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Waynesfield Veterans Memorial

Chair of Honor

 
 
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Photographed by Craig Doda, December 2, 2023
1. Waynesfield Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
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
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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
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Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 15, 2022
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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
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3. Waynesfield Veterans Memorial
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
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4. Waynesfield Veterans Memorial
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
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Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 15, 2022
5. Waynesfield Veterans Memorial
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
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Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 15, 2022
6. Waynesfield Veterans Memorial
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
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7. Waynesfield Veterans Memorial
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
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Photographed by Craig Doda, December 2, 2023
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- 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
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Photographed by Craig Doda, December 2, 2023
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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.
 
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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.
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