is in Waynesfield, Ohio, in Auglaize County. It is at the intersection of Westminster Street (County Route 261) and Park Drive, on the right when traveling south on Westminster Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 318 S Westminster Street, Waynesfield OH 45896, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Till Plains. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Waynesfield United Methodist Church Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Willow Branch Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Headwaters of the Auglaize River (approx. 3.1 miles away); Walnut Hill Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); Wapaghonetta Reservation (approx. 4.6 miles away); Haver Ridge Metro Park (approx. 4.9 miles away); Manchester School (approx. 5.1 miles away); Scioto River (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waynesfield.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2022, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on May 24, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1. submitted on December 13, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 2. submitted on November 15, 2022, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 3. submitted on December 13, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 15, 2022, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 7. submitted on December 13, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 8, 9, 10. submitted on May 24, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 11, 12, 13. submitted on May 27, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 14, 15, 16. submitted on May 28, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.















