Westerville in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Veterans Memorial Fund Sponsor Request
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 26, 2026
1. Veterans Memorial Fund Sponsor Request Marker
[Excerpted Memorialized Veterans]
"In Memory of Our Friends"
Michael E. Bernard, 1st. Lt. U.S. Army
Clarence O. Eckfeld, 1st. Lt. U.S. Army Air Corp[s]. WWII Pilot
"In Memory of"
Leonard G. Rankin, CWO-4 U.S. Navy, WWII, Antarctic Explorer, Korea
Douglas L. Rankin, Lt. Col. U.S.A.F. Vietnam, Desert Shield/Storm
"In Honor of Our Father"
David L. Conard and the Crew of the U.S.S. Franklin, CV 13 Aircraft Carrier
"The Ship That Wouldn't Die" WWII 921 Lost
"In Special Memory"
Frank Hill, Sr., "Every Veteran's Friend" served during WWII 11th Airborne
"In Memory of"
Major William P. Hurley, Sr., U.S. Army Pilot
73 Surveillance Company, KIA March 29, 1968, Vung Tan Bay, Vietnam
[Sponsors not transcribed]
Erected by City of Westerville and Concerned Citizens and Organizations.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.
Location. 40° 8.073′ N, 82° 56.924′ W. Memorial is in Westerville, Ohio, in Franklin County. It can be reached from no nearby street. Monument
this page online
Regionally, this memorial is in the Scioto Valley and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. 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: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Warren 'Ernie' Ernsberger (here, next to this marker); Prisoner of War ★ Missing in Action (a few steps from this marker); Transitions (a few steps from this marker); The Service Flag (within shouting distance of this marker); Homecoming (within shouting distance of this marker); Call to Service (within shouting distance of this marker); Deployment (within
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2008
2. Westerville Veterans Memorial Fund Sponsors Marker
At original location near now-decommissioned Armory
More about this memorial. Monument was located on the former Ohio National Guard Armory grounds at 40.119775N 82.929032W, north of Westerville Post Office, and near 240 South State Street (OH Rt 3).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 26, 2026
3. Veterans Memorial Fund Sponsor Request Marker
In ground in front of Veterans Memorial monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2008
4. Westerville Veterans Memorial Fund Sponsors Marker
In ground at far right of photo, near end of knee wall,
at original location near now-decommissioned Armory
at original location near now-decommissioned Armory
Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on August 28, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on October 29, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 28, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on October 29, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
