Tenino City Park in Thurston County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)

Honor Roll

Tenino and Vicinity

— Thank you for your service —

Side 1 of the marker: WWI and WWII. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, September 14, 2026

1. Side 1 of the marker: WWI and WWII.

Inscription.
World War I
Anderson, Ben D. • Ashley, Atkins, Jesse R. • Barnhouse, Elmer Benedict, E. N. • Benedict, Walter • Blevin, John • Bloomstorm, Elmer • Borman, John • Brach, August • Brand, Thomas • Brown, John • Brown, Lester • Butler, Marvin • Buzzard, Layton • Carr, Hubert • Colmar, Henry • Cole, Maurice • Cook, Alvin • Cooley, Meade • Counts, Olie • Cramer, Frank • Croefin, C. C. • Doan, John E. • Eliason, John • Forrey, Thomas S. • Gallagher, John H. • Keithahn, Edward L. • Kuhn, Fred • Lee, Robert • Lycan, Sylvan G. • Macdonald, John A. • Martin, Fred • Mayes, Edward S. • McAlpin, Harry • McArthur, Andrew • McArthur, J. D. • McArthur, Robert • McClellan, Ward F. • McCorkle, Sam • McDonald, John • McGee, Arco • Meningetta, Joe • Metter, Webster • Miller, Claude C. • Noats, Harry J. • Moran, Virgil D. • Mullaney, William T. • Munson, Laverne E. • Newell, Ray P. • Olstead S. • Percy, William • Prenzlau, Gustave • Rota, Louis Sr. • Rutledge, Marion • Snyder, Bud • Snyder, Claud • Snyder, Max A. • Tally, Frank • Skarston, Sigmund • Stanley, Wayne B. • Stewart, W. J.

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• Temple, Sydney • Tharpe, George E. • Thomas, Earl E. • Thraus, W. H. • Van Winkle, Wilford • Velum, Peter • Wallace, William C. • Von Stein, C. W. • Ward, Lawrence • Warner, Fred • Yulen, Jesse • Zannoto, Premo • Wegant, Adolph • Wichman, Frederick W. • Yantis, Walter • Yoter, Mark

World War II
Aarde, Richard Jr. • Abeta, Arthur • Aldrich, Herbert • Aldrich, Roy • Anderson, William • Anderson, Wilbur • Andrews, Glenn • Axtell, Glenn • Bailey, Burdette • Barclay, Aldon • Barclay, Gordon • Bell, Eugene • Benedict, Ray • Benedict, Robert • Berg, George • Blair, Arthur • Blair, Junior • Bluhm, George • Boettcher, Arthur • Bonville, Frank • Bonville, Jerry • Bowen, Egbert • Boyce, Charles • Brainard, Robert • Brink, Floyd • Brown, Enoch • Brown, Stanley • Blumfield, Carl • Blumfield, Merritt • Buckley, Riley • Bush, Wilbur • Butler, P. F. • Butler, Robert • Campbell, Bryce • Campbell, John • Canady, Elmer • Cantrell, Roy • Case, Gerald • Case, John • Case, Richard • Case, Robert • Case, Wilbur • Cavin, Harold • Chatwood, Harrison • Cloran, Gilbert • Coba, Martin • Cobb,

Side 2: Korea, Vietnam, Cold War, War on Terror. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, September 14, 2026

2. Side 2: Korea, Vietnam, Cold War, War on Terror.

Philip • Colvin, Fred • Cone, Kenneth • Cook, Lee • Crane, Leslie • Crimmins, Delmer • Crimmins, Loren • Cruise, Floyd • Cummings, Orange • Curtis, Herman • Davis, Don • Davis, Joseph Jr. • Davis, Kenneth • Davis, Myron • Davis, William • Davis, Woodrow • Dewey, Daniel • Dewey, James • Densburg, Siebert • DeGraw, Almon • DeLaurier, Kenneth • Degner, Alvin • Drake, Cecil • Doyle, John • Edwards, Joseph • Edwards, Roger • Emmons, Donald • Englund, William • Etter, Frank • Evens, Jack • Farley, Francis • Farrell, Edward • Floy, Fred • Flynn, Kenneth • Frare, Angelo • Fuller, Chester • Furlong, Myron • Furness, Orion • Galkowski, Joseph • Gilbert, George • Gill, Mose • Gilmore, Theodore • Goldsby, Elmer • Goldsby, Merle • Granacki, Edwin • Granacki, Frank • Granacki, Zigmond • Hacker, Al • Harris, James • Hays, Charles • Hays, Clifford • Hedgers, Pete • Hickey, William • Hill, Wilbur • Hills, Harold • Hubbard, Oliver • Hussey, Richard • Holmes, Gerald • Imler, Don • Imler, Harold • Immon, Ned • Isom, Alva • Iverson, Charlotte • Iverson, Marguerite • Jacobs, Charles • Jenkins,

Distance view of the marker with stone carver Keith Phillips. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, September 14, 2026

3. Distance view of the marker with stone carver Keith Phillips.

Keith Phillips, master stone carver and Vietnam Veteran, carved the stones for this memorial.

Grant • Johnson, Arthur • Johnson, Clifford • Johnson, Edgar • Johnson, Kenneth • Johnson, Lloyd • Kasola, Oscar • Keithahn, Charles • Keithahn, Theo. Jr. • Kitchen, George • Krupp, James • Larson, John W. • Lee, Frank • Lewis, Kenneth • Larson, John • Lindenau, David • Lindenau, Howard • Longnecker, Wayne • Longnecker, William • Mandery, Earl • Mandery, Harold • Marion, William • Mathews, Elmer • Mathews, Lloyd • Mathews, Robert • May, Kenneth • McArthur, Allan • McArthur, Robert S. • McArthur, Claude • McArthur, Donald • McCann, Leo • McCullough, Leon • Melton, Frank • Meneghretti, Edward • Meneghretti, Eugene • Meneghretti, Roger • Mileurn, Robert • Minnard, Eulis • Miller, Floyd • Moats, Richard • Moran, George • Morrill, Lawrence • Morris, Arnold • Morris, Everett • Moser, Dox • Myers, Thomas • Myers, Voy • Nelson, Clarence • Nelson, Kenneth • Neumier, Earl • Neumier, Leslie • Neumier, Russell • Newell, Gordon • Nichols, Gudger • Nichols, Wade • Northrop, Robert • Noski, Felix • Noski, Victor • O'Bannon, James • Onn, Clyde W. • O'Trema, Elmer • O'Trema, Ruben • Ozbolt,

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Stan • Patrick, Paul • Patterson, James • Pendarvis, George • Pendarvis, Glenn • Pendarvis, Ralph • Pendras, Ted • Peterson, Donald • Peterson, Frank • Phelps, Robert • Phillips, Alton • Phillips, Dale • Phillips, Dwane • Porter, Joseph • Pratt, Benjamin • Pratt, Lorrance • Pratt, Wilbur • Prenzlau, Frank • Quinn, Robert • Rambo, Chester • Rawsey, Melvin • Reineke, George • Reineke, Ralph • Richardson, Robert • Rietke, Vern • Roberts, Ronald • Robertson, Cole • Robertson, Dan • Robinson, Clayton • Robinson, Hobart Jr. • Runyon, Gerald • Rush, Carrol • Sanford, James • Sanford, William • Samson, Vernon • Scheel, Davis • Scheel, Donald • Scheel, Lawrence • Scheel, Richard • Schwalbe, Harry W. • Scott, Frank • Sharkey, Harry • Sharkey, Richard • Shupp, Robert • Summonds, Earl • Simmonds, Ray • Simmonds, Walue • Simmons, Ray E. • Sines, Franklin • Sleeman, Horace • Smiley, Herbert • Smith, Maxine • Somerville, Orland • Sorrell, Clyde • Sorrell, Lloyd • Steel, Harold • Steele, Ralph • Steinlicht, Ernest • Steinlicht, Lyle • Steinlicht, Roy • Stevens, Rolland • Stevens, William • Strellnauer, Robert • Street, Claude • Stryker, Jack • Swain, Donald • Swain, George • Teeters, Gerald • Teeters, Lawrence • Thomas, Joseph • Thomas, Irwin • Thomas, Russell • Thompson, Arthur • Tucker, Edmund • Tyrell, Earl • Unwin, William • Van Buskirk, George • Van Quathem, Leo • Wagner, Clifford • Wahl, Otis • Waldrick, Harley • Webber, Vaughn • Wells, Donald • Wells, Richard • Whalin, Raymond • Wherrett, Howard • Whitney, Jack • Wichman, John W. • Williams, Vernon • Wilson, Clarence • Wilson, Floyd • Wilson, Harold • Wilson, Woodrow • Witters, Glen A. • York, Joseph • Zumwalt, Richie

Honor Donors
American Legion Tenino Post 69 • Vincent Barney, Veteran Bus Owner • Eagles FOE 564, People Helping People • The Hedden Family • Frank & Christine Hicks • Schnahan Chapman, 1st Sgt. 125 Inf. 41st Div., Jan. 2002–1956 • Larry & Irene Hicks • Edward Jones, Tenino • George Pendarvis, VFW Post 5878 • Frank, Gary & Jim Peterson, VFW Vets

(Reverse Side)
Korean War Era 1946–1954
Chamberlain, Bob • O'Bannon, Dan • Degner, Alvin • Meneghetti, Ernest • McCullough, Gilbert • Chilson, Ralph • Robinson, Don • Bush, Raymond • Call, James • Montgomery, Dale • Anderson, Donald • Boe, Jerry • Grauwen, George • Baker, Jackie • Pearce, Ralph • Jungmayer, Perry • Thompson, Leon • Bush, Clint • Murphy, Kevin • Dickieser, Van • Clark, Sterling • Chilson, Ray • Kuntz, Eugene • Reynolds, Leslie • Bush, Don • Cobb, Wesley • Gonia, Darrell • Lycan, Edward • Aarde, Donald • Johnson, Roy • Thomas, Richard • Baker, Bob • McCullough, George • Martin, Robert • Norris, David • Kildow, Stanley • Beam, Roger • Dempsey, Gordon • Barney, Read • Chamberlain, Jerry • Pearce, Darwin • Montgomery, Don • Shultz, Leslie • Butterton, Ben • Mandery, Bill • Thomas, Don • Austin, Jack • Wall, Frank • McKellson, Clarence • Wicks, Dan • Arnott, Norman • Winton, Phil • Harris, Jerry • Martin, Jerry • Jungling, Clarence • Barney, Dean • Barrett, Jerry • Euvus, Larry • Pickens, Clarence • John, Richard • Ash, Larry • Sampson, Leroy • Schultz, Jim • Ellott, Lee • Balch, Donald • Swett, Paul • Swett, Don • Benedict, John

Vietnam War Era 1955–1973
Schultz, Ron • Balch, Dave • Martin, Don • Millern, Clifford • Millern, Robert • Steele, Clayton • Johnson, Louis C. • Schwartz, Don • Pickens, Frank • Gibson, Charles • Ash, Don • Porter, Frederick • Harris, Carl • Blumfield, Chuck • Barth, Jr., Donald L. • Porter, Jim • Kelly, Larry • Boardman, Brad • Clark, Marcia • Keithahn, George • Thomsen, Dick • Anderson, Richard • Hurley, Ron • Huber, Errol • Herbstritt, John • Hyde, Clyde • Morrill, Eldon • Larson, Dan • Bronson, William R. • Tilley, George • Wallace, Bob • Wallac, Steve • Eddins, Dexter • Hicks, Larry • Livingston, Richard • Watson, William • Peterson, Charles • Corbin, Lawrence • Wells, Jim • Fetras, Ken • Kelly, Jim • Wells, Richard C. • Schenck, Terry • Blowers, Marlin • Canfield, Dennis • Cavin, Frank • Frare, Thomas • Hicks, Frank • McWilliams, James • Perry, Gordon • Schwartz, Bernard • Shultz, Donnis • Sorrell, Mark • Vandiver, Wayne • Wells, Edward • Wells, Richard L. • Harris, Fred • Riggs, Norman • Shields, Lester • Bardsley, Guy • Herbstritt, Jim • Holden, Jim • Isom, Keith • Johnson, Glen • Crimmins, Dennis M. • Johnston, Don • Heinselman, Roger • Spears, Don • Youmans, Larry • Owens, Gary • Haase, Dennis • Peterson, Gary • Gadd, Richard • Miller, Dennis • Spears, Linda • Smith, Mike • Isom, Mike • Livingston, Dave • Peterson, Jim • Gadd, Greg • Bralumley, Roy • Richardson, Lewis • Urquhart, Chester • Sappenfield, Jack • Nelson, Patrick • Schaeffer, Sam • Harris, Tim • Gadd, Allen • Mittge, Mike • Wicklund, Robert • Wells, Terry • Allen, William • Layton, Larry • Sampson, Tim • Haase, Tom • Salzer, Doug • Crimmins, Tim • Wells, Bob • Atkinson, Larry • Dunn, Garrel C. • Dickinson, Mitz • Reeves, Roger • Brownell, Kenneth E. • Pavlich, Pamela • Johnson, Dale W. • Petterson, Forest • Evans, Everett • Johnson, Doug • Pinder, Rod G. • Daugherty, Allen • Daugherty, Lonnie • Daugherty, Gary

Cold War Era 1976–2000
Brown, Alan • Halsey, Glenn • Hamilton, Allan • Elovitz, Denis G. • Will, Duane • Peters, Howard • Saunders, Bill • Thompson, Ty • Miller, Michael • Kilam, Dennis D. • Bonar, John • Schaffer, Duane • Cooper, Don • Millen, Don • Thompson, Shawn H. • Meade, Robert • Dunham, Jason • Pala, Jason • Leonard, Jeffrey • Clifford, Robert • Schwartz, Jeff C. • Stricker, Josh J. • Schwartz, Kasey C. • Doone, Robert E. • Duncan, Ryan J. • Powell, Nicholas J. • Gares, Jocson • Hohmiller, Roy • Hohmiller, Michael • Tucker, Corey J. • Wilson, Stuart • Dirks, Shannon R. • Amiga, Mariah J. • Brown, Adam C. • Cox, Stephen J. • Lindehood, Michael J. • Warren, William J. • Marsh, Tara • Demestre, Lucas I. • Kantner, Angela M. • Nichols, Zach • Sanders, Irvin W. • Schultz, Jim A.

War on Terror 2001–2012
Hughes, Jesse • Riltove, Joseph R. • Astle, Brett W. • Ruddor, Jared K. • Jacobson, John C. • Maxwell, Nathan A. • Earn, James • Sigstroth, Justin T. • Miller, Melissa N. • Cox, Michael L. • Gubransor, Kyle I. • Mogel, Alec W. • Hicks, Nathaniel L. • Kantner, Alissa S. • Booth, Kyle G. • Hoden, Andy • Frelove, Donald B. • Palm, Anthony • Goldsmith, Sean M. • Amiga, Logan R. • Ronstatt, Taylor • Antonelli, Nikita • Endo, Brian D. • Warder, Andrew T. • Hall, Tiscar R. • Larson, Cheyenne • Weatherbee, Eric W. • Baker, Jimmy L. • Carlson, Devin • Fox, Donnie J.

Honor Donors
Dale A. Phillips • David A. Phillips • Prairie Street Rod Association Yelm • Tom Fair • Christa • Jacob Katie Snyder • Y-40 Quarrymen Car Club • Tenino Area Chamber of Commerce • Tenino Lions Club Honors All Who Served • Thurston County Historical Society • Tenino Depot Museum • VFW 5878 Auxiliary • George Pendarvis • Charles A. Peterson • Tenino Telephone Co. • Acme Cattle Company • William B. Ploughman • 53rd USAF A/C • Korea & SW Vietnam

Erected 2026 by VFW, American Legion, and the City of Tenino with many community sponsors.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan • War, Cold • War, Korean.

Location. 46° 51.273′ N, 122° 51.176′ W. Memorial is in Tenino, Washington, in Thurston County. It is in Tenino City Park. It is on West Park Avenue. Next to the picturesque Tenino Quarry Memorial Pool, a public swimming pool. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 399 W Park Ave, Tenino WA 98589, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Puget Sound Region

and in Greater Seattle.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Pacific Northwest,

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Inside Passage,

on the Ring of Fire,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: From Quarry to Public Pool (a few steps from this marker); The Tenino Stone Company Quarry House (within shouting distance of this marker); A History of Remembrance (within shouting distance of this marker); Lest We Forget (within shouting distance of this marker); Great Northern Railway: Caboose Restoration (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tenino City Hall History (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Oregon Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away); Oregon Trail 1844 (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tenino.

More about this memorial. Round service emblems are posted on each side of the marker, at the top, identifying each branch of the U.S. military. Rectangular blocks are posted on each side of the marker, at the bottom, identifying the sponsors of the monument.

Originally, the opening for the swimming pool beside the Honor Roll marker was formed when a box-shaped sandstone quarry, operated by the Tenino Stone Company, was abandoned after workers accidentally struck a natural freshwater spring in 1918. The spring quickly flooded the pit, forcing them to leave their equipment behind, which still rests at the bottom. Converted to a public swimming pool in 1950, the pool’s depth ranges from about three to four feet at the shallow end to several hundred feet at its deepest point.

Regarding Honor Roll. • Dimensions & Materials: Measures 13 feet long and over 7 feet tall. It is built from a mix of local Tenino sandstone, Wilkeson sandstone, Pennsylvania bluestone, polished granite, concrete building blocks, and plaster, with craftsmanship of the Tenino Stone Carvers Guild.
• Background & Purpose: While Tenino City Park previously featured a general veterans memorial for all of Thurston County, this specific wall replaces an older, weather-deteriorated wooden honor roll dedicated to local community members and high school alumni. The effort was led by the Tenino Honor Roll Committee, VFW Post 5878, the local American Legion chapter, and the South Thurston County Historical Society.
• Timeline: Groundbreaking took place on March 8, 2025, and the wall was officially dedicated in a ceremony in July 2026.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2026, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. This page has been viewed 42 times since then. Last updated on November 11, 2026, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 21, 2026, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.