Kelleys Island in Erie County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Kelleys Island Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 4, 2026

1. Kelleys Island Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to the memory of the young men and women of this community who by their patriotism and loyalty served God and Country in the wars of our nation.

Civil War: Sixty Seven, Simon Huntington Killed in Action

Spanish War: Six

World War One: Fifty Two, Max A. Schnittker Killed in Action October 12, 1918 • Carl F. Fedderson Killed in Action November 4, 1918

World War Two: One Hundred Twenty Three, Bernard Erne Killed on U.S. Wasp September 15, 1942 • Leno J. Silvani Killed at St-Lo France August 8, 1944 • Anthony Bonchi Killed in Service November 30, 1944

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

Location. 41° 35.654′ N, 82° 42.638′ W. Memorial is on Kelleys Island, Ohio, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of East Lakeshore Drive and Division Street, on the right when traveling west on East Lakeshore Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 101 W Lakeshore Dr, Kelleys Island OH 43438, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore

and in the Western

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It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Battle of Lake Erie Bicentennial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Island House (within shouting distance of this marker); Inscription Rock (approx. ¼ mile away); The German Reformed Church / The Church Parsonage (approx. 0.3 miles away); Kellys Island Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Excavation (approx. 1½ miles away); The Crusher Trail (approx. 1½ miles away); Quarrying (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kelleys Island.

Kelleys Island Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 4, 2026

2. Kelleys Island Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 4, 2026

3. Kelleys Island Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 27, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.