Coldwater in Comanche County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Veterans Memorial Building

In Memoriam

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 9, 2012

1. Veterans Memorial Building Marker

Inscription. To those who made the
supreme sacrifice for their country
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World War I
Harrison Metzker • John R. Crawford • Guy A. Schrock • Eugene M. Wares

World War II
Eric A. Sims • Clarence L. Oller • Aubrey G. Holland • Herbert L. Seyfrit • Howard R. King • Robert L. Hough • Robert Booth, Jr. • Leighton Metzker • Johnnie L. Gasteel • Ralph Sooter • Leo C. Thrall • Hugh H. Melrose • Lee Hecht • Squire B. Zane • Hobert H. Thompson • William H. Finney • Ernest A. Trummel • Alfred G. Seidel • Warren L. Petty • Martin B. McMillen • Melvin V. Park • William M. Griffith • H.R. Burnett • Donald G. White • John D. Jenkins • Ivan Keesee
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The construction of this building was made possible through the gifts of the People of Comanche County and surrounding communities.
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[Added Honored Dead from Korean War]

1951 - 1954
Wayne L. Thompson • Robert Roy Burnett • Donald Keith Huck • Wayne F. Burkhall • Merle D. Pearson • Leonard Donald Smutz • Lloyd L. Alder Jr. • Leslie E. Jellison

Erected 1950 by City of Coldwater.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 37° 16.19′ N, 99° 19.533′ W. Memorial is in Coldwater, Kansas, in Comanche County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Philadelphia Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 239 East Main Street, Coldwater KS 67029, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Great Plains,

on the Southern

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Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within walking distance of this marker: Comanche County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker).

Veterans Memorial Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 9, 2012

2. Veterans Memorial Building

Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 603 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.