Stanley in Chippewa County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Veteran's Memorial
Photographed by Keith L, April 27, 2011
1. Veteran's Memorial Marker
Never Be Forgotten"
American Legion
Victory Post 112
Dedicated on Memorial Day
May 31, 2010
Erected 2010 by American Legion Victory Post 112.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical date for this entry is May 31, 2010.
Location. 44° 57.58′ N, 90° 56.235′ W. Marker is in Stanley, Wisconsin, in Chippewa County. It is at the intersection of South Broadway Street (County Highway H) and East 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Broadway Street. Marker is in Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stanley WI 54768, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is 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 18 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: M-1900 Seacoast Ordnance (within shouting distance of this marker); The Yellowstone Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); D.R. Moon Memorial Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Edson Union Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away); The Worden Church of the Brethren (approx. 6 miles away); Liberty Tree Memorial (approx. 6.7 miles away); St. Hedwig's / Poznan Colony
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Photographed by Keith L, April 27, 2011
2. Northeast Corner
The War to End All Wars
April 1917 to November, 1918
Simon Briggs · Delmar Brimmer · Richard Brown · William Cameron · Emil Christopherson · Lawrence Fitzl · Frank Foster · Louis Goddard · Michael Gruber · Patrick Heighton · Charles Hallopter · Nels Johnson · Carl Kapperud · Kristian Koth · Glen Lamphere · Arthur Lundgren · Carl Martinson · Oscar Olson · Charles Pepin · Peter Smoczyk · George Solie · G.A. Stenerson · Hugh Warner
World War II
The Greatest of All Wars
Dec. 7, 1941 to Sept. 2, 1945
V-E Day May 8, 1945
V-J Day September 2, 1945
George Cott · Marvin Fossum · Marvin J. Johns · Gayhart Laroches · Albert Lucas · Carl Lund Jr. · John J. Nicholson · Edwin L. Saheim · Floyd F. Smith · N.G. Van Domelen [MIA] · Raymond Vanderloop · Ronald Verkuilen · Leonard L. Wright · James F. Webert
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3. Northwest Corner
The Greater Cold War
June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953
There were no reported
causalities in the
Stanley area
for this war
Vietnam War
The Second Indochina War,
also the American War
1960 to 1975
The Longest War
Kenneth D. Haas · James S. Hagen · Donald Johnson · Larry L. Techmier
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4. Southeast Corner
The Gulf War
Jan. 17, 1991 to Feb. 27, 1991
The Shortest War
There were no reported
causalities in the
Stanley area
for this war
Photographed by Keith L, April 27, 2011
5. Veteran's Memorial
Photographed by Keith L, April 27, 2011
6. Veteran's Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 967 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 25, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
