Middleton Township near Waterville in Wood County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Edward C Byers Jr

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 17, 2026

1. Edward C Byers Jr Marker

Inscription.
Master Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C Byers Jr Medal of Honor Recipient Highway

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Afghanistan. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.

Location. 41° 29.378′ N, 83° 42.834′ W. Memorial is near Waterville, Ohio, in Wood County. It is in Middleton Township. It is on West River Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 16288 State Rte 65, Waterville OH 43566, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Black Swamp,

in the Till Plains,

and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area.

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

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Miamis Reserve/Miltonville (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Liberty House (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Columbian House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wakeman Hall / Waterville Historical Society (approx. ¾ mile away); Waterville Veterans Memorial Flagpole (approx. 0.8 miles away); John Pray - Founder of Waterville,Ohio / The Miami and Erie Canal (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ohio Electric Railroad Bridge / Roche De Bout, Roche De Boeuf (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waterville.

Also see . . . Congressional Medal of Honor Society story on Master Chief Edward C. Byers (USN). (Submitted on September 26, 2026, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 17, 2026

2. Edward C Byers Jr Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.