Winter in Sawyer County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Winter Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Keith L, September 17, 2011
1. Winter Veterans Memorial
[Veterans of Foreign Wars emblem]
VFW Post 2495 Dedicated June 6, 1999
[military service emblems]
Erected 1999 by Wright - Howard VFW Post 2495.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1876.
Location. 45° 49.691′ N, 91° 0.53′ W. Marker is in Winter, Wisconsin, in Sawyer County. It can be reached from North Cemetery Road north of Le Boef Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Memorial is in Winter Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winter WI 54896, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Northern Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and
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Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John F. Deitz (approx. 6.4 miles away); The Chippewa Flowage (approx. 11.3 miles away).
Photographed by Keith L, September 17, 2011
2. Winter Veterans Memorial
In memory of brave men of Winter who died in World War II that their country might live.
Major Frank W. Potter Sgt. Patrick J. Slattery T/Sgt. James H. Howard Pvt. Robert H. Karlson T/4 Irving R. Stromme Pvt. William E. Rengstorf PFC. Alfred G. Kvist T/5 LeRoy Grandbouche
Major Frank W. Potter Sgt. Patrick J. Slattery T/Sgt. James H. Howard Pvt. Robert H. Karlson T/4 Irving R. Stromme Pvt. William E. Rengstorf PFC. Alfred G. Kvist T/5 LeRoy Grandbouche
Photographed by Keith L, September 17, 2011
3. Winter Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Keith L, September 17, 2011
4. Winter Veterans Memorial Plaque
Presented By
Winter American Legion
Post 303
Photographed by Keith L, September 17, 2011
5. Flag Pole Plaque
V.F.W. Post #2495
June 6, 1999
Photographed by Keith L, September 17, 2011
6. Winter Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Keith L, September 17, 2011
7. Winter Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 907 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on November 19, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
