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World Wars Memorial

 
 
World Wars Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2026
1. World Wars Memorial
Inscription.

In memory of those who died
in [the] service of their country

WWI
Pvt Joseph H Hughes • Pvt John Morgan
Sgt James A Patterson • Pvt Christian W Wohrle

WWII
Pvt Donald W Leaver • Cpl Ralph H McGrew Jr
PFC Lewis T Morgan • Cpl Robert J Norris
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I • War, World II.
 
Location. 39° 36.813′ N, 82° 13.468′ W. Memorial is in Shawnee, Ohio, in Perry County. It is on no nearby street. Monument is in Shawnee Cemetery, accessed off Tecumseh Road. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Shawnee OH 43782, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Hocking Hills. It is also in the American Midwest, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Mary Roman Catholic Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Erected in Honor of Mary the Mother of God (approx. 0.8 miles away); A Little City in the Forest (approx. 0.9 miles away); Welcome to Shawnee and the Little Cities of Back Diamond Region (approx. 0.9 miles away); A Boom Town (approx. 0.9 miles away); Black Diamonds and Bricks (approx. 0.9 miles away); Tecumseh Theater (approx. 0.9 miles away); Shawnee (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shawnee.
 
World Wars Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2026
2. World Wars Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 26, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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