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Climax World War II Memorial

 
 
Climax World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane Hall, September 17, 2013
1. Climax World War II Memorial
Inscription.

In memoriam World War II

Max Bailey    Loyd Puffer
Amos Force    Wesley Simmonds
Wilford Gibson    Carrol Smoke
Dallas Malone    Fred Truby

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 42° 14.336′ N, 85° 20.193′ W. Memorial is in Climax, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County. It can be reached from N. Main Street north of Maple Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located in park next to the Lawrence Memorial Public Library and across from the Climax Town Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Climax MI 49034, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Michigan. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Rural Free Delivery Carriers (within shouting distance of this marker); Climax Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Festus Hall House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Climax Crescent Newspaper (about 500 feet away); Daniel B. Eldred House (approx. Ό mile away); Beckley School (approx. 5.3 miles away); William Rufus Shafter Memorial (approx. 5.4 miles away); U.S.S. Maine Memorial (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Climax.
 
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Climax World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane Hall, September 17, 2013
2. Climax World War II Memorial
Climax World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane Hall, September 17, 2013
3. Climax World War II Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 704 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 25, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
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