Lebo in Coffey County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

World War II Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 27, 2012

1. World War II Memorial Marker

Inscription. Dedicated in memory of
those who gave their
lives during WWII

Tom G. Buchtel, PFC.
Infantry
France, June 12, 1944

Nolan E. Dressler, Lt.
U.S. [Army] Air Force
Austria, April 12, 1944

William Edwards, Jr., PFC.
Infantry
Germany, March 7, 1945

Noble P. Jones, S/Sgt
Infantry
France, February 1, 1945

Wayne C. Proctor, MM 3rd/C
Navy
Submarine Duty, Aug., 1943

Harold A. (Skinny) Spatz, Sgt.
Army Air Corps
Doolittle Raid, Oct 15, 1942

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

Location. 38° 24.93′ N, 95° 51.482′ W. Memorial is in Lebo, Kansas, in Coffey County. It is at the intersection of Broadway and Ogden Street (Kansas Highway 131), on the left when traveling west on Broadway. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Lebo KS 66856, 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: City of Lebo (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Memorial (approx. one mile away); Welcome to Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (approx. 7.1 miles away); Tallgrass Prairie (approx. 7.1 miles away); Managing Moist Soil Areas

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(approx. 7.1 miles away); All Veterans Tribute (approx. 9 miles away); Hartford Collegiate Institute (approx. 9.2 miles away); Melvern Civil War Tribute (approx. 10.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lebo.

World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 27, 2012

2. World War II Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 515 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 30, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.