Spencer in Boyd County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Elwin W. "Smoke" Reed

1909 - 1994

— In Memory of —

Elwin W. "Smoke" Reed Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 17, 2026

1. Elwin W. "Smoke" Reed Memorial Marker

Inscription.

- Awards -
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal
Three Clusters to Air Medal
World War II

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.

Location. 42° 52.453′ N, 98° 42.066′ W. Memorial is in Spencer, Nebraska, in Boyd County. It is at the intersection of Thayer Street (U.S. 281) and Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Thayer Street. Marker is on the Veterans Memorial's flag pole base. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 East Main Street, Spencer NE 68777, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Nebraska and in the Niobrara Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial

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(here, next to this marker); World War Memorial (approx. 7.9 miles away); Butte Centennial Park (approx. 8 miles away); Marvin and Alice Humpal (approx. 8 miles away); Bethlehem German Congregational Church (approx. 10.8 miles away in South Dakota); The Great Missouri River (approx. 13.4 miles away in South Dakota); Guardian of the Frontier (approx. 13.4 miles away in South Dakota); Fort Randall Dam - Lake Francis Case (approx. 13.4 miles away in South Dakota).

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 17, 2026

2. Elwin W. "Smoke" Reed Memorial Marker

On Veterans Memorial's flag pole base

Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 28, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.