Near West Mansfield in Union County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
York Center WW II Veterans Memorial
The Church is Gone, But the Monument Remains
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 22, 2015
1. York Center WW II Veterans Memorial Marker
Veterans
World War II
T/5 Carleton E. Harris Combat Engineers 1913- 1944
PFC. Harold W. Dever Co.B 327th Glider Inf., 101st Airborne Div. 1911- 1944
Albert C. Jolliff S 1/c U.S.N.R. 1925- 1943
T/5 Thomas D.Cornwell 31st Inf. Div. 1925- 1946
William D. Potts PFS ASN 1913- 1945
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 40° 24.785′ N, 83° 27.188′ W. Memorial is near West Mansfield, Ohio, in Union County. It is on Raymond-Byhalia Pike (Route 739), on the left when traveling north. Marker is at the north edge of York-McKendree Cemetery, in a garden grove, just past the monument for the former church. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 28418 OH-739, West Mansfield OH 43358, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Till Plains and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: York Township Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Greeneville Treaty Line / Greeneville Treaty Line in Union County (approx. 2.4 miles away); Byhalia School Veterans Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); West Mansfield (approx. 4.4 miles away); Flatwood Schoolhouse (approx. 4.9 miles away); a different
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Greenville Treaty Line / Indian Boundary (was approx. 4.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
More about this memorial. The marker is in Union County, although address is Logan County.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 22, 2015
2. York Center WW II Veterans Memorial Marker
close up, showing names inscribed on monument
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 22, 2015
3. York Center WW II Veterans Memorial Marker
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 22, 2015
4. York Center WW II Veterans Memorial Marker
full view of marker
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 22, 2015
5. York Center WW II Veterans Memorial Marker
Marker is on the right.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 22, 2015
6. York Center WW II Veterans Memorial Marker
Bronze star on the marker
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 22, 2015
7. Old cemetery gate arch
The posts are still in place at the driveway, but this arch has been moved to a safer place.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 22, 2015
8. Bell and marquis for the former church that stood at this site
Photographed by Shirley Penhorwood
9. 1910
Photographed by Shirley Penhorwood
10. York Center WW II Veterans Memorial Marker
York- McKendree Church, just before demolition
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 503 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on October 3, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
