Wood River in Hall County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Wood River Veterans Memorial

— Connor-Benson Post #314 American Legion - Wood River, NE —

Wood River American Legion Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, June 29, 2011

1. Wood River American Legion Memorial Marker

Inscription. This memorial is presented in honor of the men and women, past, present and future, of the Armed Forces of the United States of America in remembrance of their efforts and sacrifices to preserve our freedom. We thank, also, our many friends and customers for over 54 years of support.

Erected 2006 by Charles E. and Donna Lee Moyer Family.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 40° 49.247′ N, 98° 36.144′ W. Marker is in Wood River, Nebraska, in Hall County. It is on West 9th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wood River NE 68883, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Central Nebraska, in the Platte River Valley,

and in Greater Grand Island.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the prairies.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Original Townsite of Wood River (approx. 3 miles away); B-17 Crash, 1943 (approx. 4.8 miles away); Martin Brothers Historic Memorial (approx. 7.3 miles away); Meisner Bank Building (approx. 7.4 miles away); Early Shelton Pioneers (approx. 7.4 miles away); Joseph E. Johnson and the Huntsman’s Echo (approx. 7½ miles away); Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant (approx. 8.1 miles away); Susan C. Haile (approx. 12.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wood River.

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Wood River Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, June 29, 2011

2. Wood River Veterans Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2012

3. Wood River Veterans Memorial

Wood River Veterans Memorial left panels image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 26, 2024

4. Wood River Veterans Memorial left panels

Marine Corps • Army • National Guard

Wood River Veterans Memorial - right panels image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 26, 2024

5. Wood River Veterans Memorial - right panels

Navy • Coast Guard • Air Force

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 869 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. 3. submitted on December 16, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4, 5. submitted on July 25, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.