Strang in Fillmore County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

In Memory of the Sons of Strang

The north side of the marker lists the Strang fallen sons from WWI and WWII. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dan Shurtliff, April 19, 2015

1. The north side of the marker lists the Strang fallen sons from WWI and WWII.

Inscription.
North side of monument:

World War I
Pvt. Robert J. Wilkinson; Am. Expeditionary Force, U.S.A.; Sept. 6, 1889 - Oct. 12, 1928; Died in France from battle wounds.

World War II
Pvt. John Gerhard Trapp, Jr.; Co. B, 30th Replacement BN, U.S.A.; Dec. 21, 1923 - Jan. 18, 1944; Died Cassino, Italy from battle wounds.

PFC Curtis Lee Steffens, U.S.A.; Mar. 7, 1917 - June 15, 1944; Killed in action Cherbourg, France.

S-Sgt. Frank Joseph Schelbetzki, Jr.; Co. F, 134th Infantry; Dec. 27, 1914 - July 15, 1944; Killed in action St. Lo, France.

Erected in memory of early pioneers Chris and Margaret Dunker.

South side of monument:

Korean War
PFC Joseph Raymond Kennel, jr.; First Marine Division U.S.M.C.; April 28, 1933 - Aug. 16, 1952; Killed in action.

Vietnam War
Thomas Herman Ohnesorge, HM3; 7th Marines, Fleet Marine U.S.N.; Dec. 24, 1944 - June 24, 1967; Died Quang Nam from battle wounds.

In memory of the sons of Strang who made the supreme sacrifice in the defense of our nation.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 40° 24.858′ N,

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97° 35.219′ W. Memorial is in Strang, Nebraska, in Fillmore County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Quincy Street (County Route 74), on the left when traveling north on Main Street. The monument is on the west side of Main Street in Strang (pop. 29). The village is located south of County Highway 74. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Strang NE 68444, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Nebraska. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the prairies.

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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Ohiowa Auditorium (approx. 7.1 miles away); Fillmore County Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.7 miles away); Fillmore County (approx. 7.7 miles away); Bruning Army Air Field (approx. 9.8 miles away); Bruning Air Field Pilots Killed near Naper, Nebraska (approx. 9.8 miles away); First Free Flight of a Modern Hot-Air Balloon

The south side of the Fallen Sons of Strang marker lists those who died in Korea and Vietnam. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dan Shurtliff, April 19, 2015

2. The south side of the Fallen Sons of Strang marker lists those who died in Korea and Vietnam.

(approx. 9.8 miles away); The Forty-Niner Trail (approx. 11.1 miles away); Pioneer Chapel (approx. 11.6 miles away).

In Memory of the Sons of Strang Marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dan Shurtliff, April 19, 2015

3. In Memory of the Sons of Strang Marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2015, by Joan Shurtliff of Seward, Nebraska. This page has been viewed 671 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 20, 2015, by Joan Shurtliff of Seward, Nebraska. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.