Ellis in Ellis County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
1. War Memorial
World War I
Albert D. Baughman · Bernard Coleman · William Leach · Alex Pfannenstiel · Aaron A. Platner
World War II
Joseph A. Augustine · Ralph Bemis Jr. · John L. Herbert · Harold E. Hurt · Orville H. Kingsley · Richard A. Koerner · August H. Kroeger · James D. Lynd · Walter Metzler · William V. Neuburger · Albert Pfeifer · Ambrose Pfeifer · Leo J. Rupp · Gayle Russell Jr. · Frank A. Sauer · Bruce F. Scheer · Reinhold A. Schoenthaler · Albert Weigel · Julian Yaple
Korean War
Clarence Armbrister · Gerald D. Ocamb
Vietnam War
Daniel L. Neuburger
Erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9139, American Legion Post 151, and Concerned Citizens.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 38° 56.287′ N, 99° 33.631′ W. Memorial is in Ellis, Kansas, in Ellis County. It is at the intersection of Washington Street and 9th Street, on the right when traveling south on Washington Street. Memorial is in a park north of the railroad tracks. Touch for map. Memorial is in this
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Regionally, this memorial is in Kansas’ Smoky Hills. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. 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 7 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Praying John Horrigan (within shouting distance of this marker); Ellis' Original Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); The Ellis House (within shouting distance of this marker); Settlers from Bukovina, Austria (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hickey Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Grand Army Hall (about 500 feet away); History of The Walter P. Chrysler Boyhood Home (about 600 feet away).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
2. War Memorial Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
3. War Memorial Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
4. War Memorial Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
5. War Memorial Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
6. War Memorial American Legion Emblem
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
7. War Memorial VFW Emblem
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 725 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 4, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
