Lafayette in Tippecanoe County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Tippecanoe County War Memorial
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1. South Face
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Inscription.
Tippecanoe County War Memorial. . , (South Face, Center Panel) , Civil War . Spanish American War . Mexican War . World War I . World War II. , This memorial is dedicated to all those from Tippecanoe County who in the Armed Service of all wars made the Supreme Sacrifice in defense of our Country , John Acheson . Wilbur E. Acheson . Edgar S. Ainslie . William Akers . Seifert Alexander . John R. Alting . Nelson D. Anderson . Ralph W. Anderson . William H. Arnold . William Ashby . Cyrus J. Askron . James W. Ault . Fred F. Babb . John Babcock . Oren Paul Baker . Roger Baker . Joseph Ball . John R. Bancroft . Grover A. Barker . Ernest E. Barrett . John Barth . Walter Bartholomew . Henry V. Baumgardt, Jr. . Theodore Baumgardt . Thomas Beal . Wayne M. Beann . Allen D. Beasley . Clare R. Beeler . Walter J. Behrens . Charles Bellair . George Besser . Stark Bethel . Herman C. Beutler . Floyd Ellsworth Bigelow . Thomas Billingsly . Alfred Birt . Jacob Blickenstaff . George W. Blue . John W. Bogg . Charles P. Bond . Joseph Boony . Clarence R. Booth . William H. Bossard . James J. Boswell . Edward Bottom , William T. Bowling . James Frederick Bowsher . Felix Brandrey . Corbin J. Branham . Gerald L. Brewer . James W. Bridgeland . James Britt . Robert A. Broadie . Colonel A. Brooks, II . Clement Brown . Patrick H. Brown . Paul W. Brown . William E. Brown . Lewis Browning . Calvin L. Bruner . Robert T. Brunson . Willard N. Buck . Robert A. Burke . Peter Burkhalter . Kenneth A. Burkhardt . Herman A. Burnett . David F. Bush . George Butler . James D. Butler . Duane James Byrn . Paul R. Cain . Sister M. Camilla (Auxilliary Army Nurse) . Frank M. Campbell . George N. Campbell . John Campbell . Lawery Campbell . James Carnaham . William B. Carroll . Jacob Cartmill . William Cartmill . Robert M. Cassady . Isaac N. Chalmers . John W. Chancy . Roy R. Cheesman . Isaac M. Chenoweth . James Chissom . Henry J. Clement . David Clevinger . Thornton Clevinger . James W. Cole , John B. Cole . Robert Charles Coleman . William L. Coleman . William G. Collins . Howard N. Conard . James Connell . Patrick Connell . Charles R. Cooley . Nicholas C. Coons . Dean W. Cooper . Nicholas Cops . Robert Lee Corbin . Egbert C. Corkins . Michael Costello . William J. Cottingham . William H. Courtney . William M. Covert . John H. Cowen, Jr. . William E. Cox . Artus Cramer . James Cramer . William J. Crane . George Crapp . Richard D. Crawford . Albert Creek . Joseph J. Cross . Harry R. Crowell, Jr. . Elias Cupps . Frederick Wm. Dautel . William D. Davis . William J. Davis . Chester Ross DeBoy . Eli Deeds . Delbert R. Deitrick . Elisha Derrick . Erastus Dewey . Waldo R. Dickens . Mathias Dickey . James B. Dix . Noah Dota . Solomon Downing . Daniel Driscoll . Solomon Drought . Pierce Dunue . John E. Dye , Lewis Eaton . Paul J. Eberle, Jr. . John R. Eddy . Henry J. Eldridge . Rempt Elenga . Charles T. Elliott . Scott Elliott . Allan H. Elward . William Enclerton . Harry J. Englert . Everett A. Erb . Augustus Erickson . Benjamin Evans . James W. Evans . Jefferson W. Evans . Maynard Evans . Robert T. Ewing . John T. Eylens, Jr. . Richard J. Fahnestock . Donald E. Fairchild . Robert Farrier . John S. Ferguson . Raymond L. Finch . Elisha B. Fisher . Esau Fisher . Patrick Flannigan . William D. Force . Marion J. Foreman . Edward Bennett Foresman . Richard T. Foster . Dewey Francis . John William Frank . James E. Freel . James Freeman . Norman M. Fry . Chester Fudge . Milton H. Fuller . Robert W. Funkhouser . Robert T. Gagen . Edward Galloway . Laroy Arthur Gangel . Frank B. Gault . James C. Gaunt . Peter Gearhart . Peter Gibbons , John L. Gibson . William Gilbert . Eugene D. Giles . Charles E. Gilmore . Harrison Girley . Russell C. Golden . George E. Goris, Jr. . Albert Graves . Clarence B. Graves . Jacob Graves . Earnest Lynn Gray . Roland Mac Gray . Elias Greeno . Frederick Greve, III . Clyde L. Griffin . Frank Griffin . John Hacketon . William C. Haffner, Jr. . David Haggerty . Francis E. Haley . George W. Hall . Joshua Hallowell . James H. Haltz . John A. Hamilton . Kenneth Eugene Hamilton . Daniel Hanson . George Harman . Wilson Harner . Roy E. Hart . Ronald A. Harte . Edward John Harty . David P. Harvey . Robert B. Hatter . Daniel Hattier . John Hawk . Forest G. Haynes . Henry L. Hazlerigg . David Headly . Emmet John Hendrickson . John Henry . L. R. Hibbard . Dilver Hickman . Abram Hight . Robert L. Hiler . Samuel Hill , Ralph Dewey Hilt . Howard E. Hines . James Anderson Holloway . William R. Holstien . Eugene L. Howard . Gayle Howard . John Howard . Joshua H. Howard . Martin P. Howard . Ralph W. Huckleberry . John W. Hudson . Absalom Huffman . Richard Hulls . Cornelius Hunt . Harrison D. Hurley . Clifford E. Hutson . William B. Hutton . Edward H. Jackson . Milton M. Jackson . Harrison Jennings . Alexandria Jester . Robert H. Johnson . Harold M. Jones . John L. Jones . James K. Kaiser . Richard O. Kantz . Richard C. Kellar . William Kenefich . John B. Kennedy, Jr. . Michal Kennedy . George D. Kent . James Russell Kent . Edward A. Kercher . Victor L. Kercher . Wayne A. Kepner . Howard C. Kilgore . James Kilgore . Amos C. Kimble . Leland M. Kimbrell . Charles E. King . Paul King . Absalom Kirkpatrick . James N. Kirkpatrick . Norman H. Kirkpatrick . Richard A. Kirkpatrick , Sponsored by Tippecanoe County Post No. 1154 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S.A. Assisted by Citizens and Organizations of this County May 30, 1949 , (South Face, Left Plaque) , Vietnam, This memorial is dedicated to all those from Tippecanoe County who in the armed service made the Supreme Sacrifice in defense of their Country during the Vietnam Era , Mary Therese Klinker - Air Force Nurse . James D. Basham . Steven R. Brooks . Dennis L. Burton . Robert C. Burton . Ronald D. Carey . William A. Carter . Dennis W. Cripe . Garrison D. Fields . Alfred J. Foster . Robert J. Hardesty . William J. Halsmer . David L. Howard . William R. Jennett . David A. Johnson . James F. Kaser , Alva E. Kemmer . Charles A. Knochel . James A. Kummings . David A. Liste . Randall H. Loy . Robert L. Mann . David A. Moore . Thomas H. Nerini . Thomas Pierson . Eddie R. Rayburn . Doyle E. Sallee . Lawrence A. Sanders . David W. Smith . John W. Snouwaert . Donald L. Valentine . William H. Vaught, III . Robert L. Wade , Sponsored by: Memorial Day Association, Henry P. Englert, Jr., Chairman . Assisted by: Citizens and Organizations of this County , (South Face, Right Plaque) , Korean Conflict, This memorial is dedicated to all those from Tippecanoe County who in the Armed Service made the Supreme Sacrifice in defense of their Country during the Korean Conflict. , James D. Adams . Dallas L. Aynes . James E. Beever . Francis A. Boehle . George R. Chadwell . Howard D. Dalton . Clarence M. Dowell . Harry E. Erickson . Frank W. Fisher . Roy C. Frazier . Richard A. Griner . Frank D. Hines . Robert N. Hinkel . Wilbert R. Idle , Forrest M. Link . Donald E. Lockard . Charles E. Long . Robert G. Minniear . Harley M. Misner . Thomas Moore . Leroy W. Potter . Eugene I. Roberts . Ronald F. Rush . Harry D. Shelton . Andrew Shields . Eugene R. Voyles . Merble E. Wilson , Sponsored by: Memorial Day Association, Henry P. Englert, Jr., Chairman . Assisted by: Citizens and Organizations of this County , (North Face, Center Panel) , Civil War . Spanish American War . Mexican War . World War I . World War II. , This memorial is dedicated to all those from Tippecanoe County who in the Armed Service of all wars made the Supreme Sacrifice in defense of our Country. , Preston Kiser . George W. Klaverenga . Joseph Klepinger . Walter R. Klepinger, Jr. . John Koch . Herman J. Kolkana . Hiram Koon . Paul E. Kopf . William J. Korty . Dennis Lairy . Clarence Lawson, Jr. . Clark Layton . Robert J. Leach . Arthur O. Leaf . Israel Lebo . James Ledman . Louis Wm. Lehnen . Edward A. Lemond . Harry E. Leslie . Ernest Wilson Levering . Curtis E. Lewis . Dean B. Lewis . Roberts E. Lingle . Glenn Little . Joseph R. Lockard . John Lowenthal . Ephriam Loman . Peter Long . John Loring . Jacob Loucks . Nehemiah Lower . Albert F. Loy . Barton Lucas . Lyman D. Luce . Herman Luehlhoff . Robert W. Lynch . Owen Lyons . Paul L. Macy . James Shaw Maddox . Edward Maguire . Robert M. Mann . John Mansfield . Daniel L. Manwarring . Reuben C. Marshall, Jr. . Joseph Martin . Joseph C. Martin , Theodore B. Marxson . Gordon E. Mather . Samuel T. Matlock . Rex Matson . Samuel Matter . William Matter . Ralph V. Mauck . John McCallion . John W. McFarland . Robert Leo McGrath . Wallace J. McGuire . Albert C. McLochlin . Leslie J. McNair . James McVicker . William Meek . William John Memmer . Harry Burton Messenger . Joseph F. Metzer, Jr. . Richard G. Michael . Nelson Michael . Earl V. Miller . Harold E. Miller . Jack B. Miller . Jack L. Miller . Jacob Miller . Notham Miller . Robert P. Miller . Robert T. Miller . James O. Mills . Charles Minix . Hubert G. Misner . Albert Mitchell . Dwight S. Mitchell, Jr. . John H. Montgomery . Elijah E. Moore . Israel More . William W. Morehouse . James Morrison . Stanley O. Morrison . Robert F. Morse . Joseph Mount . Albert F. Myer . Michael G. Neill . Salathiel Neisham . John Nelson, Jr. . James W. Newport , Nelson Newton . Paul E. Newton . Carl C. Nydegger . Henry Obermeyer . Michael OBrien . James H. OConnor . Henry C. Ogan . William E. Ogborn . Adam S. Ogg . Abraham Oliver . James Oliver . Henry C. Orr . Frank Phillip Ostheimer . Clifford E. Owen . Glenn C. Owen . William Lambert Owens . Branson Packard . Garlan A. Packard . Harlan G. Palmer . Richard Parish . Benjamin Parker . Burns O. Parks . John Parks . Thomas J. Patterson . Joseph C. Pattison . Joseph Patton . William E. Payne . Samuel Peigh . Frank Perkins . Eli Peter . Gustus Peterson . J. Paul Peterson . Paris H. Peterson . George A. Pfrommer . Fred Gilbert Phillips . James C. Pierce . James S. Pierce . Robert C. Pirtle . Chester E. Platt . John L. Platt, Jr. . Robert L. Plumb . George Porter . James W. Porter . Patrick Powers . Melvin G. Prather . John Probasco , Thomas Quaintance . Henry Quigley . Michael Rafferty . Joseph G. Rainer . Thomas Ramsey . Ralph Scott Ray . William E. Reagan . John K. Rector . Silas Otto Rector . Joseph Redden . Marion E. Reece . Charles C. Reed . James O. Reed . Francis H. Reid . Raymond Frederick Reitemeier . Francis Renfrow . Robert M. Reser . Leland Reynolds . Marcellus Reynolds . Avery Riggs . J. Lee Riley, Jr. . Joseph Riley . (Added) John W. Riley, Jr. . Earl A. Rinehart . Samuel Lee Ritchie . James Rizer . Frank W. Robertson . Kenneth W. Robertson . Notley N. Robey . Jack C. Robinson . William Robinson . Harry Rock . George Rogers . James B. Rohrabaugh . William R. Rosa . Willaim Rose . Clarence Roth . Elmer Earl Rothenberger . Harry R. Roush . Patrick Rowley . William E. Russ . Daniel R. Russell . Donald H. Russell . Patrick J. Ryan . David W. Schaffner . Wilfred I. Schaich . James O. Scheffee , John M. Schnaible . Robert F. Schubert . Carl C. Schultz . Francis Selders . Valentine Seldmiller . John F. Sellenburg . Silas Fred Shaffer . Chester L. Shank . Colonel Sharp . Thomas Sharp . William Shellington . Paul T. Shepherd . Theodore W. Shigley . Abraham Sidla . Robert B. Simpson . Lewis L. Sisson . Godfrey R. Sloan . Joshua M. Smith . Lee W. Smith . Louis L. Smith . Reed L. Smith . Samuel Smith . Nathan Snider . James W. Spear . Kenneth W. Sprankle . Joseph Stall . John Stanfield . John Staunton . Henry K. Stebbins . Gerry J. Steill, Jr. . William P. Stephenson . Eli Stevenson . Andrew G. Stivers . John H. Stook . Donald W. Strasburger . Eugene O. Sullivan . Robert D. Swan . James A. Taggart . Francis M. Taylor . Francis Marion Taylor . George Taylor . Nathaniel Taylor . Rose G. Taylor . Frank Temple . Frank Terwilliger , George W. Thayer . John L. Thomas . John Thompson . William Thornal . H. Joseph Thornton . William R. Todd . Tilghman Travis . Luther C. Treece . John D. Troutman . William S. Truett . Donald E. Turnipseed . James G. Ulrich . Mahlon Robert Unger . William S. Vanscheppen . Glenn Daniel Vernon . John Martin Vester . Oliver Virden . Dale A. Vonseggern . Michael Waddick . William H. Wade . Robert J. Wagner . White S. Walgemouth . Edwards Wallace . George Melvin Walter . Robert A. Watkins . Charles Watters . Leon Weir . John R. Westlake . Thomas J. Westlake . Amos E. Wheeler . Adam Whitmore . Oliver P. Wilcox . Anthony A. Wilken . Nathan Williams . Ralph Williams . Martin Williamson . Pleasant A. Willitts . Sylvanus C. Wilson . Henry Winkler . Emil Paul Wiser . Joshua Wood . Thomas Wood . William H. Wood . William Wooley . Jesse O. York , Sponsored by Tippecanoe County Post No. 1154 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S.A. . Assisted by Citizens and Organizations of this County May 30, 1949 , (Small plaque below south face, in flower bed) , In memory of our Gulf War Veterans , 2LT. Lorraine Lawton , (Small plaque below north face, in flower bed, on the left) , Landscaping in this memorial donated by Lafayette Chapter No. 33 of Mothers of World War I , (Small plaque below north face, in flower bed, on the Right) , Berlin Airlift Operation 1948 – 1949 , In memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice for their Nation , AD/3 Harry Crites, Jr. . SGT Bernard Watkins , Donated by the Tippecanoe County Veterans Council . Researched by: Katherine Shafer / Joanna Smelser . May 28th, 2000 , (At entrance to Memorial Island) , Tippecanoe County War Memorial , . Created by Curtis Cointerman, Park Supt. In cooperation with Bert E. Loeb in 1944. , . Sponsored by “Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1154 and Auxiliary” Commander Harold Foster, Robert Binz Financial Secy. , . Estimate given for project, the funds were contributed by 8,972 patriotic citizens of this County during 1944. Building non-essential to War Effort was prohibited until 1948. During this period of time material and labor costs had inflated and a fountain originally planned, was omitted for lack of funds. , . Lloyd Moser, Designer . Walter Scholer and Assoc. Inc., Architects . A. E. and Harry Kemmer, Builders , Project completed 1971 , (Plaque at base of fountain) , June A. Loeb Memorial Fountain 1900 – 1970 , . Donated by Bert E. Loeb In loving memory of his devoted wife June for Forty - Nine years . Dedicated June 20, 1971 , Lafayette Board of Parks and Recreation 1948 . Richard Burke . Albert Kaser . Joseph Rush Jr. . Floyd Wrightsman . Gus Clement, Supt. , Lafayette Board of Parks and Recreation 1971 . Orville Dowell . John Lamstra . Phillip Kelley . Joseph Rush Jr. . J. C. Lyboult - Dir. Of Parks and Rec. . This memorial was erected in 1948. It is in Lafayette in Tippecanoe County Indiana
(South Face, Center Panel) Civil War Spanish American War Mexican War World War I World War II.
This memorial is dedicated to all those from
Tippecanoe County who in the Armed Service of all wars made the
Supreme Sacrifice in defense of our Country
John Acheson Wilbur E. Acheson Edgar S. Ainslie William Akers Seifert Alexander John R. Alting Nelson D. Anderson Ralph W. Anderson William H. Arnold William Ashby Cyrus J. Askron James W. Ault Fred F. Babb John Babcock Oren Paul Baker Roger Baker Joseph Ball John R. Bancroft Grover A. Barker Ernest E. Barrett John Barth Walter Bartholomew Henry V. Baumgardt, Jr. Theodore Baumgardt Thomas Beal Wayne M. Beann Allen D. Beasley Clare R. Beeler Walter J. Behrens Charles Bellair George Besser Stark Bethel Herman C. Beutler Floyd Ellsworth Bigelow Thomas Billingsly Alfred Birt Jacob Blickenstaff George W. Blue John W. Bogg Charles P. Bond Joseph Boony Clarence R. Booth William H. Bossard James J. Boswell Edward Bottom
William T. Bowling James Frederick
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Bowsher Felix Brandrey Corbin J. Branham Gerald L. Brewer James W. Bridgeland James Britt Robert A. Broadie Colonel A. Brooks, II Clement Brown Patrick H. Brown Paul W. Brown William E. Brown Lewis Browning Calvin L. Bruner Robert T. Brunson Willard N. Buck Robert A. Burke Peter Burkhalter Kenneth A. Burkhardt Herman A. Burnett David F. Bush George Butler James D. Butler Duane James Byrn Paul R. Cain Sister M. Camilla (Auxilliary Army Nurse) Frank M. Campbell George N. Campbell John Campbell Lawery Campbell James Carnaham William B. Carroll Jacob Cartmill William Cartmill Robert M. Cassady Isaac N. Chalmers John W. Chancy Roy R. Cheesman Isaac M. Chenoweth James Chissom Henry J. Clement David Clevinger Thornton Clevinger James W. Cole
John B. Cole Robert Charles Coleman William L. Coleman William G. Collins Howard N. Conard James Connell Patrick Connell Charles R. Cooley Nicholas C. Coons Dean W. Cooper Nicholas Cops Robert Lee Corbin Egbert C. Corkins Michael Costello William J. Cottingham William H. Courtney William M. Covert John H. Cowen, Jr. William E. Cox Artus Cramer James Cramer William J. Crane George Crapp Richard D. Crawford Albert Creek Joseph J. Cross Harry R. Crowell, Jr. Elias Cupps Frederick Wm. Dautel William
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2. North Face
D. Davis William J. Davis Chester Ross DeBoy Eli Deeds Delbert R. Deitrick Elisha Derrick Erastus Dewey Waldo R. Dickens Mathias Dickey James B. Dix Noah Dota Solomon Downing Daniel Driscoll Solomon Drought Pierce Dunue John E. Dye
Lewis Eaton Paul J. Eberle, Jr. John R. Eddy Henry J. Eldridge Rempt Elenga Charles T. Elliott Scott Elliott Allan H. Elward William Enclerton Harry J. Englert Everett A. Erb Augustus Erickson Benjamin Evans James W. Evans Jefferson W. Evans Maynard Evans Robert T. Ewing John T. Eylens, Jr. Richard J. Fahnestock Donald E. Fairchild Robert Farrier John S. Ferguson Raymond L. Finch Elisha B. Fisher Esau Fisher Patrick Flannigan William D. Force Marion J. Foreman Edward Bennett Foresman Richard T. Foster Dewey Francis John William Frank James E. Freel James Freeman Norman M. Fry Chester Fudge Milton H. Fuller Robert W. Funkhouser Robert T. Gagen Edward Galloway Laroy Arthur Gangel Frank B. Gault James C. Gaunt Peter Gearhart Peter Gibbons
John L. Gibson William Gilbert Eugene D. Giles Charles E. Gilmore Harrison Girley Russell C. Golden George E. Goris, Jr. Albert Graves Clarence B. Graves Jacob Graves Earnest Lynn Gray Roland Mac Gray Elias Greeno Frederick Greve, III Clyde L. Griffin
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3. South Face, Center Panel - Wars through WW II
Frank Griffin John Hacketon William C. Haffner, Jr. David Haggerty Francis E. Haley George W. Hall Joshua Hallowell James H. Haltz John A. Hamilton Kenneth Eugene Hamilton Daniel Hanson George Harman Wilson Harner Roy E. Hart Ronald A. Harte Edward John Harty David P. Harvey Robert B. Hatter Daniel Hattier John Hawk Forest G. Haynes Henry L. Hazlerigg David Headly Emmet John Hendrickson John Henry L. R. Hibbard Dilver Hickman Abram Hight Robert L. Hiler Samuel Hill
Ralph Dewey Hilt Howard E. Hines James Anderson Holloway William R. Holstien Eugene L. Howard Gayle Howard John Howard Joshua H. Howard Martin P. Howard Ralph W. Huckleberry John W. Hudson Absalom Huffman Richard Hulls Cornelius Hunt Harrison D. Hurley Clifford E. Hutson William B. Hutton Edward H. Jackson Milton M. Jackson Harrison Jennings Alexandria Jester Robert H. Johnson Harold M. Jones John L. Jones James K. Kaiser Richard O. Kantz Richard C. Kellar William Kenefich John B. Kennedy, Jr. Michal Kennedy George D. Kent James Russell Kent Edward A. Kercher Victor L. Kercher Wayne A. Kepner Howard C. Kilgore James Kilgore Amos C. Kimble Leland M. Kimbrell Charles E. King Paul King Absalom Kirkpatrick James N. Kirkpatrick Norman H. Kirkpatrick Richard A. Kirkpatrick
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4. Legend for Center Panels
Sponsored by
Tippecanoe County Post No. 1154 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S.A.
Assisted by
Citizens and Organizations of this County
May 30, 1949
(South Face, Left Plaque) Vietnam
This memorial is dedicated to all those from Tippecanoe County who in the armed service made the Supreme Sacrifice in defense of their Country during the Vietnam Era
Mary Therese Klinker - Air Force Nurse James D. Basham Steven R. Brooks Dennis L. Burton Robert C. Burton Ronald D. Carey William A. Carter Dennis W. Cripe Garrison D. Fields Alfred J. Foster Robert J. Hardesty
William J. Halsmer David L. Howard William R. Jennett David A. Johnson James F. Kaser
Alva E. Kemmer Charles A. Knochel James A. Kummings David A. Liste Randall H. Loy Robert L. Mann David A. Moore Thomas H. Nerini Thomas Pierson Eddie R. Rayburn Doyle E. Sallee Lawrence A. Sanders David W. Smith John W. Snouwaert Donald L. Valentine William H. Vaught, III Robert L. Wade
Sponsored by: Memorial Day Association, Henry P. Englert, Jr., Chairman Assisted by: Citizens and Organizations of this County
(South Face, Right Plaque) Korean Conflict
This memorial is dedicated to all those from Tippecanoe County who in the Armed Service made the
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5. South Face, Center Panel, First Plaque of Names
Supreme Sacrifice in defense of their Country during the Korean Conflict.
James D. Adams Dallas L. Aynes James E. Beever Francis A. Boehle George R. Chadwell Howard D. Dalton Clarence M. Dowell Harry E. Erickson Frank W. Fisher Roy C. Frazier Richard A. Griner Frank D. Hines Robert N. Hinkel Wilbert R. Idle
Forrest M. Link Donald E. Lockard Charles E. Long Robert G. Minniear Harley M. Misner Thomas Moore Leroy W. Potter Eugene I. Roberts Ronald F. Rush Harry D. Shelton Andrew Shields Eugene R. Voyles Merble E. Wilson
Sponsored by: Memorial Day Association, Henry P. Englert, Jr., Chairman Assisted by: Citizens and Organizations of this County
(North Face, Center Panel) Civil War Spanish American War Mexican War World War I World War II.
This memorial is dedicated to all those from
Tippecanoe County who in the Armed Service of all wars made the
Supreme Sacrifice in defense of our Country.
Preston Kiser George W. Klaverenga Joseph Klepinger Walter R. Klepinger, Jr. John Koch Herman J. Kolkana Hiram Koon Paul E. Kopf William J. Korty Dennis Lairy Clarence Lawson, Jr. Clark Layton Robert J. Leach Arthur O. Leaf Israel Lebo James Ledman Louis Wm. Lehnen Edward A. Lemond Harry E. Leslie Ernest
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6. South Face, Center Panel, Second Plaque of Names
Wilson Levering Curtis E. Lewis Dean B. Lewis Roberts E. Lingle Glenn Little Joseph R. Lockard John Lowenthal Ephriam Loman Peter Long John Loring Jacob Loucks Nehemiah Lower Albert F. Loy Barton Lucas Lyman D. Luce Herman Luehlhoff Robert W. Lynch Owen Lyons Paul L. Macy James Shaw Maddox Edward Maguire Robert M. Mann John Mansfield Daniel L. Manwarring Reuben C. Marshall, Jr. Joseph Martin Joseph C. Martin
Theodore B. Marxson Gordon E. Mather Samuel T. Matlock Rex Matson Samuel Matter William Matter Ralph V. Mauck John McCallion John W. McFarland Robert Leo McGrath Wallace J. McGuire Albert C. McLochlin Leslie J. McNair James McVicker William Meek William John Memmer Harry Burton Messenger Joseph F. Metzer, Jr. Richard G. Michael Nelson Michael Earl V. Miller Harold E. Miller Jack B. Miller Jack L. Miller Jacob Miller Notham Miller Robert P. Miller Robert T. Miller James O. Mills Charles Minix Hubert G. Misner Albert Mitchell Dwight S. Mitchell, Jr. John H. Montgomery Elijah E. Moore Israel More William W. Morehouse James Morrison Stanley O. Morrison Robert F. Morse Joseph Mount Albert F. Myer Michael G. Neill Salathiel Neisham John Nelson, Jr. James W. Newport
Nelson Newton Paul E. Newton Carl C. Nydegger Henry
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7. South Face, Center Panel, Third Plaque of Names
Obermeyer Michael OBrien James H. OConnor Henry C. Ogan William E. Ogborn Adam S. Ogg Abraham Oliver James Oliver Henry C. Orr Frank Phillip Ostheimer Clifford E. Owen Glenn C. Owen William Lambert Owens Branson Packard Garlan A. Packard Harlan G. Palmer Richard Parish Benjamin Parker Burns O. Parks John Parks Thomas J. Patterson Joseph C. Pattison Joseph Patton William E. Payne Samuel Peigh Frank Perkins Eli Peter Gustus Peterson J. Paul Peterson Paris H. Peterson George A. Pfrommer Fred Gilbert Phillips James C. Pierce James S. Pierce Robert C. Pirtle Chester E. Platt John L. Platt, Jr. Robert L. Plumb George Porter James W. Porter Patrick Powers Melvin G. Prather John Probasco
Thomas Quaintance Henry Quigley Michael Rafferty Joseph G. Rainer Thomas Ramsey Ralph Scott Ray William E. Reagan John K. Rector Silas Otto Rector Joseph Redden Marion E. Reece Charles C. Reed James O. Reed Francis H. Reid Raymond Frederick Reitemeier Francis Renfrow Robert M. Reser Leland Reynolds Marcellus Reynolds Avery Riggs J. Lee Riley, Jr. Joseph Riley (Added) John W. Riley, Jr. Earl A. Rinehart Samuel Lee Ritchie James Rizer Frank W. Robertson Kenneth W. Robertson Notley N. Robey Jack C. Robinson William Robinson Harry Rock George Rogers
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8. Left Plaque on South Face - Vietnam
James B. Rohrabaugh William R. Rosa Willaim Rose Clarence Roth Elmer Earl Rothenberger Harry R. Roush Patrick Rowley William E. Russ Daniel R. Russell Donald H. Russell Patrick J. Ryan David W. Schaffner Wilfred I. Schaich James O. Scheffee
John M. Schnaible Robert F. Schubert Carl C. Schultz Francis Selders Valentine Seldmiller John F. Sellenburg Silas Fred Shaffer Chester L. Shank Colonel Sharp Thomas Sharp William Shellington Paul T. Shepherd Theodore W. Shigley Abraham Sidla Robert B. Simpson Lewis L. Sisson Godfrey R. Sloan Joshua M. Smith Lee W. Smith Louis L. Smith Reed L. Smith Samuel Smith Nathan Snider James W. Spear Kenneth W. Sprankle Joseph Stall John Stanfield John Staunton Henry K. Stebbins Gerry J. Steill, Jr. William P. Stephenson Eli Stevenson Andrew G. Stivers John H. Stook Donald W. Strasburger Eugene O. Sullivan Robert D. Swan James A. Taggart Francis M. Taylor Francis Marion Taylor George Taylor Nathaniel Taylor Rose G. Taylor Frank Temple Frank Terwilliger
George W. Thayer John L. Thomas John Thompson William Thornal H. Joseph Thornton William R. Todd Tilghman Travis Luther C. Treece John D. Troutman William S. Truett Donald E. Turnipseed James G. Ulrich Mahlon Robert Unger William S. Vanscheppen
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9. Right Plaque on South Face - Korean Conflict
Glenn Daniel Vernon John Martin Vester Oliver Virden Dale A. Vonseggern Michael Waddick William H. Wade Robert J. Wagner White S. Walgemouth Edwards Wallace George Melvin Walter Robert A. Watkins Charles Watters Leon Weir John R. Westlake Thomas J. Westlake Amos E. Wheeler Adam Whitmore Oliver P. Wilcox Anthony A. Wilken Nathan Williams Ralph Williams Martin Williamson Pleasant A. Willitts Sylvanus C. Wilson Henry Winkler Emil Paul Wiser Joshua Wood Thomas Wood William H. Wood William Wooley Jesse O. York
Sponsored by
Tippecanoe County Post No. 1154 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S.A.
Assisted by
Citizens and Organizations of this County
May 30, 1949
(Small plaque below south face, in flower bed)
In memory of our Gulf War Veterans
2LT. Lorraine Lawton
(Small plaque below north face, in flower bed, on the left)
Landscaping in this memorial donated by
Lafayette Chapter No. 33 of Mothers of World War I
(Small plaque below north face, in flower bed, on the Right) Berlin Airlift Operation 1948 – 1949
In memory of those who made
the supreme sacrifice for their Nation
AD/3 Harry Crites, Jr.
SGT Bernard Watkins
Donated by the Tippecanoe
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10. "Gulf War" Plaque - - Under South Center Section
County Veterans Council
Researched by: Katherine Shafer / Joanna Smelser
May 28th, 2000
(At entrance to Memorial Island) Tippecanoe County War Memorial
Created by Curtis Cointerman, Park Supt. In cooperation with Bert E. Loeb in 1944.
Sponsored by “Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1154 and Auxiliary” Commander Harold Foster, Robert Binz Financial Secy.
Estimate given for project, the funds were contributed by 8,972
patriotic citizens of this County during 1944.
Building non-essential to War Effort was prohibited until 1948.
During this period of time material & labor costs had
inflated & a fountain originally planned, was omitted for lack of funds.
Lloyd Moser, Designer
Walter Scholer & Assoc. Inc., Architects
A. E. & Harry Kemmer, Builders
Project completed 1971
(Plaque at base of fountain) June A. Loeb Memorial Fountain
1900 – 1970
Donated by Bert E. Loeb
In loving memory of his devoted wife June
for Forty - Nine years
Dedicated June 20, 1971
Lafayette Board of Parks & Recreation
1948
Richard Burke
Albert Kaser
Joseph Rush Jr.
Floyd Wrightsman
Gus Clement, Supt.
Lafayette Board of Parks & Recreation 1971
Orville Dowell
John Lamstra
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11. Other View - - "Gulf War" Plaque - - Under South Center Section
Phillip Kelley
Joseph Rush Jr.
J. C. Lyboult - Dir. Of Parks & Rec.
Location. 40° 24.887′ N, 86° 52.255′ W. Marker is in Lafayette, Indiana, in Tippecanoe County. Memorial can be reached from Scott Street north of Main Street. Located in "Columbia Park":: from the parking lot on Scott Street enjoy a short walk to "Memorial Island" - located in the "Columbia Park Lagoon". The entry to the "Amphitheater" is the War Memorial. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lafayette IN 47901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Video Tour "Columbia Park" ::. Courtesy:: "Tour de Lafayette" - this video will give you a taste of "Columbia Park", its Zoo, and some of the neighbohood. (Submitted on August 13, 2010, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.)
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13. Looking into "Amphitheater"
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14. South Section - from "Amphitheater" - - Tippecanoe County War Memorial Marker
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15. Eagle of the Tippecanoe County War Memorial Marker
One of the four Eagles that are part of the Memorial.
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16. North Face - Wars Through WW II, Continued
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17. North Face, Center Panel, First Plaque of Names
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18. North Face, Center Panel, Second Plaque of Names
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19. North Face, Center Panel, Third Plaque of Names
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20. Two Small Plaques under North Center Section
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21. Left Plaque - 'Landscaping' - - Tippecanoe County War Memorial Marker
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22. Right Plaque - 'Berlin Airlift' - - Tippecanoe County War Memorial Marker
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23. Entering 'Amphitheater' - North Section - - Tippecanoe County War Memorial Marker
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24. North Section from Amphitheater - - Tippecanoe County War Memorial Marker
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25. Looking North/West - North Section - - Tippecanoe County War Memorial Marker
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26. Entry to Memorial Island - - Tippecanoe County War Memorial Marker
The entry is the walk-way to the right in the above photo.
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27. First Entry Plaque - - Tippecanoe County War Memorial Marker
This plaque gives some early history of the Memorial (see above for its text).
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28. Obverse Side of Entry - - Tippecanoe County War Memorial Marker
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29. Second Entry (Exit) Plaque - - Tippecanoe County War Memorial Marker
(See above for text of this plaque.)
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30. Columbia Park Lagoon - - Tippecanoe County War Memorial Marker
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31. Columbia Park Zoo
Take a short walk to the "Zoo" - or many other items for young and/or adults to enjoy. A picnic lunch will add an event-"full" day.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2010, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 5,188 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31. submitted on August 13, 2010, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.