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Swanton American Legion Monument

 
 
Swanton American Legion Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 11, 2019
1. Swanton American Legion Monument
Inscription.
In Memorium
All veterans all wars
Presented by American Legion Post
No. 479 Swanton, Ohio

Adams, Claire A. • Allen, Frederick S. • Arnsbarger, Coy • Arnsbarger, Perry • Atkinson, Richard M. • Bauer, George • Bixler, William N. • Bloom, Thomas • Bloom, Willie • Brailey, Harry E. Jr. • Brown, Don M. • Bryant, James L. • Buckenmeyer, Leo J. • Busack, Delbert L. • Busack, Leo E. • Camp, Inatius M. • Camp, Joseph H. • Carpenter, Dale • Cass, Fred V. • Clymer, Russell R. • Cogan, L.P. • Cooper, Clarence D. • Cosgrove, Louie C. • Curtis, Raymond C. • Curtis, Raymond C. • Donnelley, Orrie C. • Donnelley, William • Doren, Jessie L. • Dowell, Lloyd R. • Dowling, Harold J. • Drennan, Lawrence T. • Eccard, Adolph J. • Elton, Floyd E. • Elton, Homer H. • Fenton, Wade W. • Flogaus, Otis • Foley, Harry G. • Geer, Blain H. • Goll, J.D. • Graham, Reese G. • Green, Arthur A. • Halderman, Sydney B. • Harding, Merle V. • Harrington, Clarence M. • Harrington, Floyd H. • Harris, Carl • Harris, Stanley • Hassen, Leo • Hatfield, Arthur N. • Hawkins, John H. • Helmick, Tony • Hepfinger, Clyde • Hill, Pearl D. • Hoodless, Otto L. • Jinske, Hermon • Judson, Thurlo G. • Labounty, Dale J. • Livingston, Frank J. • Loar, Leighton E. • Lochbihler, Harold L. • Lochbihler, Harold L. • Lochbihler, Lester F. • McBride,
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Orrin W. • Mentzer, Arnold • Merrill, Francis C. • Mills, Robert D. • Mills, Robert W. • Moore, Rudolph • Morse, Joseph I. • Morse, Robert W. • Murbach, Herbert C. • Nickle, Joseph M. • O'Brien, Cornelius • Palmer, Guy B. • Perkins, Ralph W. • Pilliod, Harry G. • Pilliod, Lawrence L. • Plummer, Percy G. • Plummer, Robert • Reese, Charles • Regenold, Reville R. • Robinson, Orrin P. • Rowley, Leo C. • Sagert, Roy • Sattler, Paul F. • Sattler, William C. • Schaechterle, Fred D. • Schwyn, Albert • Scott, Leroy H. • Shaver, William • Sheffer, Clyde M. • Siefert, Fredrick A. • Smith, Robert F. • Snider, George H. • Somers, Gayle • Sperling, Lawrence L. • Shaver, William • Sheffer, Clyde M. • Siefert, Fredrick A. • Smith, Robert F. • Snider, George H. • Somers, Gayle • Sperling, Lawrence L. • Vomier, Lloyd • Walters, Lynn • Weihl, Edgar H. • Welch, Fred • Wentz, Melvin R. • Mikola, Andrew Sr. • Wales, Dewey • Weir, J. A.

Ackerman, James F. • Ackerman, Robert W. • Ackerman, William • Allen, Burton D. • Allen, James • Allen, Lewis B. • Allen, William F. • Apger, William F. • Apger, William S. • Apger, Woodrow W. • Ansbarger, Arthur • Ashenfelter, Duaine L. • Ashenfelter, Robert R. • Aton, Clarence E. • Aton, Donald M. • Bak, Alfred • Bak, Paul Jr. • Baker, Lloyd • Balloy, Arthur • Balloy, George • Barnes, Keith E. • Barnes, Ralph A. • Barnes, Rolland • Barnes, Woodrow J. • Barrett,
Swanton American Legion Monument Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 11, 2019
2. Swanton American Legion Monument Marker
Arthur L. • Bartlett, Bette Mae • Batdorf, Gaylord • Batdorf, Gaylord • Batdorf, George F. • Batdorf, Harry L. • Batdorf, John Q. • Batdorf, Joseph Jr. • Batdorf, Leaburn W. • Batdorf, Paul V. • Batdorf, Raymond W. • Batting, Carl G. • Berkebile, Kenneth A. • Bick, Cletus J. • Bick, George • Bixler, Ephri • Blake, Harlod • Bloom, Donald R. • Bloom, Herthel C. • Bloom, Junior • Bloom, Kenneth C. • Bloom, Ronald B. • Bloomer, Donald R. • Boman, Raymond W. • Born, Clarence • Born, Robert E. • Born, Ronald D. • Born, Willard J. • Bowers, Richard • Bowles, Loren • Bowser, Clifford • Bowser, Dean • Bradford, Ronald J. • Bratton, Lawrence • Brown, Carl K. • Brown, Ralph J. • Brown, William C. • Bryan, Carl • Bryan, Marvel • Bryan, Richard E. • Bryan, Robert S. • Buckenmeyer, Arthur E. • Buckenmeyer, Charles L. • Buckenmeyer, James • Buckenmeyer, Raymond M. • Bunde, Albert • Burch, Alphonse • Busack, Leo H. • Busack, Linwood G. • Busack, Myndrt C. • Camp, Richard • Camp, Wendell • Chamberlain, Dean • Chortie, Omie L. • Carroll, Charles J. • Carpenter, Frank J. • Clark, Ernest C. • Clay, Bruce N. • Clay, Robert B. • Cline, Milton • Clingenpeel, Glen G. • Clingenpeel, John • Cote, Albert • Coon, Fred • Coon, Jake E. • Coon, John W. • Coon, Richard R. • Coon, Rotha E. • Cramer, Wendel • Curtic, John R. • Davis, Delbert • Davis, Floyd C. • Delong, Gilbert L. • Delong, Leonard • Dennis, Frank
Swanton American Legion Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 11, 2019
3. Swanton American Legion Monument
marker as seen from Zeiter Way, looking south towards RR
• Dennis, Harrison • Dennis, Jake • Dernlan, Elwood • Dickerson, Merle • Disbrow, Francis E. • Dixon, Willard C. • Donnelly, Marvin L. • Doren, Harold • Doren, John • Dotson, Donald E. • Dover, Donovan C. • Drennan, Arthur R. • Duncan, Howard • Dzierzawski, Ray • Dzierzawski, Irvan • Eckley, Edward A. • Eckley, Glenn W. • Eckley, Rinaldo • Eger, Elizabeth • Eicher, Archie E. • Eicher, Junior D. • Eicher, Robert D. • Eisel, Edmund • Eisel, Gerald J. • Eitemiller, Frank • Eldredge, Richard • Elton, Burton • Elton, Elvin • Elton, Floyd Jr. • Elton, John C. • Elton, William • Evans, Raymond • Everingham, Donald C. • Evertt, Ben • Faber, Stephen A. • Fabisiak, Harry • Fels, Robert D. • Fenton, James • Fewlass, Louise G. • Finzel, Charles D. • Fisher, Louis F. • Fitzsimmons, Virgil • Flynn, Forrest A. • Franklin, Floyd • Franklin, James A. • Franklin, Virginia • Frederick, Paul W. • Friedman, John F. • Friess, Oliver • Frosch, Arthur • Frosh, Harold • Garmenn, Jacob B. • Gear, John • Gearig, Earl • Gearig, Edwin • Gearig, Orville • George, Marvin A. • Gillen, Maynard • Gillen, Walter A. • Gigax, John P. • Gombash, Joe • Gray, Eugene C. • Green, Edwin A. • Gridham, Robert N. • Griffin, Frank D. • Griffin, Harold • Gross, Alvin C. • Gross, Edmond J. • Hable, Merlin • Hagerman, Donald • Hall, William A. • Hamp, Andrew J. • Harding, Irvin A. • Harding, Orlo • Harding, Warren G. • Harrington,
Swanton American Legion Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 11, 2019
4. Swanton American Legion Monument
honor board of names
William G. • Harris, Paul D. • Hart, Harold J. • Haupricht, Teddy J. • Hepfinger, Harold E. • Hibbard, Lowell Jr. • Hill, Raymond • Hintz, Henry • Hoffman, Maurice • Hurlburt, Warren • Ireland, Dale • Ireland, Wayne • Jacquot, Robert • Jewell, Glenn A. • Johnson, Calvin E. • Johnson, Millard E. • Jones, Harris • Jones, James L. • Jones, Sam A. • Kahle, Donald L. • Kahle, Richard E. • Kahle, Donald L. • Kahle, Richard E. • Kahle, Robert • Karpinski, Edward • Karpinski, Stanley • Keeler, James A. • Kellogg, Cal • Kelsey, Raymond A. • Kemp, Carl W. • Keough, Clark • Keough, Richard T. • Kidder, Joe Jr. • Kidder, Joseph H. • Kimerer, Orin H. • Kinkaid, Charles E. • Kinkaid, James Sr. • Kinkaid, James • Kinkaid, Walter B. • Kinney, Earl • Kinney, Phillip Jr. • Kline, Stanley M. • Knight, Harrison H. • Kocinski, Frank • Koepfer, Bernard • Koepfer, Emanuel • Koepfer, Jermoe • Koepfer, Robert • Kolodziejczyk, Chester • Kujawski, Edward • Kujawski, Frederick • Kujawski, John D. • Kujawski, Richard J. • Kujawski, Thomas • Kurth, Donald • Kurth, Harold • Kutzli, Lawrence • Kutzli, Walter R. • Laatsch, Robert • Langenderfer, Bernard • Langenderfer, Charles H. • Langenderfer, Cyril • Langenderfer, Harvey • Langenderfer, Henry • Langenderfer, Joseph • Langenderfer, Kenneth • Langenderfer, Raymond • Langenderfer, Sylvester • Laux, Leo J. • Lawecki, Anthony • Lawrence, Faith • Laymen, Ralph •
Swanton American Legion Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 11, 2019
5. Swanton American Legion Monument
American Legion bronze medallion on monument
Lehman, Robert • Light, Gordon • Linman, Frederick L. • Lingenfelter, Harry V. • Livingstone, Richard • Loar, Clifford E. • Loar, Laverne • Loar, Russell S. • Loeffler, Walter S. • Lovejoy, Charles E. • Lovejoy, Harold L. • Lovejoy, Robert • Lumbrezer, Maynard • Mack, Charles E. • Malosh, Kenneth • Maples, Lloyd V. • Marsh, William S. • Marti, Paul • Martin, John B. • Mathias, Joseph H. • McClough, Ulysses L. • McCready, Chester L. • McLafferty, Earl K. • McQuade, Richard B. • Maco, Frank F. • Meier, Wayne • Merrill, Russell • Meyers, Donald F. • Meyers, Gerald • Meyers, John A. • Meyers, Ora W. • Michalak, Edward • Mielke, Junior • Mikola, Andrew • Mikola, Marcus • Miller, Albert • Miller, Arthur • Miller, Donald • Miller, Edward F. • Miller, Gerald • Minnich, Edward F. • Minnich, Elmer L. • Mock, Morrell • Mohler, Bernard H. • Mohr, Carey • Mohr, Carlton B. • Mohr, Harley • Mohr, Leonard W. • Mossing, Earl • Mossing, William F. • Myers, Donald C. • Mull, Meryl • Munson, Wixon • Myers, James W. • Nadolney, Stanley • Natter, Verlin • Natter, William • Navarre, Joseph D. • Netcher, Lawrence • Netcher, Lawrence • Nickle, Vincent J. • Nickle, William • Niner, Louis A. • Noe, Alfred • Noe, Fidelus • Noe, Giles • Noe, Joseph B. • Noe, Lawrence R. • Ohis, Frank • Overmyer, Ellis J. • Paker, Dale • Palmer, Lester N. • Palmer, Virgil • Parker, Harold A. • Parker, Harriet A. • Parker, Harry
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W. • Parker, Joseph • Parker, Robert E. • Paul, Robert R. • Paulinski, Chester • Pelton, Klive D. • Peters, Bernard • Peters, Leonard J. • Peters, Lewis • Pfaff, Robert • Pfaff, William A. • Phare, Richard R. • Pilliod, George • Pilliod, James • Pilliod, John L. • Pilliod, John V. • Pilliod, Leo J. • Pilliod, Robert E. • Poca, Julius S. • Poca, William • Pochay, Elmar A. • Pospisil, Joe Jr. • Pospisil, Robert • Pospisil, William • Pruden, Artheur C. • Radzimowski, Harry • Radzimowski, John • Rechtine, Richard G. • Reese, Loren • Reighard, Donald • Repka, John • Rhodes, Harold • Rhuland, Lowell • Rinkel, Arnold M. • Rmaker, Charles • Robasser, John G. • Robasser, Kenneth L. • Robasser, Vern Jr. • Robertson, Charles • Rodney, John R. • Romanowicz, Edward • Romick, Frank L. • Romick, Merrill L. • Rosonowski, Robert • Ross, Allen L. • Roth, Allen L. • Roth, Floyd • Rouff, John • Russell, Harold D. • Sabo, Stephen L. • Sadowski, Chester Z. • Sadowski, Daniel • Sarkisiam, Fred • Schmidt, James F. • Schondel, David • Schondel, Dora • Schondel, Leo • Schondel, Raymond • Schondel, Vincint • Schudel, Conard • Schudel, Jake • Scott, Hugh W. • Seemen, Paul E. • Shafter, Ned W. • Sharpe, Claire E. • Shater, John • Shaver, William H. • Shelly, Charles E. • Simmins, Stanley • Simon, Robert D. • Slaninka, Dominic • Sloan, Jack D. • Sloan, Junior • Smalley, Edward C. • Smalley, Franklin G. • Smith, Barton • Smith, Harold A. • Smith, Robert N. • Souslin, Clarence L. • Spade, Dinnis H. • Sparagowski, Clem • Spengler, Woodrow W. • Stark, Percy H. • Stein, William • Stevens, Steve • Stevens, Tony • Stipp, James • Stoll, George R. • Stoll, Gerald C. • Stoll, Grant • Stoll, Leroy S. • Storeholder, Bernard J. • Storeholder, Donald J. • Storeholder, John E. • Stout, Kenneth G. • Strayer, Wayne • Strenki, Frank • Surbwiec, Edward • Szymanski, Max • Tansel, Joe L. • Tate, Robert • Taylor, Lewis W. • Thomas, Clyde C. • Thomas, David H. • Thatcher, Gearld E. • Toland, Ralph • Topping, Kenneth • Trautman, George L. • Turpening, Wilber R. • Vargo, William Jr. • Vasco, Alfred • Vaughan, John • Vaughan, Marion R. • Vaughan, Ralph E. • Walp, Merlyn • Walter, Harley • Walter, Raymond R. • Walters, Leroy • Walters, Llewyn • Walters, Robert J. • Walters, Roland • Walters, Voyle M. • Walters, Warren E. • Weigle, John L. • Weigle, Lloyd • Weigle, Maurice • Westphal, John • Westphal, Robert P. • Walters, Robert J. • Walters, Roland • Walters, Voyle M. • Walters, Warren E. • Weigle, John L. • Weigle, Lloyd • Weigle, Maurice • Westphal, John • Westphal, Robert P. • Whalen, Leonard • Whitemore, Harold • Wiles, Clarence • Wiles, Harry • Williams, Charles • Williams, Lawrence • Wiesler, John A. • Wines, Russell • Winter, Theodore • Woityna, Jacob Jr. • Wolinski, Leonard E. • Wychoff, Peter L. • Yaney, Max • Whitemore, Harold • Wiles, Clarence • Wiles, Harry • Williams Charles • Williams Lawrence • Wiesolek, John A. • Wines, Russell • Winter, Theodore • Wotyna, Jacob Jr. • Wozniak, Leonard L. • Wygborn, Peter L. • Yaney, Max • Yanice, Dale A. • Yannis, Richard G. • Yannis, Eugene V. • Zapor, James • Ziegler, Robert • Zimmerman, John • Zimmerman, Harold • Wychoff, Peter L. • Yaney, Max • Yantiss, Karl J. • Yantiss, Richard G. • Yedica, Eugene V. • Ziegler, James • Ziegler, Robert O. • Zimmerman, Arthur • Zimmerman, Harold

Armeganian, George • Batdorf, Robert L. • Bialecki, John Jr. • Bigalow, Zern • Bloom, Jack • Blystone, Baselgia J. • Bowers, Roger I. • Bowmen, Robert V. • Bowser, Dean • Busack, Warren L. • Brehm, Robert • Creps, Merlyn E. • Culler, Lewis E. • Czajka, Richard • Czajka, Robert • Dodd, Jay E. • Dowling, John H. • Drewyor, James • Elton, Fredrick B. • Gillen, Donald H. • Hallett, James S. • Hallett, Terrence E. • Hallett, Lawrence J. • Jaquot, Jack L. • Jewell, Melvin B. • Jewell, Stanley H. • Johns, Harold • Keister, Daniel J. • Kelly, Lloyd G. • Kinney, Donald J. • Kuhn, Edward E. • Kurth, James A. • Lambert, Richard A. • Jerry Krause • Leminger, Charles J. • Linginfelter, D. C. • Langenderfer, Gerald S. • Linginfelter, James • Martin, Harold E. • Martin, Leonard L. • McGhee, William A. • Minnich, Thomas • Morse, James • Mroczkowski, Richard • Myers, Francis J. • Pahl, James B. • Pawlinski, Ed Jr. • Perkins, Robert • Robinson, Donald • Rowley, Robert • Schefield, John E. • Smith, Ancel D. • Smith, Charles S. • Smith, Howard E. • Sperling, George L. • Stoll, Donald • Studebaker, Austin • Szymanski, Theodore • Tressler, Donald R. • Walls, Larry R. • Walp, Mahlon H. • Whittaker, James S. • Wheating, Lassiter • Wilson, Richard N. • Wright, William • Zeigler, George A.

1958 - Comm. Leonard Wozniak • 1st Vice Ronald Bloom • 2nd Vice John Farrough • Adj. Harold Kurth • Chaplain Robert Rowley • Sgt. At Arms Harold Stull

Refurbished by Michelle Spurgeon M.V.G.S. Gold Award Project
 
Erected 1958 by Michelle Spurgeon M.V.G.S. Gold Award Project.
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 41° 35.331′ N, 83° 53.421′ W. Monument is in Swanton, Ohio, in Fulton County. It is at the intersection of Zeiter Way (formerly Broadway) and North Main (Ohio Route 64), on the right when traveling east on Zeiter Way (formerly Broadway). Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 112 Zeiter Way, Swanton OH 43558, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Ohio’s Black Swamp and in the 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Swanton Ohio Viet Nam Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Ohio Buckeye (approx. 0.2 miles away); Swanton Remembers (approx. Ό mile away); Eastern White Pine (approx. 0.3 miles away); Swanton Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Swanton Civil War Monument (approx. Ύ mile away); Swanton (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Swanton (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Swanton.
 
Additional keywords. American Legion
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 373 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on June 21, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 12, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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