Belle Center in Logan County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
LCPL Lewis E. Hughes II
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 30, 2015
1. LCPL Lewis E. Hughes II Marker
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LCPL Hughes "Skip", was a classmate, and personal friend
Lewis Eugene Hughes II
LCPL H+S Co 5th Marine 1st Marine Division
killed in action Republic of Viet Nam
June 13, 1970
Erected by Willard Stout Post 226 American Legion.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 40° 30.665′ N, 83° 44.668′ W. Memorial is in Belle Center, Ohio, in Logan County. It is on Charles Street (County Route 106) near North State Street (County Route 102), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 219 Charles St, Belle Center OH 43310, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Till Plains. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Village Marshall Murray Griffin (within shouting distance of this marker); Belle Center (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Belle Center War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Belle Center Spanish American War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Geneva College (approx. 2.7 miles away); Hull's Trail 1812 (approx. 2.9 miles away); Solomon Town (approx. 3.4 miles away); Private Jacob Parrott (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belle Center.
Another marker is no longer nearby.
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Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 30, 2015
2. LCPL Lewis E. Hughes II Marker
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 30, 2015
3. LCPL Lewis E. Hughes II Marker
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 30, 2015
4. Murray Griffin Memorial Park Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 995 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 8, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
