Rushville in Sheridan County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Sheridan County Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 15, 2023

1. Sheridan County Veterans Memorial

Inscription.
Dedicated to all Sheridan County veterans. Inscribed here are the names of those veterans from Sheridan County, who made the supreme sacrifice in defense of the freedoms we hold so dear.

World War I
Henry Davis • Paul Hagel • Emil Phfister • Adolph Fankhauser • Grover A. VanBuskirk • Fred F. Sturdivant • Anton Vodicka • Jay A. Bottorff • Clarence C. Holsinger • Lee Bayliff • Charles F. Orth • Alfred Wolf • Louis Riley • Dan Racobs • Bennett Owen • Joe Westover • Steven Brewer

Korea
George E. Gowin • Clinton McCray • C. Leroy Tice

Viet Nam
Dean Schildhauer • Dennis R. Moreno • John L. Taylor • James C. Bermingham • Morris E. Ostrander • William C. Wood

Iraqi
Cory R. Mracek

World War II
Kenneth Crane • Ray Sutton Jr. • Wilmer E. Reeves • Raymond P. Lambert • Elvin J. Dahl • Harvie R. Synoground • Dale Bailey • Lloyd G. Furman • Fay R. Richardson • Emmett E. McCune • Donald French • Melvin L. Britt • John P. Maupin • Glen E. Wasmund • William L. Thomas • Percival M. Hankins • Guy A. Talbot • Ross W. Magown • Rex Galusha • Melvin L. Preble • Johnny Skudlas Jr. • Alvin S. McCoy • Sylvester F. Hiller • Myrle E. Clausen • Archie C. Murdock

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• Raymond G. Richmond • L. Dean Strong • Marshall W. Wolkins • Emmett Anderson • Kenneth R. Lorenz • Leo O’Rourk • Lee E. Borron • Glen Keyser • Leonard J. Clements • Raymond T. Waddell • Ernest A. Gotheridge • Kenneth Wade • Torrence Peterson • Burr Roark • Paul K. Willey • William Ballinger • Frank Standler • Emmett R. Backer • Ivan Weckman

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 42° 43.08′ N, 102° 27.645′ W. Memorial is in Rushville, Nebraska, in Sheridan County. It is at the intersection of East 2nd Street (Bridges to Buttes Byway) (U.S. 20) and Sprague Street, on the left when traveling west on East 2nd Street (Bridges to Buttes Byway). The memorial is beside the sidewalk at the northwest corner of the Sheridan County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 301 East 2nd Street, Rushville NE 69360, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Nebraska Panhandle.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 15, 2023

2. Sheridan County Veterans Memorial

Looking southeast from U.S. Highway 20 at Sprague Street. The Sheridan County Courthouse is in the background.

Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Great Plains,

on the Northern Plains,

and specifically on the High 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 2 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rushville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Modisett Ball Park (approx. 0.4 miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 22, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.