La Porte in LaPorte County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Memorial Forest Planting
of 1939
Photographed by Duane Hall, August 16, 2014
1. Memorial Forest Planting Marker
Harry August Backus John William Burns Chester L. Coplin Hamon Gray John E. Hawn William L. Hubner John E. Hunt Chester Stewart Kiff George Luebker John C. Naill Louis Edward New Roy E. Newell Norman Lay Roberts Albert Emanuel Swanson Hugh S. Woodard
Who Died for Their Country
During the World War
1917 – 1919
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 41° 37.114′ N, 86° 44.173′ W. Memorial is in La Porte, Indiana, in LaPorte County. It can be reached from Lake Shore Drive west of Pine Lake Avenue (U.S. 35), on the left when traveling west. Marker is located at the eastern end of Soldiers Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: La Porte IN 46350, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Indiana and in Greater South Bend. 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: La Porte World War II Memorial (1991) (here, next to this marker); La Porte World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); La Porte Korean War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Operation Desert Storm Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); La Porte Viet Nam Memorial
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Photographed by Duane Hall, August 16, 2014
2. Memorial Forest Planting Marker
Photographed by Duane Hall, August 16, 2014
3. Memorial Forest Planting Marker
Photographed by Duane Hall, August 16, 2014
4. Memorial Forest Planting Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 502 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 21, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
