Neodesha in Wilson County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
World War II Memorial
1941 - 1945
— In Memoriam —
who served our country
in World War II
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Leonard M. Anstine · Robert J. Bone · Paul E. Boyer · Robert Bray · Edgar C. Briles · Billy Casey · Harold E. Cooper · Ray N. Daugherty · Bufford Deeds · George Elrod · E. Leon Fenner, Jr. · Wavel H. Gibson · Harold A. Jay · Fred E. Lour · James R. Newberry · John F. Nye · Bryant S. Palmer · Harold L. Parsons · Gifford E. Phillips · Jack Pitney · Ernest L. Reddington · George D. Rohr · Wallace H. Shipley · Max Showalter · W. Kent Tralle · Earl R. Upson · Kenneth J. Vail · Julius Windholz · William F. Zillner
Erected by Neodesha Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
Location. 37° 25.118′ N, 95° 40.828′ W. Marker is in Neodesha, Kansas, in Wilson County. Memorial is on Indiana Street, on the right when traveling west. Memorial is west adjacent to the W. A. Rankin Memorial Public Library. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 502 Indiana Street, Neodesha KS 66757, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Soldiers of the World War (here, next to this marker); Sgt Mike Ritter (within shouting distance of this marker); Brown Hotel (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Norman No. 1 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Actual Site of Norman No. 1 (approx. half a mile away); Opening of the Mid-Continent Oil Field (approx. 0.8 miles away); Dutch Lorbeer (approx. 0.9 miles away); World War Homefront and Neodesha Cemetery Association Founders Memorial Pavilion (approx. 1˝ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Neodesha.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 523 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.