Marshfield in Wood County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

World War Memorial

Photographed By K. Linzmeier, October 25, 2014

1. World War Memorial Bronze Tablet

Inscription. Dedicated by
The People of Marshfield
to the Memory of Those
Who Gave Their Lives for
America's Cause During
the World War
———— George Arnett · William Arnett · Louis Binder · Frank Boyer · Frederick W. Breseman · Ray Firnstahl · John A. Fisher · Louis Fleisner · Fred E. Hintz · Harold E. Jaeckel · Louis Kelnhofer · Otto H. Kops · Floyd M. Laird · William Lee · Wm. J. Lesselyoung · Leo Lutz · Louis A. Mangold · Jos. C. Marsh, Jr. · Harold Mattson · Mike J. Miller · Ernest G. Miller · Frank J. Mueller · Emil Oertel · Harry M. Palmer · Edward J. Parks · W. Simon Petri · Joseph Ponczoch · Willard D. Purdy · William J. Riethus · Henry Schielz · George A. Schiesl · Edward Schultz · Paul H. Schultz · Louis A. Seidl · Barney Skaya · Walter H. Soles · Joseph Stangl · Cecil G. Tormey · Nick Trierweiler · Wesley C. Van Voorheis · Everett L. Varney · Henry Wallis · Nick A. Weigel · Louis Wellner · Cooper D. Wells · George W. Whitney · Ray Winch · Franklin Wood · Ivo E. Wright · Herbert Yaeger

1914-1918

Erected 1922 by the Rotary Club and the American Legion.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

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In addition, it is included in the Rotary International series list.

Location. 44° 40.685′ N, 90° 10.932′ W. Marker is in Marshfield, Wisconsin, in Wood County. Memorial can be reached from North St. Joseph Avenue near West Kalsched Street, on the left when traveling north. Memorial is in Flander's Field at Hillside City Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1110 North St Joseph Avenue, Marshfield WI 54449, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Veterans Field of Honor (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Columbia Park Band Shell (approx. 0.7 miles away); Youth Baseball Donor Recognition Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); Founder’s Square (approx. 0.8 miles away); Marshfield Post Office (approx. 0.9 miles away); Governor William H. Upham House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Tower Hall (approx. one mile away); September 11th Patriots Day (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marshfield.

More about this memorial. The monument, which is three-sided, stands on a double base in the center of the "field," and measures 6 feet, 4 inches from the bottom of the base to the base of the flagstaff by which it is surmounted, the flagstaff

World War Memorial Granite Base image. Click for full size.

Photographed By K. Linzmeier, October 25, 2014

2. World War Memorial Granite Base

being 75 feet from the base to the top.
source: History of Wood County, Wisconsin, 1923

Also see . . . History of Wood County, Wisconsin, 1923. "In 1920 the city of Marshfield donated to the American Legion a lot 56 by 112 feet in size as a burial ground for soldiers of the late war. A granite memorial tablet has been erected there..." (Submitted on October 27, 2014.)

Additional keywords. Marshfield World War I Honor Roll

Close-up of Bronze Inlaid Decorations image. Click for full size.

Photographed By K. Linzmeier, October 25, 2014

3. Close-up of Bronze Inlaid Decorations

World War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By K. Linzmeier, October 25, 2014

4. World War Memorial

Flander's Field · Hillside Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 481 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 27, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.