Wast Carrollton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Veterans of Foreign Wars Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 21, 2026

1. Veterans of Foreign Wars Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription. Carl M Pearson Jr Ad3 US Navy Korea Oct 11 1930 - Mar 4 2018 • Wesley L Johnson Sgt US Air Force Vietnam Aug 5 1947 - Nov 7 2017 • Eldon L Moses Sgt US Army Airborne WWII Jan 28 1926 - Sep 23 2018 • In memory of T 5 Robert E L Reed 748th Rlwy Oper Btln WW 2 Mar 5 1918 - Sep 9 1990 Dedicated VFW Member • In memory of Cpl Roy J Hopper R A 14270816 19th Inf Reg 24th Div Korea Killed in Action July 31 1950 Body not recovered • In memory of Sgt Richard J Hopper 509th Engr 30th Inf Korea Jan 4 1931 - Apr 8 1991 Dedicated VFW Member • David E Phibbs Navy Ssgt US Air Force Vietnam May 31 1932 † May 29 2004 • In memory of Sgt Gordon L Profitt US Army WWII Vietnam Korea Jul 20 1925 - Jul 15 2006 Highly Decorated VFW Member • Pfc Gilbert C Barnes U S Army Air Corps Jun 9 1920 - Oct 6 2007 • Denver Johnson US Army Dec 3 1931 - Jul 30 1996 • Terry L Foland Pfc US Army Vietnam May 19 1945 - Jan 7 2001 • In honor of Doyle J. Roberts WW II US Army 1923 - 1991

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 39° 40.881′ N, 84° 13.896′ W. Memorial is in Wast Carrollton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Marina Drive and East Central Drive, on the right when traveling west on Marina Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5441 Marina Dr, Dayton OH 45449, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro

and in the Miami Valley.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vietnam Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Veterans of Foreign Wars Hammond Memorial Post 3438 (a few steps from this marker); The Wright Seaplane Base / Wright Model G "Aeroboat" (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wright Model G Seaplane (about 500 feet away); The Miami-Erie Canal (approx. 0.2 miles away); Moraine Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Woody's Market (approx. 0.6 miles away); Historic Blanchard Avenue (approx. one mile away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Wright Seaplane Base (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Veterans of Foreign Wars Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 21, 2026

2. Veterans of Foreign Wars Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 21, 2026

3. Veterans of Foreign Wars Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 21, 2026

4. Veterans of Foreign Wars Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 21, 2026

5. Veterans of Foreign Wars Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 21, 2026

6. Veterans of Foreign Wars Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 12, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.