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

Veterans Memorial

In Honor of Our Area Veterans

— Freedom Is Not Free —

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

1. Veterans Memorial Honor Roll

Inscription.

[Armed Services Emblems]

★ Killed/Missing During Service

[Honor Roll of Veterans]
Adams Bill D • Adams Jack H • Adams John B • Adams L Dean • Adams Louis C • Ahlers Walter E • Alford Douglas C • Alford William R • Alford William T • Allen James • Allen Wilson Mathel • Anderson Bruce W • Anderson Carl A • Anderson John M • Anderson Mervin L • Anderson Oscar • Anderson Oscar E • Anderson William O • Ancel Don • Ancel Kenneth • Angus Bennie • Ancus Russell F • Anson Dewayne • Anson Leland • Arrison Burton N • Axberc Neil E • Baker Barry L • Baker Fred H • Barnes Melvin • Barta John • Barta Richard • Bennett Clayton • Benson Edward H • Benson Hugh O • Benson Layh Peggy • Bentz Hammill Maryon • Bentz Robert C • Bentz William C • Bentzen Raymond C Sr • Berens Howard • Berens William D • Birger John • Birmeier Jacob • Birmeier Leon • Birmeier Russell • Birmeier Vincent • Bjornsen Norris S • Bjornsen Stanley W • Black Boyd C • Black Bruce R • Black Kelly E • Black Richard A • Black William F • Blair Benjamin R • Blair Wayne P •

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Blake Thomas E • Blake Thomas E Jr • Blitzkie Charles • Blitzkie Homer L • Block Dale W • Blum Richard J • Boettcher Bernhard • Boettcher Donald L • Boettcher Herbert J • Boettcher Kenneth R • Boettcher Larry • Boettcher Martin E • Boettcher Ronald J • Boettcher Walter R • Bone James L • Boska Carron T • Boska Larry L • Boska Ramon L • Boska Thomas • Boska Tommie F • Bowman Allen S • Bowman C Derald • Bowman Gary L • Bowman Robert H • Bradstreet Robert E • Brady Alan E • Brady Albert L • ★Brady Lloyd C Jack • Brewer Kip B • Breyer Everett H • Bridge Donald W • Brichtwell Frank D • Brodersen Thomas • Brown Howard • Bruegman Kenneth • Burger Edwin E • Bursell Donald L • Camin Dennis L • Camin Howard J • Carlson Arthur H • Carlson Donald J • Carlson Raymond C • Carlson Roy A • Carmichael Effinger R • Carmichael Gerald C • Carr Bobby C • Carr Roy W • Carr Russell K • Carson Alvin R • Cart Jacob • Cassidy Duane L • Cassidy Ted A • Christensen Calvin V • ★Christensen Donald R • Christensen Wayne C • Cihlar John • Cizek

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

2. Veterans Memorial

Donald O • Cizek Lumir • Claassen Cary L • Claassen Lloyd H

Classen Andrew A Jr • Classen Gerald M • Classen James A • Classen Neil K • Classen Paul E • Clinton Arliss R • Clinton Donavan N Bud • Clinton Hillery O Jr • Clinton D Wayne • Clinton Rollen R • Clinton Thomas M • Coenen Amy E • Coleman Billy D • Conklin Robert • Connot Anton E • Conroy Gary L • Cork Bernard L • Cork Philip E • Couch Edward J • Couch George • Counts Randy L • Counts Raymond E • Counts Richard D • Courtney C Fay • Courtney Richard M • Courtney Robert E • Courtney Steven M • Courtney Thomas J • Cranford J Michael • Cranford John F • Cranford Louis J • Crawford Steven L • Crawford Wilmer F • Criss Glen J • Crooks Homer V • Crooks Michael I • ★Crooks Russell • Dahlberg Ernest C • Dahlberg Vernon H • Damero John • Dawson George W Jr • Dennis Thomas • Devall Brandi L • Dickey Oliver • Dickey Robert J • Dodds Albert L • Dodds Robert L • Dorothy Dean • Dresher Roy R • Drickey James M • Drickey Roy B Chic • ★Dugan Thomas W • Dummer Dewane H •

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3. Veterans Memorial Honor Roll

Dummer Harvey L • Dummer Marlin L • Dummer Willard E • Eddy L Buck • Eilers Ernie J • Eilers Robert J • Eilers Ronald A • Ellermeier Jim L • Ellermeier Joel D • Ellermeier Thomas L • Ellwanger Arthur • Ellwanger Harold H • Elsasser Raymond C • Enbody Frank R Jr • Erlenbusch James J • Fernau Charles J • Fernau John J • Fiala Leo E • Ficenec Arthur F • Ficenec John C • Filips Edwin • Filips Roman • Filsincer Clarence G • Filsincer Lawrence C • Fischer Orion D • Fish Larry C • Fisher Lowell L • Fisher Philip C • Fisher Stanley F • Flanders Cary D • Foster Elmer L • Francis Casper • Francis Claton A • Francis Ronald J • Frasch Otto G • Frasch Vernon E • Fredericksen Walter P • Fredrickson Arthur C • Fredrickson Clifford T • Fredrickson John W • Frerickson Keith G • Friedrich Bruce W • Friedrich Howard R • Friedrich Richard K • Fritz James R • Fuhrer Lyle W • Galbraith Howard L • Gehlsen Hans • Gehlsen Jacob • Gehlsen James • Gelster Melvin Red • Giles Paul Michael • Giles Spencer Wm • Gomez Rodrico C • Graincer Robert W • Graves

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4. Veterans Memorial Honor Roll

Johnnie B • Gray Richard W • Grimm Homer • Grimm Howard C • Guthmiller Kevin G • Guthmiller Michael J • Guthmiller Otto L

Haberberger Gregory • Hafsaas Donald J • Hagberg Raymond • Halva Joseph • Halva William G • Hambek Anton Jr • Hambek Frank P • Hambek James • Hambek James F • Hambek John J • Hamilton Frank F • Hamilton George A • ★Hamilton Gerald L • Hamilton Gerald O • Hamilton Harold G • Hamilton Lyle D • Hamilton Lyle D Jr • Hamilton Robert E • Hammon Chester [?]ne • Hammon Colin P • Hammon Duane R • Hammon Eldon L • Hammon Philip E • Hansen James S • Hansen Jeremy M • Hansen Robert C Jr • Hansen Robert J • Hansen Timothy J • Hansen William D • Hansen William G • Hanzlik Richard C • Hargens Allen R • Harmon John M • Harris Carl B • Harris Danny R • Harris Gene R • Harris Howard H • Harris Joseph E • Harris Thomas L • Hartsock Leonard C • Hartsock Steven W • Hartsock W Bruce • Hausmann John J • Havranek Alvin W • Havranek Danny I • Havranek Kennard J • Havranek Leonard • Havranek Randy W • Headley Michael • Heermann

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5. Veterans Memorial Honor Roll

Jerry L • Heiser Gary • Heiser Jennifer • Hespe David AJ Jr • Hespe Michael C • Hiatt Rollin W • Hines Lawrence • Hipke Neil • Hoch Conrad M • Hoch Harry D • Hoch Leland M • Hoch Orland B • Hoffman Don C • Hoffman Earl • Hoffman Gary • Hoffman Kenneth R • Hoffman Lyle L[?] • Hoffman Robert A • Holmberg Bernard D

Holmberg Daryl J • Holmberg Patrick A • Holmberg Stanley E • Holmberg Wayne O • Honke Paul H • ★Hood Frank • Hood James F • Hood John W • Hood Lonnie • Hornback D J J • Hornback Dale E • Hornback John E • Hornback Leslie Dean • Hornback Merwin • House Harold C • Howell John W • Hume Harold • Hume Merle W • Jackson Dale E • Jacoby Melvin F • Janssen Norman J • Janssen Vern I • Jensen Soren C • Jetter Carl A • Jiracek Vincent G • Johns Russel D • Johnson Albert E • Johnson Arthur M • Johnson Carl R • Johnson Carlton Buck • Johnson Donald A • Johnson Douglas C • Johnson Edgar R • Johnson Harry • Johnson Harry E • Johnson Kenneth O • Johnson Kenneth V • Johnson Lawrence P • Johnson Leo E • Johnson Leonard H

Veterans Memorial Thomas E. Blake Jr. Bench image. Click for full size.

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

6. Veterans Memorial Thomas E. Blake Jr. Bench

• Johnson Martin J E • Johnson Marlowe • Johnson Richard • Johnson Robert C • Johnson Ronald H

Johnson Stanley L • Kaczor Elmer • Kaczor Frederick G • Kaczor Jerry L • Kalkowski August L • Kanna H • Karr Roy • Kaul Gerold R • Kaul Gus R • Kaul Reinhold G • Kayl Arnold • Kayl Donald J • Keil James E • Keller John A • Keller Joseph • Keller Leslie L • Kerbel Joe • Kersch Rol Jake Sr • Kinnison Joshua • Kinzie Wayne G • Kirk Charles G • Kirk John C • Kirkpatrick Edward • Kirwan Edward L • Kirwan Eugene E • Kirwan Jerome J • Kirwan Kevin L • Kirwan Michael V • Kirwan Micky M • Klasna Clayton • Klasna Dennis L • Klasna Donivon D • ★Klasna Ervin E • Klasna Harold D • Klasna Leo L • Knapp Elroy F • Kocian Donald J • Kocian Michael • Kocian Stanley F • Kocian Thomas C • Koenic Albin J • Koenic Alphonse J • Koenic Bernard Bud • Koenic Gregor Butch • Koenic Laurence J • Koenic Norbert Coggy • ★Koenic Vincent G • Koerber Joe L • Koerber Robert • Kohl Lyndal G • Kolar Charles J • Kolar Richard J • Korab Edwin D • Kotrous

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Alvin • Koval Emil J • Krafka Arnold L • Krieger John D • Kriz R E • Krokaugger Robert • Krotter Robert J • Kryger Lyle J • Lamb Ardean • Lampman Edmund • Lampman Leo E • Lampman Marvin F • Lampman Max A • Lampman Paul K • Lampman William F • Landholm Carl J • Landholm Willard L • Langan David J • Langan John D • Langan Martin V • Langan William D • Langan William J • ★Lanman Robert F • Lapointe Cody • Lapointe Nicole • Larsen Nordby Bob • Lauts Albert C • Lauts Gary D • Lauts Gordon E • Lauts Norman R F • Leblanc Cannon M • Lechtenberg D Russell • Lechtenberg Eugene Sr • Lechtenberg E H Fritz • Lee Albert E • Lee Douglas V • Lee George V • Lewis Garry F • Lewis Leo • Lewis William H • Lienhart Frank E • Lienhart Temple Maurine • Lienhart Raymond F • Lienhart Richard L • Liewer James • Liewer Larry • Liewer Marvin • Liewer Mike • Liewer Neil • Liewer Ronald P • Liewer Terry • Lihs Duane C • Livingston Meredith • Londberg Alfred • Long Melvin J • Loock Arthur R • Loock Donald A • Loock Harold Joe • Loock Max C • Lorensen Lawrence • Lorensen Merril C • Loukota Jerald F

Loukota Jerry J • Loukota Robert D • Loukota Theodore J • Loukota William R • Luber Lyle W • Luber Wayne • Ludemann Darrel D • Ludemann Edward O • Ludemann Robert A • Ludemann Roger D • Ludemann William J • Ludwig Junior E • Luedke Charles • Luedke Donavon W • Luedke Pennington Paula • Luedke Vernal R • Lund Nancy O • Luth Charles H Jr • Luth Marshall E • Luth Rod • Macwire Max L • Mahlendorf C Leonard • Mahlendorf H Duane • Mahlendorf William H • Marcum J C • Marlatt Perry • Martin Edward P • Martin Francis Kelly • Martin Harrison Janet • Martinson Eugene G • Marx Leo M • Marx Michael W • Mashino Cecil R • Mashino Charles A • Mathers Patrick M • Mathre Lee R • Mathre Oscar J • Mathre Richard P • McAllister Annetta L • McAllister Brian J • McAllister Edward J • McAllister Paul J • McCright George • McCright Lyle B • McDonald Albert I • McDonald Alfred B • McKenzie Clyde Jr • McKenzie Douglas C • ★McKenzie Theodore W • McLaughlin Eugene J • McLaughlin James C • McMeen Kenneth • McNair Floyd D • McNair Floyd I • McQuistan Robert L • Mellor George M • Melton Ryan S • Michaelis Dale E • Michaelis Harry E • Milacek Glen • Milacek James S • Milacek Jerry D • Milacek Joseph W • Milacek Leslie J • Milacek Phyllis J • Miller Steven D • Mills Richard N • Mlady Leo K • Moffett Russell L • Moody Donald L • Moody Leland D • Moody M Earl • Moddy Todd R • Motacek Joseph W • Motacek Walter A • Mott Donald L • Mowrer Keith • Mulford Donald W • Mulford James O • Mulhair Daniel G • Mulhair Guy W • Mulhair Leo L • Neal Gerald • Neal Marie • Nelson Clifford D • Nelson Milton Benjamin • Nelson Oliver M • Nelson Paul A • Nemec Raymond R • Nicolaus Harley L • ★Nolan Gerald D • Nolan John Joseph • Nolan Valerie J • Novak Charles • Nygrew Vincent • Nyquist Paul W • Nyquist Victor Leroy • Oakeson Donald • Ogren John W • Ohri Andrew L • Olin James R • Olson Eric • Olson Marlowe B • Olson Norman G • Panacek Joe • Papstein Donald J • Papstein Walter A • Parker Harlan C • Pearson Nils H Jr • Pecena Charles A • Pecena Roger L • Pelc Gordon D • Pelc Howard R • Pelc Lenny • Pelc Scott H

Pfeifer Chris • Pfeifer Frank • Pfeifer George • Pfeifer Joe • Philben Morris • Philben Opie • Philben Virgil • Phillips Byron • Pickering Nathan • Pierce Harold G • Pierce Joseph D • Pinkerman Daniel • Placek Eugene L • Placek Larry D • Placek Willard • Poese Gilbert • Pokorny George • Polivka Norman • Post Frank • Pachak Emil • Prokop Edward • Prokop Emanuel • Prokop George • Prouty Clyde H • Prouty Harry Ed • Prouty Harry S • Prouty John H • Prouty Rob R • Pucelik Jerome • Pucelik Robert D • Purviance Leroy Jr • Putnam Ward E • Reber Dale D • Reber Milo E • Reber Nilo G • Reed Elwin Smoky • Reed Helen M • Reiman Maurice H • Reiman Vincent P • Reiser Arthur M • Reister Charles • Reister Donald • Reister Frank • Reister Joseph D • Reister Matthew M • Reister Ronald • Reiser V. Philip • Remp Franklin W • Rempp Leo P • Richardson [?] • Richter Frank J • Riesselman Raymond • Riha Kenneth • Rockholm [?]arro • Rockholm Norman • Rockholm Pete • Rockholm Roger • Rumsey Arthur • Rumsey Earl R • Rumsey Leland • Rust Willard J • Rust Willard M • Sattler Connie W • Sattler David W • Sattler [?] • Scheindst [?] • Scheindst Samuel[?] G • Scheindst Michael[?] • Scheindst [?] • Scheindst William A • Schmaltz Albert [?] • Schmidt Arthur • Schmitz Edward H • Schochenmaier Alvin • Schommer Donald L • Schommer Robert J • Schulte George P • Schulte Herman A • Schultz James R • Schultz Robert D • Schumann Arthur • Schumann Harold I • Schumann Karl • Schumann Lyle K • Schumann Ronald • Scott Cecil Jr • Sedivy Harold W • Sedivy [?] D • Sedlacek Erwin • Sedlacek James • Sedlacek John • Sedlacek Joseph • Sedlacek Robert • Semon Alfred H • Sharp Raymond • Shelden Bradley • Shelden Leroy D • Shelden William E • Shields Edward • Short Timothy M • Sieh Duane M • Sieler Dayton L • Simmons Lawrence • Slechta Joseph E • Smith Clarence • Snider William Noel • Snyder Tommy Joe • Soukup David J • Soukup Frank [?] • Spelts Bill[?] • Spelts Norman R. Bud • Spencer Clarence J • Spencer [Daryl?] D • Spencer Steven D • Spencer William

Spicknell Everett • Stahlecker Marvin A • Stevens Ellis A • Stewart Arthur Jr • Stewart Arthur Sr • Stewart Calvin Keith • Stewart John D • Stewart Julian D • Stewart Kenneth L • Stewart Leon L • Stewart Louis R • Storjohann Harold • Stringfellow Stewart • Stumer Carl W • Swanson J Stanley • Syfie George Jr • Tejral Albert J • Tejral Robert J • Thenhaus William H • Thompson Brian • Thompson George A • Thompson John I • Thomson Ivan J • Tienken John • Tikalsky Robert J • Tikalsky Thomas E • Tingle Robert D • Tingle Sidney A • Tingle William E • Tingle William E Jr • Tollefson Van • Tork Vernon G • Turgeon Benedict A • Ullrich Dallas D • Vanderbeek Donald L • Vlcan Leonard R • Vlcan Paul J • Vlcan Steve E • Wagner Glenn M • Wagner Otto J • Walz Dietrich Sandra • Walz James F • Walz Timothy J • Warnke Richard A • Weber Donald W • Weber Francis C • Weber George E • Weber Leander L • Weber Vincent P • Wells Burnell B • Wells Leon O • Wells Drlyn D • Wells Sheridan D • Wendt Vernon A • Wendt Wayne W • Wentz Theodore H • Whetham Charles • Whetham Guy R Sr • Whetham Loren G • Whetham Roy D • ★Whidden W Luther • Whiting Edward L • Wiges Marvin W • Wiley Edward H • Wilkey Craig R • Wilkey Jeffery W • Wilkey Joseph J • Wilkey Justin • Wilkey Larry J • Wilkey Theodore J • Willey Harry T • Wilson Robert V • Wilson Royal R • Winchell N L • Witherwax J Clayton • Witherwax Ronald R • Woidneck Herman J • Woidneck Marion P • Woolf Roger L • Woolf Sidney A • Woodruff Larry • Woodruff Tony J • Wurtz Ralph • Zach Edward D • Zeisler Duane W • Zioko Thomas A • Zink Aldon L • Zink Joseph E • Zink Raymond C • ★Zink Robert C • Jonas Clarence • Kirwan Frederick P • Larsen Ernest W • Lueken James T • Lueken George A • Townsend Richard D • Wade Delbert H Sr • Boettcher John Bud • Fobair I W Bill • Spicknall Lindley • White Garry D • Allen Donald L • Angel Dennis R • Angel John Edward • Angel Thomas R • Baker Lennis W • Bernt Rivera Sandra • Cline Hoyt L • Cline Jesse W • Cline Orland P • Cline Scott E • Cline Walter P • Cline Wayne L • Ducker Richard M • Fredrickson Keith G

garwood Dean E • Havranek Dennis R • Hiatt Jack R • Kalkowski Leo L • Kirwan John F • Kulm Greg C • Kulm Lester C • Lederer M T Bud • Mohl Paul J • Nygren Vincent • Pelc Arnold L • Schoberg John J • Soukup Thomas J • Soukup William R • Spencer Calvin D • Stahlecker Stanley D • Stuhldreier Bart L • Stuhldreier Brett L • Stuhldreier Justin • Van Meter Byron L • Zink Allen L • Zink Basil L • Zink Royal F • Boettcher Ronald L • Eilers Henry F • Hiserote Chester J • Jackson Derrick A • Pfeffer Francis M • Wakefield Leonard G • Jackson Jason T • Kraft Leroy E • Kraft Lloyd H • Kraft Melvin R • Kraft William A • Prokop Harlan G • Scheinost Robert C • Robinett Jonathan L • Blum Raymond J • ★Bosley Adam J • Carlson Richard R • Carmichael Richard D • Derickson Lester J • Ellermeier Ronald H • Fritz Earnest Charles • Hull Richard G • Jensen Helmer A • Lauridsen Duane • Lauridsen Louis • Lipp Hiserote Cherry • Lipp Kenneth E • Ping Duane • Ruda Rudolf W • Sage Gary L • Sage Gregory A • Sage Kelly J • Scheinost Kenneth F • Schmitz Leonard H • Sieh Earl G • Sieh Verlyn J • Sixta Leonardo A • Stahlecker Howard L • Thomson Franklin D • Weber Robert W • Zobrist Howard Jacob • Fischer Harold D • Loock Barry W • Mahon Bernhard F • Putnam Robert W • Stahlecker Russell E • Stoltenberg Albert F • Derickson Lester J • Elsasser Wilbur • Harmoney Jason M • McCright Lyle • Price Sirus J • Remter Edward A • Remter Robert R • ★Sholes Richard F • Sholes Robert N • Thackston Robert E • Zeisler Richard L • Boettcher Arthur J • Chicoine Gale R • Classen Joe • Coenen Buck Tina C • Johnson Guy • Karella Jonathan L • Knox Hansen Jaime L • Liewer Kevin • Liewer Mark • Mathis Carlee P • Paulson Ron • Schmitz Gerald • Schmitz Harold • Sedivy Beeson Amanda R • Slaymaker Paul • Wickersham Dennis • Courtney Marty R • Eiler Rudy • Hedlund Troy W • Vanderbeek Lonny • Marshall Matthew A • Mizner Kurtis S • Wiley Dennis R • Wiley Donald J • Wiley Wayne E • Cassidy Galen A • Courtney George H • Ellermeier Todd • Honke Edgar M • Honke Francis Jim • Honke Herbert E • Honke Lawrence E • Honke Martin A • Williams Anthony C

Boettcher Kolt R • Ellwanger Jaeten N • Elsasser Gerald D • Hrbek Carson • Hume Gene • Johnson Raymond A • Neumiller III Chris D • Reiman Edward I • Beene Brandon • Cline Kurt • Eilers Louis J • Goesch Jenny M Choat • Goesch Trevor P • Murray Phillip G • Warnke Hannah • Choat Colton J • Johnson Leo • McGuire Ronald L • Milacek Emil C Jr • Eastman II James R • Harris James H • Heermann Wyatt L • Kubik Joseph W • Mathers Leonard A • Meadows Saffold J • Ruegge Terry G • Wrede Clarence C

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

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. 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: Elwin W. "Smoke" Reed (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).

Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 28, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.