Nekoosa in Wood County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Nekoosa War Memorial

Photographed by Keith L, May 12, 2011

1. Nekoosa War Memorial

Inscription.

This memorial dedicated
by parents, relatives and friends
to perpetuate the memory of
our valiant defenders of freedom
who made the supreme sacrifice.

World War I
Hamel, Archie · Huggins, Robert · Jackon, Lucas · Larsen, Harold · Slining, Ole · Soward, Richard · Timlin, Eugene

World War II
Arendt, Roger · Breese, Earl · Buehler, Bernard · Crowns, Howard · Daskam, Charles · Hasenohrl, Edward · Havlena, James · Holz, Donald · Karpinski, John · Krennke, John · Martin, Anthony, Jr. · Rezin, Douglas · Rosebush, Richard · Ruder, Le Roy · Schaffenberger, Edward · Schumann, George · Spry, Harland · Staege, Dale · Stempinski, Mathew · Vandenberg, Allen · Warner, Keith · Wipfli, Gerald

Korean War
Blackburn, George · Buehler, George · Haas, Lawrence · Wulf, John · Zurfluh, Ronald

Dedicated - May 30, 1960

Vietnam War
Ashburn, Jerry · Goodness, Kenneth · Hagen, Ronald

Re-dedicated May 30, 1988

Erected 1960 by the Nekoosa-Port Edwards Veterans Memorial Association.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1856.

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18.905′ N, 89° 54.097′ W. Marker is in Nekoosa, Wisconsin, in Wood County. It can be reached from Park Street south of Market Street (Wisconsin Highway 173), on the left when traveling south. Memorial is located at the west side of the City of Nekoosa Municipal Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 951 market Street, Nekoosa WI 54457, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Northern Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ed “Strangler” Lewis (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Point Basse (approx. 0.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Point Basse (approx. 1.2 miles away); Point Bas (approx. 1.3 miles away); John Edwards Jr. (approx. 2.7 miles away); John Jones 2nd Burial Site (approx. 3.3 miles away); John Edwards Jr. Office Building (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nekoosa.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Wakely’s Tavern (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. The bronze plaque with the names of 34 area residents who died during the country's three wars was originally erected in front of the Nekoosa-Port Edwards Veterans Memorial Building (dedicated May 30, 1960 – now demolished). The building was a result of the combined

Photographed by Keith L, May 12, 2011

2. Nekoosa War Memorial

efforts of the members of Hamel-Ruder Post No. 381, American Legion, Schuman-Arendt Post No. 5960, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and their auxiliaries.
Source: Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune; May 31, 1960.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,214 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 14, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.