Navarino in Shawano County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Sgt Avery Wilber Memorial Bridge
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, September 18, 2014
1. Sgt Avery Wilber Memorial Bridge Marker
Shioc River in the Town of Navarino
in Shawano County has been designated
as a Memorial in honor and in recognition
of Sgt Avery Wilber a World War II POW and
survivor of the Arisan Maru Tragedy
Dedicated by authority of Wisconsin Statute 84.1023
Erected 2007.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 44° 36.665′ N, 88° 29.652′ W. Memorial is in Navarino, Wisconsin, in Shawano County. It is on State Highway 156 west of Pine Street, on the left when traveling west. Marker is at the Navarino Town Hall, near the west bank of the Shioc River. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: W5041 State Highway 156, Bonduel WI 54107, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, 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 4 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Navarino Area Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Stagecoach Travel (approx. 9.8 miles away); Shawano (approx. 12.2 miles away); Shiocton Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 12.6 miles away).
Also see . . .
1. Wisconsin Statute 84.1023. Avery
this page online
2. Sgt Avery Edward Wilber. Find A Grave. (Submitted on October 15, 2014.)
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, September 18, 2014
2. Avery Wilber Marker and Navarino Area Veterans Memorial
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, September 18, 2014
3. Avery Wilber Memorial Bridge
Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 634 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 15, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
