Van Wert in Van Wert County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Van Wert County Wourld War II Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 12, 2026
1. Van Wert County Wourld War II Veterans Memorial Marker
that a man lay down his life for his friends
World War II
Dec. 7, 1941 - Dec. 31, 1946
John Arn Loren Rice Theo Sharp Howard Volk Frank Yakos Earl E Yoh Ervin Avery Ted Paullus Wayne Becker Buster Brown Phillip Hall Elmer Miller Von Prichard Ralph E Cook Leo F Doring Glen L Krugh Carl E Lower James M Perry Frank Vasques John J Stripe Amos H Wilson Floyd D Young Thane M Spahr James D Evans Marcus T King Floyd R Oday Robert C Agler Walter Alspaugh Gus C Brubaker Howard E Craig Howard G Craig Harold Flanagan Clayton G Ford Meredith Frantz Leo Jordan Jr Dale E Kreiger
Walter M Krugh Glen A Mcgowen John A Peltier Donald J Rauch Donald D Roehm Raymond W Shaw Wilbur D Stump Floyd M Wilson Walter N Abbott Clayton L Adams Donald A Boroff Charles K Brown Stanley Brumback Edward J Burger Robert W Burley Albert R Custer Edwin C Feister Wayne J Hoffman Floyd W Hurdman Ralph E Johnson Leonard J Kiehl Andrew J Mullen Gordon E Palmer Melvin H Rahrig Morris L Shreck Harold Stevenson Wayne M Stetler Richard C Trapp Robert J Wahlen Thomas G Wright Darrell W Boroff Walter E Bricker Frank K Carothers Stephen H Cramer Raymond C Demoss
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Richard C Dibert Joseph H Giesken Robert W Gribler Walter E Gribler William E Schick Robert D Stetler Walter E Stetler Harold L Youtsey Maynard M Jerome Gordon J Laudick Clarence W Mager Ervin H Morrison Phillip A Akerman Eldred F Brittsan Fred S Dewey Jr Lawrence Fair Jr Kenneth B Holland Robert G Longwell Maurice B Nihiser James W Reno Jr Wilbur R Prichard Andrew R Shepherd Richard E Thatcher Raymond R Van Eman Richard M Angevine Donald D Dellinger Richard H Lininger Irvin Liveringhouse Perry O Tester Jr William C Cotterman Winford W McMichael Donald R Muntzinger William E Mollenkopf Charles F Kennedy Jr Norman Clawson Jr
June 25, 1950 Jan. 31, 1955
Paul Baker Kenneth Hines Jack R. Sowers
Milo W. Felger William J. Morris Donald J. Pohlman
Van J. Fronefield Charles E. Stocklin Forrest R. Williamson
Dec. 22, 1961 May 7, 1975
James M. Coon David G. Fell Paul E. Ream Robert L. King Larry E. Evans Lowell R. Smith
Stephen F Bebout William E Carter Paul G Parsons Duane E Hainline William L Miller James L Rogers
Courtney J. Cosgrove David M. Greisinger Thomas L. Hershberger Jr. Stephen J. W. Smith Curtis R.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 12, 2026
2. Van Wert County Wourld War II Veterans Memorial
Erected 1985 by 100 Centurions.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 40° 52.272′ N, 84° 35.435′ W. Memorial is in Van Wert, Ohio, in Van Wert County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street and North Lynn Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 614 W Main St, Van Wert OH 45891, 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 walking distance of this marker: Operation Desert Storm Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Ohio National Guard (a few steps from this marker); This Flag (a few steps from this marker); First County Library in the United States (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Brumback Library (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Historic Lincoln Highway (approx. 0.3 miles away); Van Wert County Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Van Wert Gazebo (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Van Wert.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Wayne's Strategy (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 12, 2026
3. Van Wert County Wourld War II Veterans Memorial
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 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 14, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
