Near Woodstock in Champaign County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Woodstock Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 1, 2015
1. Woodstock Veterans Memorial Marker
close up, showing text, first plaque; WW I, probably the original plaque on this monument
Woodstock Ohio Service Flag WW I
41 names w/ symbols
Nurse (cross)
Served overseas (circled dot)
Camp (triangle)
Died in service (hollow star)
Killed in action (star)
Navy (N)
We have helped make the world safe for democracy
armistice November 11, 1918
US entered war April 6, 1917 peace June 28, 1919
Plaque #2
In honor of
those who served their country
in the armed forces
during World War II
and
in memory of
Kenneth L. Smith
March 1, 1914 June 2, 1942
John T. McKinster
Feb. 17, 1919 Jan, 27, 1942
who made the supreme sacrifice
sponsored by
Chester McCreary Post 258 American Legion
1953
Plaque #3
In honor of the men from this community
who volunteered in the U.S.Army for service
in the Spanish American War of 1898
Co. D Ohio National Guard
(20 names)
Plaque #4
In honor of
John A. Moran
Co. B. 166th Inf.
Rainbow Div.
killed in action Argonne Forest
buried Romgne, France
1896- 1918
Erected by Chester McCreary Post 258 American Legion.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Spanish-American
this page online
Location. 40° 10.326′ N, 83° 32.153′ W. Memorial is near Woodstock, Ohio, in Champaign County. It can be reached from Urbana Woodstock Pike (County Route 2), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 500 West Bennett Street, Woodstock OH 43084, 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Warren Sibley Cushman (within shouting distance of this marker); Cushman Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln Funeral Train (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Universalist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); North Lewisburg Fire Bell (approx. 3.7 miles away); North Lewisburg, O. Service Flag (approx. 3.7 miles away); Roll of Honor (approx. 3.7 miles away); North Lewisburg, Ohio Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodstock.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 1, 2015
2. Woodstock Veterans Memorial Marker
close up, showing text, second plaque, WW II, added in 1953
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 1, 2015
3. Woodstock Veterans Memorial Marker
close up, showing text, third plaque, Spanish American War, possibly moved here from another location
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 1, 2015
4. Woodstock Veterans Memorial Marker
close up, showing text, fourth plaque, mounted on a boulder adjacent to the Memorial. NOT a grave, but self-explanatory if you read the text.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 1, 2015
5. Woodstock Veterans Memorial Marker
a separate Family War Memorial, a couple hundred feet away. Some names are repeated
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 1, 2015
6. Woodstock Veterans Memorial Marker
the "Cushman Monument", a few feet away. A Civil War Memorial. I will publish a separate page for this monument.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 1, 2015
7. Woodstock Veterans Memorial Marker
full view of marker
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 1, 2015
8. Woodstock Veterans Memorial Marker
full view of the Moran marker, adjacent to the Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 1, 2015
9. Woodstock Veterans Memorial Marker
full view of the Cushman stone
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 1, 2015
10. Woodstock Veterans Memorial Marker
marker can be seen at a distance
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 1, 2015
11. Woodstock Veterans Memorial Marker
cemetery gate
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 1, 2015
12. Woodstock Veterans Memorial Marker
road sign near the gate
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 566 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. submitted on July 8, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
