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World War II Memorial

 
 
World War II Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 11, 2016
1. World War II Memorial Marker
Inscription.
In honor of the
men and women
who served their country
in World War II

In memory of
departed comrades
of World War II


 
Erected by American Legion.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 38° 33.351′ N, 97° 50.097′ W. Memorial is in Marquette, Kansas, in McPherson County. It is on Lincoln Street north of 4th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: City Park, Marquette KS 67464, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, on the Southern Plains, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: G.A.R. Post No. 308 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Range School (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hans Hanson House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Opera Block (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Mill Stone Monument (approx. Ό mile away); "Methodist Mare" (approx. 8.7 miles away); Home and Studio of Anton Pearson (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marquette.
 
World War II Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 11, 2016
2. World War II Memorial Marker
World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 11, 2016
3. World War II Memorial
West entrance to City Park
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 304 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 19, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Sep. 5, 2026