Excelsior in Hennepin County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
In Honor of All Who Served and Those Who Died
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, September 1, 2012
1. In Honor of All Who Served and Those Who Died
Army Navy Air Force
Marines Coast Guard Merchant Marines
World War I
Grant Lorenz US Army
Donald Gray US Army
Blanchard West US Army
Mervin Grover US Army
Guy R. Forbes US Army
J. Jay Vietz US Army
John W. Crabtree US Army
Roger Kennedy US Army
Korean War
Herbert L. Schmidt US Air Force
World War II
Alfred Bottke US Marines · Omer E. Huntington US Army Air Force · Paul B. Johnsen US Army · William R. Olson US Army · Donald M. Eden US Army · Lyle E. Hollister US Navy · William H. Hollister US Navy · James A. Studer Canadian Air Force · Donald Bengson US Navy · Roy D. Schuck US Navy · Russell F. Marboe US Marines · Frank Quady US Navy · Richard J. Hollister US Navy · Daryl Luedtke US Marines · Bruce C. Stangohr US Army
Viet Nam
Bernard A. Teske US Marines · Thomas A. Knopik US Army · Jerome A. Olson US Army · Martin J. Benson US Marines · Roger M. Kittelson US Marines · Dale G. Granger US Army · Carl Kollmeyer US Navy · Eric C. Egge US Marines
In memory of those who were called and served.
Excelsior area vererans killed in action while fighting in our great wars.
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Location. 44° 54.14′ N, 93° 33.763′ W. Memorial is in Excelsior, Minnesota, in Hennepin County. It is at the intersection of Lake Street and 2nd Street on Lake Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Excelsior MN 55331, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Your Are Here (approx. 0.2 miles away); Port of Excelsior (approx. 0.2 miles away); The History of Lake Minnetonka (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Minnehaha - Then & Now (approx. 0.2 miles away); A History of Excelsior (approx. 0.2 miles away); Big Island History (approx.
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, September 1, 2012
2. In Honor of All Who Served and Those Who Died
More about this memorial. Civilian maritime memorial plaques; Captain Johnson operated, constructed, and owned several vessels on Lake Minnetonka in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, September 1, 2012
3. Nearby Civilian Maritime Memorial
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, September 1, 2012
4. Memorial Plaque
Memorial · In honor of Captain John R. Johnson ·
From his five grandsons · Anson R. Mase · Karl F. Hehl · Kenneth R. Strate · Raymond E. Strate · John M. Strate
From his five grandsons · Anson R. Mase · Karl F. Hehl · Kenneth R. Strate · Raymond E. Strate · John M. Strate
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, September 1, 2012
5. Memorial Plaque
Captain John R. Johnson · Minnetonka Sea Dog · 1/19/1859 - 3/19/31 · Owned and operated City of St. Louis (1881-1898) - Steamer capacity - 1500 persons - Electric lights · John Alden - Mayflower - Plymouth - Priscilla - Puritan · Lake Minnetonka Dredging Co. (1906-1931) ·
Donated by grandsons Kenneth Strate - Raymond Strate - John Strate · May 30, 1988
Donated by grandsons Kenneth Strate - Raymond Strate - John Strate · May 30, 1988
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,402 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 17, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
