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Fort Washakie in Fremont County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
 

Fort Washakie World War II Veterans Memorial

 
 
Fort Washakie World War II Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 30, 2016
1. Fort Washakie World War II Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription.
In Memory of Those Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice in World War II
Sherman Redman • Lee Wadda • Gordon E. Burt • Elwin Elmer • George W. Antelope • Claude Goggles • William Trosper • Loren McC. Frank • Richard Pogue • Louis Bishop • John L. Brown • Chester Arthur • Sidney Bush • Laverne Wagon • Billie Max Fairless

 
Erected 1947 by American Legion , Richard Pogue Post No. 81.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 43° 0.348′ N, 108° 53.022′ W. Memorial is in Fort Washakie, Wyoming, in Fremont County. It is at the intersection of 2nd Street and Washakie Street, on the left when traveling west on 2nd Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fort Washakie WY 82514, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Wind River Indian Reservation and in Wind River Country. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Washakie (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sacajawea (approx. 1.2 miles away); Block House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Mrs. Maggie Richards and Mrs. Hall (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Sacajawea (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Right Rev. George Maxwell Randall, D.D. (approx. 1.8 miles away);
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a different marker also named Sacajawea (approx. 1.8 miles away); Sacajawea Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Washakie.
 
Fort Washakie World War II Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 30, 2016
2. Fort Washakie World War II Veterans Memorial Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 575 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 28, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
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Jun. 10, 2026