Holton in Jackson County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Company E, 137th Infantry Regt, 35th Infantry Div
Valor For Service
Inscription.
so that we may enjoy the freedom
and heritage of our forefathers
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Erected by the Soldiers of Company E.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 39° 27.789′ N, 95° 44.345′ W. Memorial is in Holton, Kansas, in Jackson County. It is at the intersection of 4th Street (State Highway 116) and Iowa Avenue, on the left when traveling west on 4th Street. Memorial is in Linscott Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Holton KS 66436, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Kansas. 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 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Livestock Water Trough (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jackson County Courthouse Horse Water Trough (approx. Ό mile away); Edward D. Holton (approx. Ό mile away); Fort Jim Lane (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of the Spurs (approx. 7.1 miles away); The Wetmore Calaboose (approx. 12.4 miles away); Don Clarence Rising (approx. 12.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Holton.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of the Spurs (was approx. 7.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . World War II: 35th Infantry Division. Museum of the Kansas National Guard website entry (Submitted on January 3, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 974 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on March 24, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.






