Lawrence in Douglas County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

World War II Memorial Campanile

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2014

1. World War II Memorial Campanile

Inscription. Free government does not bestow repose upon its citizens but sets them in the vanguard of battle to defend the liberty of every man.

[Roll of 277 KU Honored Dead]

[Cast bronze door panels, dedicated 1955, read]
Achievement • Courage • Aspiration • Sorrow • Meditation • Silence • Pioneer/Homemaker • Scout/Plainsman • Native/Explorer • Worship • Investigation/Education • Freedom/Equality

Bells and Their Donors [panels]

Restoration of
the World War II Memorial Carillon
through the generosity of
Keith D. Bunnel
President of the K.U. Class of 1946
and Joan Stewart Bunnel
Rededicated April 26, 1996

Erected 1950.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 38° 57.599′ N, 95° 14.815′ W. Memorial is in Lawrence, Kansas, in Douglas County. It is on Memorial Drive, on the right when traveling west. The Memorial Campanile is about 0.1 miles south of Memorial Stadium, on the University of Kansas campus. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Lawrence KS 66045, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Bleeding Kansas Border War Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Southern Plains,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

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 walking distance of this marker: Korean War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Victory Eagle (approx.

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0.2 miles away); California and Oregon Trails Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Forrest "Phog" Clare Allen (approx. half a mile away); The Castle Tea Room (approx. 0.6 miles away); South Park (approx. 0.6 miles away); Trinity Episcopal Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Douglas County Courthouse (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lawrence.

Also see . . . Details of the 53-bell carillon. (Submitted on September 5, 2020, by Carl Scott Zimmerman of Kirkwood, Missouri.)

World War II Memorial Campanile Roll of Honored Dead image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2014

2. World War II Memorial Campanile Roll of Honored Dead

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3. World War II Memorial Campanile Roll of Honored Dead

World War II Memorial Campanile Door Relief image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2014

4. World War II Memorial Campanile Door Relief

Achievement

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5. World War II Memorial Campanile Door Relief

Courage

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6. World War II Memorial Campanile Door Relief

Aspiration

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7. World War II Memorial Campanile Door Relief

Sorrow

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8. World War II Memorial Campanile Door Relief

Meditation

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9. World War II Memorial Campanile Door Relief

Silence

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10. World War II Memorial Campanile Door Relief

Pioneer/Homemaker

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11. World War II Memorial Campanile Door Relief

Plainsman/Scout

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12. World War II Memorial Campanile Door Relief

Native/Explorer

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13. World War II Memorial Campanile Door Relief

Worship

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14. World War II Memorial Campanile Door Relief

Investigation/Education

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15. World War II Memorial Campanile Door Relief

Freedom/Equality

World War II Memorial Campanile Marker image. Click for full size.

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16. World War II Memorial Campanile Marker

Bells and Donors

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17. World War II Memorial Campanile Marker

Bells and Donors

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18. World War II Memorial Campanile Marker

Bells and Donors

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19. World War II Memorial Campanile Marker

Bells and Donors

World War II Memorial Campanile Dedication image. Click for full size.

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20. World War II Memorial Campanile Dedication

World War II Memorial Campanile Restoration Marker image. Click for full size.

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21. World War II Memorial Campanile Restoration Marker

World War II Memorial Campanile Entrance image. Click for full size.

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22. World War II Memorial Campanile Entrance

Memorial Stadium stands in distance

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23. World War II Memorial Campanile

World War II Memorial Campanile Ceiling image. Click for full size.

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24. World War II Memorial Campanile Ceiling

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25. World War II Memorial Campanile

Looking ENE across campus

Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 923 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25. submitted on September 30, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.