Axtell in Marshall County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
World War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2014
1. World War Memorial
who served in
The World War
1914 - 1918
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Ray J. Creevan Ray R. Hendricks
Arthur Nelson Arthur Ross
[Honor Roll of Veterans, not transcribed]
Nurses Ruth S. E. Anderson Claudia Ryan Clay
Erected 1925 by the American Legion.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Spirit of the American Doughboy - E. M. Viquesney series list.
Location. 39° 52.359′ N, 96° 15.464′ W. Memorial is in Axtell, Kansas, in Marshall County. It is at the intersection of 5th Street and Maple Street, on the right when traveling north on 5th Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Axtell KS 66403, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: David Smith's Pony Express and Stage Station Overland Trail (approx. 1.8 miles away); St. Bridgets Church (approx. 6½ miles away); Liberty School Bell (approx. 8½ miles away); The Grotto at St. Mary's Church (approx. 8½ miles away); Father William L. Nelligan
this page online
Regarding World War Memorial. Figure of a World War I infantryman advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of No Man's Land. He holds a rifle in his proper left hand and a grenade in his upraised proper right hand. Cost: $1,900.
Also see . . . Axtell, Kansas - Doughboy:. This website also contains information on all known Viquesney Doughboys (there are about 140 of them throughout the U.S.); however the link refers only to the one at Axtell, Kansas. (Submitted on October 22, 2014.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2014
2. World War Memorial Honor Roll
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2014
3. World War Memorial Honor Roll
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2014
4. World War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2014
5. World War Memorial Statue Detail
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2014
6. World War Memorial Statue Mark
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 652 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 14, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
