Van Wert in Van Wert County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Van Wert County World War I Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 12, 2026
1. Van Wert County World War I Veterans Memorial Marker
these boys from Van Wert
County who made the
supreme sacrifice in the
World War 1914 - 1918
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends"
St. John XV-XIII
Charles W. Bargdall Lawrence E. Beach Harold Y. Berger Russell S. Brown Doyl M. Brubaker Thomas Callahan Donald E. Campbell Chancey C. Croghan Martin Feldner Ira C. Goodwin Robert S. Grunden Joe H. Hart Delbert J. Hartzog George H. Hemme Arland Kennedy Clifford Lambert Frank Lewis Harvey Lewis Ira L. Lewis Harold W. Manship Robert E. Maywhere Roy Maxson Allen L. Mohler Clyde Mohr
James F. Mohr Walter Myers Glen H. Nichols George Nolte Elmer Parrotte Homer L. Pierson Charles F. Price George W. Price Russell R. Ramsey Richard B. Reed Lon M. Reid Frederick Riker Harvey E. Roll Arthur C. Scaer William A. Sheeter Edwin C. Smith Arthur Staley Sanford A. Stemen Ferrel R. Swink Floyd Stetler Claude Walterick Orley E. Walters Leroy Weber John Yocum
Erected 1925 by The Nature Study Club of Van Wert, Ohio.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 40° 52.263′ N, 84° 35.414′ W. Memorial is in Van Wert, Ohio, in Van Wert County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and North Lynn Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 102 N Lynn Street, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Van Wert County Wourld War II Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Air National Guard (within shouting distance of this marker); Ohio National Guard (within shouting distance of this marker); Operation Desert Storm Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); This Flag (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans with PTSD Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); First County Library in the United States (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Brumback Library (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Van Wert.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 12, 2026
2. Van Wert County World War I Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 28, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
