Valentine in Cherry County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Korean War Memorial

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

1. Korean War Memorial

Inscription.

For Those That Served
In The
Korean War
January 1, 1947
January 27, 1961

[Armed Services Emblems]

[★ - Killed in Action or Died in Service]

Adams, Donald E. • Adams, Jack B. • Adams, Merle D. • Ahrens, Dennis A. • Anderson, Alvin A. • Anderson, Jack G. • Austin, Donald A. • Ayers, John H. • Ayers, Theodore G. Jr. • Bachelor, Richard O. • Bachelor, Robert E. • Bacon, Raymond F. • Bader, Paul R. • Ballard, Homer C. • Banner, Daniel J. • Barnes, Garth M. • Barnes, Raymond L. • Barnes, Rex D. • Barnett, Wayne A. • Barnhart, Kenneth D. • Bartlett, Glen M. • Bass, Robert P. • Bazyn, Wallace R. • Belsky, Donald E. • Belville, Clifford D. Jr. • Belville, Russell E. • Beman, Glen H. • Bennett, Ernest • Bennett, John L. • Beyea, Orville S. • Bishop, William V. • Bobek, Robert G. • Boje, Richard F. • Borszich, Algernon N. • Borszich, Harlan E. • Borszich, Robert J. • Brackett, Truman F. • Brayer, Wayne A. • Breuklander, James M. • Breaklander, Marion C. • Breuklander, Roy E. • Brewer, Lloyd L. • Brill, Vernon L. • Brinda, Delmer F. • Bristow, Joseph D. • Brockley, Ross N. • Brooks, Forrest W. • Brown, Donald C.

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• Brown, Earl G. • Brown, Lawrence B.

Brown, Marvin L. • Brown, Willis L. • Bunner, Daniel J. • Burfiend, Lawrence W. • Burgess, Darius G. • Burns, George L. • Butler, James R. • Buttle, Robert L. • Cady, Donald L. • Cady, Gary M. • Cahill, Bernard R. • Cahill, John P. • Cahill, Robert A. • Carr, Floyd E. Jr. • Carr, John D. • Carrier, Corwin E. • Carrier, Donald L. • Carrier, Michael L. • Carroll, Alfred E. • Carson, Samuel L. • Carter, James R. • Carver, Stephen E. • Chubb, Leo F. • Churchill, Kenneth F. • Clinton, Everett H. • Coble, Thomas A. • Colburn, Don K. • Colburn, James L. • Colburn, Jerry L. • Colburn, Lee R. • Colburn, Richard L. • Coleman, Dale G. • Coleman, Harold H. • Collins, Lyle D. • Compton, Jeff • Connors, John M. • Connot, John K. • Copeland, Darrel R. • Copeland, Earl L. • Cornish, Max D. • Cozad, Richard R. • Cross, William A. • Crowe, Cecil R. • Crowe, Frederick G. Jr. • Crowe, Richard J. • Cutcomb, Jack • Dahlgren, Arthur J. • ★Daniels, Donald R. • Darnell, Reynold E. • Datus, Donald L.

Datus, Richard D. • Davenport, Jon T. • Davis, Orville F. • Davis, Richard F. • Davis, Roger D. • Day, George

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

2. Korean War Memorial

At far left of photo

E. • Dean, Robert H. • Deaver, Walter C. • Delmer, Cletus M. • Denaeyer, Leonard L. • Denaeyer, Robert H. • Denny, Terry D. • Dew, Leo M. • ★DeWees, Donald L. • Donovan, Edward T. • Donovan, Frank D. • Donovan Joseph T. • Downing, Halsey R. • Drinkwalter, George A. • Dunn, Jerry G. • Dvorak, Jerome R. • Eatinger, Byron T. • Eberly, Gary G. • Edwards, James B. • Ellington George C. • Ellis, Arthur D. • Emery, Clifton H. • Empkey, Walter J. Jr. • Empkey, William D. • Engel, George L. • Engel, John J. • Engles, Harold E. • Engles, Norman L. • Epke, Jimmie L. • Epke, John R. • Farley, Allen D. • Fernau, Dale R. • Ferris, Fud M. Jr. • Ferris, Joseph W. II • Fischer, Albert L. • Fischer, Colyn C. • Fischer, Norman L. • Fischer, Richard O. • Fischer, Ronald L. • Fisher, John A. • Fisher, Katherine E. • Fleharty, Robert R. • Ford, Finis C. • Ford, Merle D. • Foster Earl W. II

Foster Robert H. • Fox, Eldon B. • Fullerton, Dale L. • Fullerton, Delbert D. • Gallino, Orville R. • Galloway, Mack K. • Ganje, Eugene W. • Gardiner, John E. • Garner, Larry L. • Garner, Richard D. • Garner, Richard L. • Garner, Robert V. • Garner, William F.

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• Garwood, Richard I. • Gassman, Ronald C. • Gibbons, Thomas R. • Gill, Lawrence D. • Golder, Richard W. • Goodwin, Lawrence A. • Goodwin, Max N. • Graeff, Harold • Graves, Leroy E. • Gray, Delbert J. • Grimshaw, Kelly G. • Grooms, Alvin J. • Grooms, Clarence E. • Grooms, Donald L. • Grooms, Eugene G. • Haas, Gail E. • Haas, Larry L. • Haas, Leland R. • Hagedorn, Amos M. • Hagler, Eldon F. • Hahn, Stanley • Hale, James B. • Hale, Martin A. • Halferty, Robert M. • Hamar, Oliver D. • Hamar, Roland H. • Hand, Richard • Hanson, Joseph L. • Harris, John C. • Hauger, Albert E. • Hayford, Alfred L. • Hayford, Melvin L. • Hayford, Ralph C. • Hazen, James H. • Heelan, Robert J. • Heigh, Earl W. • Henderson, Jerry D.

Henne, Gene • Herron, Ernest W. • Higens, James I. • Hoefs, Donald • Hoffman, Arnold L. • Hoffman, Richard E. • Hoffman, Thomas V. • Hoffman, William J. • Hogan, Patrick J. • Hollopeter, Willard G. • Holmes, Willie J. • Homan, Robert E. • Hookham, Allen E. • Horse Looking, Vincent D. • Housman, Richard N. • Howe, Emmett • Hoxeng, Kenneth J. • Hronek, Warren G. • Huddle, Glen E. • Huey, James H. • Hughes, Curtis A. • Hughes, Delano R. • Jackson, Irwin E. • Jackson, Merle R. • Jeffers, Dick J. • Johnson, James B. • Johnson, Lewis W. • Johnson, Lloyd • Johnson, Morris A. • Jones, Ramond F. • Junod, Alvin G. • Junod, Lawrence D. • Kary, Steven • Keech, Conrad L. • Keech, Edward V. • Kehr, Donald E. • Keller, Frank E. • Kelly, Harold L. • Kenan, Donald B. • Kercher, Francis L. • Kerr, George H. • Kerr, Jack E. • Kerr, Jerry L. • Kerr, William J. • Keys, Keith • Kilmer, Robert L. • Kime, Kenneth C. • Kistler, Keith G. • Koss, Marjorie A. • Kramer Chalmer D.

Kramer, Gordon • Kreycik, Donald L. • Kroeger, Alvin J. • Kyser, Charlie R. • Kyser, Frederick R. • Lamoureaux, John O. • Lien, Johnny B. • Lighthill, James L. • Linaberry, Leo R. • Linenbrink, James R. • Linenbrink, Nicholas J. • Linenbrink, Vincent L. • Linenbrink, William D. • Logterman, Melvin E. • Low, Harold A. • Lower, Robert J. • Lucht, Robert D. • Lurz, Gilbert K. • Lurz, Herbert L. • Lurz, Lawrence W. • Lurz, Lloyd H. • Luther, William H. • Lux, Donnie D. • Malmberg, Charles L. • Malmberg, Donald W. • Mapes, Dale L. • Mapes, Darold E. • Mapes, Delmar F. • Mapes, Sherman E. • Markus, Delmar C. • Markus, Llewellyn J. • Marlett, Kenneth L. • Matheny, Arthur L. • Mathieson, David M. • May, Daniel F. • McCormick, Clyde K. • McCormick, Gene A. • McCormick, Keith • McCoy, Ronald F. • McGinley, Theodore W. Jr. • McMurtrey. Daniel R. • Melcher, Ronald D. • Mellor, Jess B. • Merchen, Robert E. • Micheel, Carl J. • Miles, Bernard J. • Miles, Samuel S. • Miller, James D. • Milton, Richard D. • Mitchell, William A.

Mizner, Harley V. • Mizner, James B. • Mizner, Malvern M. • Mizner, Merlin L. • Monzingo, Robert M. • Mooney, Adolph D. • Morgan, Arthur J. • Morrison, Eldon L. • Morton, William • Moss, Earl O. • Mundorf, Delbert K. • Mundorf, Leonard E. • Murphy, John E. • Murphy, William D. • Murray, Joseph A. • Nagel, Wesley L. • Nelsen, Myron J. • Nelson, Harold A. • Newland, Henry A. • Nielson, Walter A. • Nine, James G. • Nollett, Clarence M. • Nollett, Raymond M. • Nollett, Robert L. • Nollette, John P. • Nollette, Lawrence D. • Nollette, Ronald L. • Nollette, Thomas R. • Ogle, Jerry L. • Ohlmann, Arnold E. • Ohlmann, Robert L. • Ohlmann, Roland G. • Ohlmann, Willis W. • Olmsted, Dale L. • Olson, Richard A. • Osburn, Jimmy D. • Osterman, Herman L. • Owens, Max L. • Owens, Richard T. • Owens, Robert A. • Pabst, Herbert A. • Painter, Kenneth E. • Parkhurst, Donald L. • Parks, Jerry E. • Pavlik, Robert C. • Pendersen, George • Perrett, James A. • Perrett, James O. • Peterson, Donald C. • Philamalee, Marvin E.

Phipps, Bobbie M. • Phipps, Donald B. • Plister, Alton T. • Poignee, Gerald G. • Poignee, Wilbert H. • Poland, Harley E. • Porath, Edger A. • Porath, Harlan W. • Potter, Ronald • Prue, Kenneth A. • Purdum, Frederick R. • Reddington, Carl A. • Renning, William • Reyman, Bruce A. Jr. • Reyman, Claude L. • Rhoades, Alvin L. • Rhoades, Larry B. • Richardson, George A. • Richardson, Henry W. • Richardson, Leo W. • Ritchey, Merlin E. • Robertson, Harold J. • Robinson, Arnold R. • Ross, James D. • Roth, Ivan D. • Rupe, DeWayne W. • Russell, Larry R. • Sandoz, Kenneth W. • Schaefer, Lynn M. • Schaefer, Raymond L. • Schaff, Rudolph H. • Schemm, Edward J. • Schemm, Harlan G. • Schemm, Richard E. • Schleve, Glenn R. • Schleve, Robert R. • Schmidt, Gerald I. • Schmit, Leo R. • Schmit, Paul V. • Schneider, Robert H. • Schroeder, Robert D. • Schubauer, Frank I. • Schubauer, Otto H. • Schubauer, Theordore M. • Scott, Leonard W. • Scott, Seymour B. • Scripter, Donald E. • Scripter, Richard C. • Scripter, Thomas W. • Seadore, Mervin G.

Searby. Kenneth E. • Searby, Nyle C. • Searby, Paul J. • Sharp, Cash L. • Shaul, Menzo • Sheets, William D. • Shelbourn, George A. • Sherman, Merle E. • Sherman, William L. • Shields, George A. • Shippen, Lawrence R. • Sibert, Frank J. • Simons, John T. • Simons, Robert J. • Skinner, Quincy D. • Smith, Alden B. • Smith, Franklin G. • Smith, James C. • Smith, James E. Jr. • Snyder, Donald H. • Sokol, Richard D. • Sokol, Robert G. • Spain, Samuel Q. • Spivey, Emmett H. • Starr, Charles L. Jr. • Starr, Roger L. • Stasch, Daniel M. • Stasch, Robert L. • Stasch, Ronald L. • Steele, Lyle J. Jr. • Stetter, William R. • Stevens, Robert T. • Stewart, Ivan • Stiefel, Richard W. • Stillwell, Douglas M. • Stoecker, Neil D. • Stone, Donald J. • Stoner, Charles E. • Stotts, Rex • Stotts, Warren W. • Stout, James L. • Sullivan, David C. • Sullivan, Richard K. • Tate, Richard J. • Tate, Robert D. • Tetherow, Donald R. • Tetherow, Douglas R. • Tetherow, Wayne W. • Theiler, Joseph F. • Thomas, Donald D.

Thomas, William • ★Thompson, Dale D. • Thompson, Gene F. • Thornton, Calvin A. • Todd, Dwight D. • Valentine, Lesley D. • Vandenbos, Leland G. • Vaughn, Alvin J. • Vaughn, Ralph J. • Vaughn, Timothy G. • Vaughn, Victor W. • Vosicky, George • Wade, Howard M. • Walkling, John V. • Walkling, Wendell L. • Ward, Elmer W. Jr. • Ward, James B. • Ward, Leslie G. • Ward, Robert A. • Weaver, Jerold E. • Weber, Bruce C. • Welch, Gale L. • Welker, James R. • Wendler, Donald L. • Wescott, Harold E. • Wheeler, Kenneth D. • White, Francis E. • White, John J. • Wietzke, Eldon E. • Wiley, Evan J. • Wiley, Ivan J. • Witt, Walter E. Jr. • Witte, Gilbert J. • Wolff, Wesley L. • Yeager, Robert D. • Young, Curtis H. • Young, P. H. • Young, Sylvester M.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean. A significant historical date for this entry is January 1, 1947.

Location. 42° 52.53′ N, 100° 33.057′ W. Marker is in Valentine, Nebraska, in Cherry County. It is on Main Street north of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling north. Monument is on the Cherry County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 365 North Main Street, Valentine NE 69201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in the Sand Hills

and in the Niobrara Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

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 the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: War Memorial Honored Dead (here, next to this marker); World War Roll of Honor (here, next to this marker); World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Colburn Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Centennial Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); DeWitty (approx. half a mile away); David Y. Mears Cabin (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Valentine.

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