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Prairie du Chien in Crawford County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, June 18, 2011
1. Veterans Memorial
The monument has the shape of Crawford County.
Inscription.
Lest We Forget
For us they served
For us they gave
Now in one accord
We do them honor

Dedicated to all
men and women
of Crawford County Wisconsin
who served this great nation
for God and country
in military service

Honor Roll
In memoriam
to the men of Crawford County
who gave their lives in the great
World War
1917 • 1919

Frank Adams · Melvin Barker · Joseph Bolint · Eli Boyd · Alva A. Caya · Harry B. Craigo · Arthur C. Creighton · Ben F. Daugherty · Ray Davenport · Harold A. Davidson · Gaylord Dosch · Cosmos Du Charme · Eldon E. Elliott · Howard E. Felton · Fred Frazier · Edward R. Fried · Earl L. Giddings · Clifford Gremore · Clarence Hanson · John Haugen · Elias S. Hicks · Joseph Jaynes · Edwin C. Karnopp · Harvey S. Kimball · Rudolph Kotlaba · Andrew E. Larson · Wm. L. Layde · John T. Leary · Chas. Wm. Mc Cormick · John Mc Ginnis · Harry W. Mc Kinney · Elmer G. Nelson · Wm. B. Parland · Loren J. Peacock · Wm. J. Pohlman · David F. Price · Anthony F. Prochaska · Earnest J. Richardson · Glen John Rogers · Walter E. Rose · Wm. W. Schoville · Phillip
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D. Seely · Henry A. Slade · Phillip Cramer Smith · Ulysses Smith · Wencel J. Sprosty · Edward C. Stluka · Joseph F. Tesar · Albert Tyler · Roland L. Vaughan · Solfest B. Woldol
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryWar, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
 
Location. 43° 3.247′ N, 91° 8.781′ W. Marker is in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, in Crawford County. It is at the intersection of East Hayden Street and North Beaumont Road on East Hayden Street. Memorial is on the grounds of the Crawford County Courthouse and Sheriff's Department. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 224 North Beaumont Road, Prairie du Chien WI 53821, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, in the Corn Belt, in the Driftless Area — Bluff Country, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Prairie du Chien (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pere Marquette and Sieur Jolliet (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jefferson Davis (approx. half a mile away); Villa Louis (approx. 0.6 miles away); A Country Estate (approx. 0.6 miles away); War of 1812 (approx. 0.7 miles away); American Indians (approx. 0.7 miles away); Smoke stacks and paddle wheels (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prairie du Chien.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Villa Louis (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced
Honor Roll image. Click for full size.
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, June 18, 2011
2. Honor Roll
with another marker now near it).
 
Veterans Memorial and Honor Roll image. Click for full size.
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, June 18, 2011
3. Veterans Memorial and Honor Roll
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,004 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 18, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
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