Mitchell in Davison County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Mitchell Area Service Members Killed In Action

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Mitchell Area Service Members Killed In Action Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 16, 2026

1. Mitchell Area Service Members Killed In Action Memorial

Inscription.
In Memory Of

World War I
William Bradshaw • Peter V. Brethorst • William H. Coacher • Emil Laurson
Father Colman E. O'Flaherty • McKinley Pound • Oliver Scott
Arthur E. Shale • Lester L. Slagle • Carroll B. West

World War II
Archibald Anderson • Arlo Anderst • James L. Bailey • Roesler A. Bertram
Herbert Chase • Wesley R. Doty • John Farrell • George M. Flanders
Harold Gabriel • Wallace B. Maclean • Keith A. McKee • Robert L. Gilbert
Herman A. Goetsch • Eli Hargens • Harry J. Harper • Arthur W. Healy
Elder Herman • Marion O. Hickman • Frederick C. Hoagland
Edwin A. Kendall • Walter L. Lewis • Carman McCreery • Louis Meyer
Maurice L. Meyers • Randall M. Penfield • Clifford Petrik
Fay R. Richardson • Frederick A. Rush • Vincent I. Taylor
Vernon H. Torbet • Dale Uhre • John A. Wagner • Donald C. Wangsness, Jr.
Karl W. Wegehaupt • William C. Wehner • Robert C. Wittenhagen • Wilbert O. Wittenhagen

Korea
Russell C. Hopkins • Willard J. Miller • John D. Stransky • William A. Vander Voort

Vietnam
Robert Jan Bridges, Jr • Warren G. Harding, Jr • Ronald J. Taylor • Arnold D. Syrovatka

War on Terrorism • Gregory

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Erected by City of Mitchell and Concerned Citizens and Organizations.

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

Location. 43° 42.575′ N, 98° 1.552′ W. Memorial is in Mitchell, South Dakota, in Davison County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and 1st Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Monument is in Mitchell Veterans Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 105 North Main Street, Mitchell SD 57301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in East River

and specifically in the James River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Honoring All Women Veterans (here, next to this

Mitchell Area Service Members Killed In Action Memorial (back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 16, 2026

2. Mitchell Area Service Members Killed In Action Memorial (back)

marker); 525th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) (here, next to this marker); Sgt. John R. "Jack" Thurman, USMC (a few steps from this marker); South Dakota Army National Guard (a few steps from this marker); Davison County, South Dakota, Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); 5th Avenue & Main Street (approx. ¼ mile away); Grand Lodge of North Dakota Organized Here (approx. 0.3 miles away); Corn Palace Plaza (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mitchell.

Blue Star Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 16, 2026

3. Blue Star Memorial Marker

Mitchell Veterans Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 16, 2026

4. Mitchell Veterans Park

Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 24, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.