Wamego in Pottawatomie County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
World War Memorial
Pottawatomie County
in honor of those from the county
who answered their country's call
and to the memory of these
who made the supreme sacrifice
in the World War, 1914-1918
Louis W. Beard Walter Blackledge Ernest E. Brunkow Robert L. Byrnes Eli F. Dorsey Lester Dugan Clifford Ellis Orville Eytchison Wm. Fenton James I. Fitzpatrick Clarence Gorges Earl Gregg Gustav Gustafson Fred Harrington Aloysius Helm Joseph F. Higgins Joseph A. Hohn Geo. W. Holm Joe Hoy Harold M. Johnson Clyde E. Keeney Floyd W. Kemp Edwin J. McClinchey Ward McVicar Fred W. Marten Joel H. Melgren Francis Miller Theodore H. Olson Guy F. Proctor Albert T. Sester Hank Schultz Roy Swaim Russell Taylor Charley Trezise Reuben J. Westling Geo. Wingate James Witter Loran Woodcock Herbert Zeillis
Dedicated November 12, 1923
Erected 1923 by the Women of Pottawatomie County.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 39° 12.075′ N, 96° 18.206′ W. Marker is in Wamego, Kansas, in Pottawatomie County. Memorial is at the intersection of 4th Street (Old U.S. 24) and Ash Street, on the left when traveling east on 4th Street. Memorial is near the SW corner of City Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wamego KS 66547, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Pottawatomie County (a few steps from this marker); 1893 Chicago World's Fair Statues (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sand and Quartz Boulder (about 600 feet away); Old Dutch Mill (about 700 feet away); Colonel Raymond E. Morris, USAF Retired (approx. 0.2 miles away); War Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); Vieux Cemetery (approx. 4.8 miles away); The Vieux Crossing (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wamego.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 281 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 18, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.