Vevay in Switzerland County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Switzerland County Honor Roll Memorial
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 7, 2011
1. Wide View - - Switzerland County Honor Roll Memorial Marker
( Center Panel )
Dedicated to these Switzerland
County men who, in answering
the call of duty, paid the
price of Freedom
( - “Seals” - )
Army, Navy, Marine Corps., Air Force
( Left Panel )
* * * World War I * * *
( Row One )
Herbert Barker Daniel Brindley Alfred E. Cole Charles Griswold William Littrell Evan P. Patton Carrol V. Saberton Howard Stoops Anthony L. Yates
( Row Two )
Bernard Breeck Bertram Buchanan Edwin C. Danner William Hudson Frank M. Mitchell Thomas W. Pike Oscar Scudder W. Hampton Williamson
( Row Three )
Clifford G. Briadley Edward J. Burman George W. Day Forrest Hughes Herbert Neal Uleys E. Ricketts William L. Stepleton Elbert Wolf
* * * Korea * * *
James W. Buddenburg Robert R. Schirmer
William R. Jester Eugene Thomas
Maurice E. Land
( Right Panel )
* * * World War II * * *
( Row One )
James O. Beutel Courtland Curlin John S. Jones George M. Koons Jess A. Lock Albert McKay Estal L. Peters Oscar L.
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( Row Two )
Howard F. Caldwell James E. Davis Frank O. Hartman Gerald L. Leap Bernard Mays Louis D. Patterson Richmond C. Reed Fredrick Shadday Robert N. Torrance William R. Wagner James D. Wright
( Row Three )
John D. Cook Robert L. Farrar Lawrence Hudson Harold E. Lester Raymond McFarland Robert L. Peters James D. Roberts Clayton F. Smith Lawrence D. Turner Marshall B. Williams
* * * Vietnam * * *
Floyd W. Bond Joseph K. Kirkendall
Barry L. Brinegar Robert J. Wieliamson
Gale W. Dixon
* * * Operation Iraqi Freedom * * *
Kenneth R. Booker
( Across Base )
Belleau Wood Chateau-Thierry Meuse-Argonne Pearl Harbor Wake Dakto Coral Sea Tet Midway
( Obverse - Center Panel )
We stand before you today
the same way we faced the enemy
shoulder to shoulder.
Were American fighting men -
and we've never forgotten it.
( POW - MIA Memorial )
* * * POW * MIA * * *
You are Not Forgotten
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 2nd Iraq • War, Korean
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 7, 2011
2. Center Panel - - Switzerland County Honor Roll Memorial
Location. 38° 44.806′ N, 85° 4.142′ W. Memorial is in Vevay, Indiana, in Switzerland County. It is on West Main Street (State Road 56) west of Liberty Street, on the right when traveling west. Located on the South/West (front) lawn of the Switzerland County Courthouse in Vevay, Indiana. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Vevay IN 47043, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, 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 walking distance of this marker: Vevay Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); POW-MIA Memorial (a few steps from this marker); The Dungeon (a few steps from this marker); Switzerland County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Historical Site - Switzerland County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Switzerland County World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); A Tribute To Paul W. Ogle (within shouting distance of this marker); Knox House - 1830 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vevay.
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3. Left Panel - - Switzerland County Honor Roll Memorial Marker
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4. Right Panel - - Switzerland County Honor Roll Memorial Marker
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5. Obverse - Full View - - Switzerland County Honor Roll Memorial Marker
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6. Obverse - Center Panel - - Switzerland County Honor Roll Memorial Marker
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7. POW - MIA Memorial
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8. Other Marker - - (Few steps to the West)
Text reads:
Major Samuel Woodfill
WW I 1919
Lt. Eugene D. Smith
1943 – 1945
Congressional Gold Medal 2006
Major Samuel Woodfill
WW I 1919
Lt. Eugene D. Smith
1943 – 1945
Congressional Gold Medal 2006
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9. Other View
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10. Other View - - Switzerland County Honor Roll Memorial Marker
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11. Fieldpiece - - (Short walk to the South-East lawn.)
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12. South/West Corner - - Switzerland County Courthouse - Vevay, Indiana
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13. Front - - Switzerland County Courthouse - Vevay, Indiana
Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 1,453 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 13, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. 8, 9. submitted on August 15, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. 10, 11, 12, 13. submitted on August 13, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
