Hays in Ellis County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 13, 2016
1. War Memorial Marker
In memory of our war dead
Erected 1949 by Casper J. Middlekauff American Legion Post No. 173.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, World II.
Location. 38° 53.083′ N, 99° 19.113′ W. Memorial is in Hays, Kansas, in Ellis County. It is on Vine Street (U.S. 183) south of 27th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Mount Allen Cemetery, Hays KS 67601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Kansas’ Smoky Hills. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Avenue of Flags (here, next to this marker); You Now Stand On The Original Boot Hill (approx. 0.7 miles away); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. one mile away); Walker Army Air Field (approx. one mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); St. Joseph Church (approx. one mile away); The Volga Germans (approx. one mile away); Col. Wm. F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hays.
Also see . . . Historical Mount Allen Cemetery tour, Hays KS. Link to PDF cemetery tour map. (Submitted on July 5, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 13, 2016
2. War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 556 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
