Hays in Ellis County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Veterans Memorial

Lest We Forget

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 13, 2016

1. Veterans Memorial WWI-WWII Honored Dead

Inscription.

Veterans Memorial. Lest We Forget. In memory of all who served their country in time of need. World War I Albert D. Baughman . Joseph M. Breit . Ralph Burns . Bernard Coleman . Julius Johnson . William Leach . Casper J. Middlekauff . Alex Pfannenstiel . Aaron A. Platner . Anthony C. Rupp . Albert R. Sitz, World War II Bruce D. Anderson . Albert J. Arnhold . Joseph A. Augustine . Andrew Bahl . Ralph Bemis Jr. . Paul H. Bird . Edward N. Chesney . Russell E. Clark . Robert M. Dinges . William M. Dinkel . Theobald Dreher . William Duttan . Paul Enright . Clyde D. Fread . Robert W. Froelich . Frank Gengler . Frederic B. Geren . Virgil J. Giebler . Anthony F. Glassman . Victor Grabbe . Robert J. Gross . Fredolin Hammerschmidt . John L. Herbert . Clarence A. Hoff . Harold E. Hurt . Floyd E. Kelly . Albert W. Kinderknecht . Harry Kingsley, World War II Orville Kingsley . Francis R. Korbe . Richard A. Koerner . August H. Kroeger . Albert Kuhn . Clarie J. Kuhn . Eugene Kuhn . Lawrence M. Kuhn . Celestine J. Leikam . Clarence J. Leiker . James D. Lynd . David W. Markel . Gifford May . James C. McConchie . Walter L. Metzler . Leo Molleker . William V. Neuburger . John M. Owens . Francis H. Paronto . Lester L. Patton . Willy Pederson . Albert G. Pfannenstiel . Albert A. Pfeifer . Ambrose R. Pfeifer . Anthony P. Pfeifer . Don K. Riggs . Severine J. Robben . Leo J. Rupp . Walter Rupp . Gayle W. Russell Jr. . Virgil T. Sander . Frank A. Sauer . Bruce F. Scheer . Reinhold A. Schoenthaler . Edwin A. Schumacher . Adolph G. Schuvie . Victor F. Schuvie . Alvin J. Staab . Hugh L. Thrasher . Kenneth L. Wells . Albert Weigel . Clarence Weigel . Daniel R. Weigel . Eugene Weigel . Linus Weigel . Julius J. Windholz . Julian Yaple, Korean Conflict Clarence Armbrister . Richard Billinger . Alvin Boxler . Johnny Gerstner . Robert N. Klaus . Gerald D. Ocamb . Robert F. Ruder . Richard C. Wasinger, Viet Nam Gary Lee Binder . Arthur Klaus . Norman A. Leikam . Charles Malone . Daniel Neuburger . Olis R. Rigby . Robert L. Urban, Afghanistan Bryan J. Nichols . David R. Carter, Died in Service Henry Armbrister . Marvin A. Aust . Raymond Breit . Marshall Darby . Alois Dechant . William M. Dinkel . Conrad Graf . Donald J. Harkness . Everett R. Higgins . Bennet F. Karlin . Darryl F. Kobler . John A. Korbe . Charles Larzalere . Lawrence Larzalere . Wilfred Leiker . Edmund A. Rupp . Thomas J. Sack . James N. Schoenthaler . Alfred Schumacher . Edmund Schumacher . Vernie Stang . Joseph A. Weigel . Norman G. Wasinger . Alfred G. Pfannenstiel

In memory of all
who served their country
in time of need
World War I
Albert D. Baughman • Joseph M. Breit • Ralph Burns • Bernard Coleman • Julius Johnson • William Leach • Casper J. Middlekauff • Alex Pfannenstiel • Aaron A. Platner • Anthony C. Rupp • Albert R. Sitz

World War II
Bruce D. Anderson • Albert J. Arnhold • Joseph A. Augustine • Andrew Bahl • Ralph Bemis Jr. • Paul H. Bird • Edward N. Chesney • Russell E. Clark • Robert M. Dinges • William M. Dinkel • Theobald Dreher • William Duttan • Paul Enright • Clyde D. Fread • Robert W. Froelich • Frank Gengler • Frederic B. Geren • Virgil J. Giebler • Anthony F. Glassman • Victor Grabbe • Robert J. Gross • Fredolin Hammerschmidt • John L. Herbert • Clarence A. Hoff • Harold E. Hurt • Floyd E. Kelly • Albert W. Kinderknecht • Harry Kingsley

World War II
Orville Kingsley • Francis R. Korbe • Richard A. Koerner • August H. Kroeger • Albert Kuhn • Clarie J. Kuhn • Eugene Kuhn • Lawrence M. Kuhn • Celestine J. Leikam • Clarence J. Leiker • James D. Lynd • David W. Markel • Gifford May • James C. McConchie • Walter L. Metzler • Leo Molleker • William V. Neuburger • John M. Owens • Francis

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H. Paronto • Lester L. Patton • Willy Pederson • Albert G. Pfannenstiel • Albert A. Pfeifer • Ambrose R. Pfeifer • Anthony P. Pfeifer • Don K. Riggs • Severine J. Robben • Leo J. Rupp • Walter Rupp • Gayle W. Russell Jr. • Virgil T. Sander • Frank A. Sauer • Bruce F. Scheer • Reinhold A. Schoenthaler • Edwin A. Schumacher • Adolph G. Schuvie • Victor F. Schuvie • Alvin J. Staab • Hugh L. Thrasher • Kenneth L. Wells • Albert Weigel • Clarence Weigel • Daniel R. Weigel • Eugene Weigel • Linus Weigel • Julius J. Windholz • Julian Yaple

Korean Conflict
Clarence Armbrister • Richard Billinger • Alvin Boxler • Johnny Gerstner • Robert N. Klaus • Gerald D. Ocamb • Robert F. Ruder • Richard C. Wasinger

Viet Nam
Gary Lee Binder • Arthur Klaus • Norman A. Leikam • Charles Malone • Daniel Neuburger • Olis R. Rigby • Robert L. Urban

Afghanistan
Bryan J. Nichols • David R. Carter

Died in Service
Henry Armbrister • Marvin A. Aust • Raymond Breit • Marshall Darby • Alois Dechant • William M. Dinkel • Conrad Graf • Donald J. Harkness • Everett R. Higgins • Bennet F. Karlin • Darryl F. Kobler • John A. Korbe • Charles Larzalere • Lawrence Larzalere • Wilfred Leiker • Edmund A. Rupp • Thomas

Veterans Memorial Korea-Vietnam-Afghanistan-Died in Service Honored Dead image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 13, 2016

2. Veterans Memorial Korea-Vietnam-Afghanistan-Died in Service Honored Dead

J. Sack • James N. Schoenthaler • Alfred Schumacher • Edmund Schumacher • Vernie Stang • Joseph A. Weigel • Norman G. Wasinger • Alfred G. Pfannenstiel

Erected by American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Concerned Citizens.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 38° 52.439′ N, 99° 19.858′ W. Memorial is in Hays, Kansas, in Ellis County. It is at the intersection of Fort Street and 13th Street, on the left when traveling south on Fort Street. Monument is on the county courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1204 Fort Street, 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 walking distance of this marker: The Volga Germans (within shouting distance of this marker); Gospel Hill (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (about 400 feet away); St. Joseph Parochial School (about 400 feet away); Walker Army Air Field (about 400 feet away); Col. Wm. F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody (about 400 feet away); Town & County Jail (about 500 feet away); St. Joseph Church (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hays.

Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 13, 2016

3. Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 815 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 5, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.