Pittsburg in Crawford County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Helm American Legion Post 182 Veterans Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 7, 2010
1. Helm American Legion Post 182 Veterans Memorial
so loyally served their country
Flag flying today in memory of
____________
and these men who gave their lives
in service of their country
World War II
Albertson, Henry • Bazin, Lawrence
Blessant, Lewis • Blackett, George
Blackett, William • Bolser, Myron
Chapman, Lloyd • Copeland, Lloyd C.
Crites, Andrew • Dover, William
Ginardi, Albert • Gonko, Julian
Harbort, William • Helm, Lon M., Jr.
Junior, Elmer M. • Martin, Edward J.
Piccini, Pangi • Ponce, Leo J.
Roycroft, Horace • Schrepel, Joe
Strukel, John • Verga, Santo
Wade, Lyle • Weytkow, Joe
Zafuta, Paul
Korean Conflict
Esposito, Victor
Erected by Lon M. Helm Jr. American Legion Post 182 and Garden of Memories.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • War, Korean • War, World II.
Location. 37° 30.476′ N, 94° 42.374′ W. Memorial is in Pittsburg, Kansas, in Crawford County. It can be reached from South 69 Highway. Monument is south of the shelter in the Garden of Memories cemetery, off US Highway 69 about 0.4 miles south of its intersection with 620th Avenue (Kansas Highway 47), south of Franklin, Kansas. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 149 US Highway 69, Pittsburg KS 66762, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Bleeding Kansas Border War Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern 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.
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2. Helm American Legion Post 182 Veterans Memorial
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3. Helm American Legion Post 182 Veterans Memorial
World War II Honor Roll
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 7, 2010
4. Helm American Legion Post 182 Veterans Memorial
World War II Honor Roll
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 7, 2010
5. Helm American Legion Post 182 Veterans Memorial
Korean War Honor Roll
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,155 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 20, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
