West Richfield in Summit County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Purple Heart

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 28, 2026

1. Purple Heart Marker

Inscription.
Joseph Tedesco • James Voltz • Robert Gilbert

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Military Order of the Purple Heart series list.

Location. 41° 14.391′ N, 81° 39.304′ W. Memorial is in West Richfield, Ohio, in Summit County. It is at the intersection of West Streetsboro Road (Ohio Route 303) and Broadview Road, on the right when traveling west on West Streetsboro Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4663 OH-303, Richfield OH 44286, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Cleveland

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest.

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: Employee Military Veterans Non-Residents

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(a few steps from this marker); Sikh Gurdwara (approx. half a mile away); West Richfield World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); West Richfield Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Captain Elijah Welton (approx. half a mile away); Brecksville Township’s First Settler (approx. 3 miles away); The Ahola Corporation (approx. 3.2 miles away); Shaw Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Richfield.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on June 14, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.