Kenosha in Kenosha County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Capt. David Leet and S Sgt. James Van Bendegom
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 7, 2013
1. Capt. David Leet and S Sgt. James Van Bendegom Marker
Capt. David Leet
4-13-72
S Sgt. James Van Bendegom
7-12-67
Missing In Action
Vietnam War
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam.
Location. 42° 34.86′ N, 87° 49.169′ W. Marker is in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in Kenosha County. It can be reached from 59th Place. Marker is in Library Park, north of the library and east of the intersection of 8th Avenue and 60th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marinette WI 54143, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Milwaukee. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Gilbert M. Simmons Memorial Library (within shouting distance of this marker); First Congregational Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Matthews Church (about 300 feet away); Reuben Deming (about 400 feet away); The First Church in Kenosha (about 600 feet away); Birthplace of Orson Welles (about 700 feet away); Site of the First Free School (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kenosha.
Also see . . .
1. David Leverett Leet. Wall of Faces website
this page online
2. James Lee Van Bendegom. The Wall of Faces website entry (Submitted on March 18, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
via Honor States, unknown
2. Capt. David Leet
via Honor States, unknown
3. S Sgt. James Van Bendegom
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 7, 2013
4. Capt. David Leet and S Sgt. James Van Bendegom Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 838 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on September 9, 2013, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. Photos: 1. submitted on September 8, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2, 3. submitted on June 14, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on September 8, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
