Tilton in Vermilion County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Tilton Honor Roll
Photographed By Al Wolf, September 7, 2008
1. Tilton Honor Roll Marker
Inscription.
Tilton Honor Roll. . In memory of our men and women in the Armed Forces
World War II. First Column : Elmer L. Alcorn . Frederick V. Alcorn . Lamoine T. Alcorn . Robert H. Allison . George Anderson . Marvin E. Anderson . Ernest Attebury . Floyd Bailey . Glenn E. Basinger . William Basinger . Don Benefield . Paul Benefield . Roy Herman Benefield . James Bennett . John D. Bennett . Geraldine Billman . Jack Billman . Joseph Billman . Harry Blue . Paul Boen . Paul Bogart . Charles F. Bolser . Alfred Bowling . Lowell Bowling . Robert Bowling . Robert Boyd . Alvin Boyer . Paul Brazelton . William A. Brown . Carl H. Burch . Charles Burchfield . Glen E. Burchfield . Aurther Burchfield . Francis C. Burgin . Harry D. Burton . William H. Bush . Wiley M. Butler . Leslie A. Cancil . Marvin Cancil . Warren E. Cancil . Donald J. Cheffer, Second Column : Huford Cline . Paul J. Clipson . Elmer Colby . Kenneth Colby . Orville A. Colby . Lyman E. Criswell . John C. Culp . Bradford Cunningham . Clair S. Cunningham . Dean Cunningham . Wayne Cunningham . Herman S. Dalbey . Leslie Dalbey . Verner L. Dalbey . Earl C. Darnell . James D. Darnell . Harry E. Davenport . Gene Depratt . Robert R. Depratt . Edward Delaney . W. O. Harry Donahey . Robert F. Downey . Willett Downey . William A. Downey . Mary E. Elam . William D. Elam . James Elliott . John A. Elliott . Jack Estes . Phillip G. Farnum . Robert W. Farnum . Wilbert Follis . Arthur Ford . Donald L. Frazee . Alfred (Pete) Frazier . Bud Frost . Robert N. Gardner . Charles Gash . Steve Gasper . Jack E. Gay . Raymond A. Gay . Robert E. Gay . John L. Gilliland , Third Column : Gorman E. Givens . John O. Gossett . Walter M. Green . Clarence A. Gritton . Don H. Gritton . Joe Gritton . Lowell Haffner . Albert Hale . Robert H. Hale . Clyde Hansbrough . Ray A. Hanson . Robert A. Hanson . John S. Harrier . Melvin Hathaway . Alvin Hatton . Bonnie Hatton . Ernest Hatton . Kenneth H. Hatton . Raymond Hatton . Howard Helsel . Lucien Hemp . Don J. Hendricks, Sr. . Bert S. Hershberger . Floyd D. Hershberger . Walter W. Hershberger . Carl Hettsmanberger, Jr. . Albert Hickman . Freeman E. Hicks . Chester High, Jr. . Paul Hill . Charles J. Hilton . Merle Hilton . Robert Hilton . Vernon C. Hix . Charles R. Holman . Basil Hopkins . Robert R. Hosch . Dale Huffman . Edward J. Hughes . Harold E. Hughes . Charles E. Hunt . Ernest Hutton . Claude Jacobs, Fourth Column : Bert Jarvis . Burl Jividen . Elmer N. Johnson . Harry Johnson . Dale Jones . Donald Jones . Edward Jones . Elmer Jones . Herschel Jones . Jack C. Jones . Stewart D. Jones . Vern M. Jones . Willard Jones . Dwight L. Jones . Gerald Kegley . Carl F. Kelsheimer . G. W. (Kelly) Kelsheimer . Donald Kizer . George Kruger . Wilburt E. Lamar . Robert J. Lathrop . Oliver L. Leath . Ralph H. Lehnen . Robert W. Leverich . Robert Lindley . Maurice R. Linn . Wayne E. Linn . Noble C. Lowe . Albert Lee Lyons . Dewey F. Lyons . Harry J. Lyons . Jim Lyons . Robert D. Lyons . Wilbur J. Lyons . Virgil M. Madden . Emil Maillett . Harry Maillet . Paul Markle . Nina Martin . Le Roy E. Max . William E. Mayfield . Donald McCrone . Carl McMichael, Fifth Column : Jessie McQueen . Raymond McQueen . Dale Meers . J. E. (Bud) Meers . R. H. (Babe) Meers . Allen Melton . James F. Melton . Max M. Melton . Bert C. Messinger . Howard D. Messinger . Chester J. Mikel . Johnnie Miller . Albert Dean Montgomery . Charles E. Montgomery . Robert W. Moody . F. (Bugs) Moran . Herbert E. Morgan . Melvin Murphy . Elmer Nabors . Rex M. Nelson . G. (Red) ONeil . Tom Oliphant . Jack Owens . Rusty Owens . W. R. (Bill) Pacot . William Parks . Guy Perkes . James O. Phillips . Frank J. Pintar . Chester Powell . Wayne Powers . Ray Prast . James D. Pratt . Lozier Roy Pratt . Francis H. Priest . Helen Ramsey . Carl Reid . Charles W. Remley . P. R. (Butch) Reuther . Wilber A. Riggs . Harold Rohrer . John W. Rossnett . Shirley Franklin Rowlin, Sixth Column : Harlin S. Royce . Dale Russell . John Sands . Kenneth B. Schratz . Carl R. Seibert . James A. Shanks . Robert J. Shanks . William C. Shelato . John F. Shepard . Thomas L. Shepard . William O. Shepherd . Charles W. Simmons . Dale Smalley . Jewell R. Smith . Maurice C. Smith . Russell N. Smith . W. C. (Billy) Smith . Jack H. Smott . Lee P. Smoot . Raymond F. Sprouls . Robert Sprouls . Russell F. Sprouls . Charles M. Stanton . John D. Stanton . Philip E. Stanton . Robert R. Stanton . Burnell M. Steelman . Audree E. Stevens . Robert L. Stevens . Gilbert Summers . Earl H. Sutherland . Jim L. Sutherland . Charles W. Swank . Basil H. Szollosi . Joseph J. Szollosi, Jr. . Pete Szollosi . Andrew Szotak . Charles Tapscott . Marcus Thaney . William Treadway . Edwin Tuggle . James W. Tuggle . Jean F. Tuggle, Seventh Column : Jesse P. Turner . Harry R. Van Camp . Russell C. Vance . L. (Lefty) Varvel . Richard Varvel . V. (Romie) Varvel . Billy C. Virgin . Lawrence H. Wangler . Wilbert Waterstredt . Clarence Watrons . Alva LeRoy Watson . Robert Welker . Lavone Whalen . David Williams . Donald R. Williams . E. (Red) Williams . George Williams . Mernie Williams . William H. Wilson . George Dale Winkler . Jack Winkler . Paul Winkler . Howard E. Winter . Jerry Withers . John Wood . C. Max Woodard . Inglis M. Woodard . Ivan Ned Woodard . Paul P. Woodard . Kenneth Wright . Harold A. Wynn . James Wynn . John F. Wynn . Richard E. Wynn . Paul E. Yapp . Roy W. Yapp . Wayne L. Jones . Wilmer Robertson . Lyle E. Winkler . Richard D. Beever . Edward L. Arnett
In memory of our men & women in the Armed Forces
World War II
First Column :
Elmer L. Alcorn Frederick V. Alcorn Lamoine T. Alcorn Robert H. Allison George Anderson Marvin E. Anderson Ernest Attebury Floyd Bailey Glenn E. Basinger William Basinger Don Benefield Paul Benefield Roy Herman Benefield James Bennett John D. Bennett Geraldine Billman Jack Billman Joseph Billman Harry Blue Paul Boen Paul Bogart Charles F. Bolser Alfred Bowling Lowell Bowling Robert Bowling Robert Boyd Alvin Boyer Paul Brazelton William A. Brown Carl H. Burch Charles Burchfield Glen E. Burchfield Aurther Burchfield * Francis C. Burgin Harry D. Burton William H. Bush Wiley M. Butler Leslie A. Cancil Marvin Cancil Warren E. Cancil Donald J. Cheffer
Second Column :
Huford Cline Paul J. Clipson Elmer Colby Kenneth Colby Orville A. Colby * Lyman E. Criswell John C. Culp Bradford Cunningham Clair S. Cunningham Dean Cunningham Wayne Cunningham Herman S. Dalbey Leslie Dalbey Verner L. Dalbey Earl C. Darnell James D. Darnell Harry E. Davenport Gene Depratt Robert R. Depratt Edward Delaney W. O. Harry Donahey Robert F. Downey Willett Downey William A. Downey Mary E. Elam William
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D. Elam James Elliott John A. Elliott Jack Estes Phillip G. Farnum Robert W. Farnum Wilbert Follis Arthur Ford Donald L. Frazee Alfred (Pete) Frazier Bud Frost Robert N. Gardner Charles Gash Steve Gasper Jack E. Gay Raymond A. Gay Robert E. Gay John L. Gilliland
Third Column :
Gorman E. Givens John O. Gossett Walter M. Green Clarence A. Gritton Don H. Gritton Joe Gritton * Lowell Haffner Albert Hale Robert H. Hale Clyde Hansbrough Ray A. Hanson Robert A. Hanson John S. Harrier Melvin Hathaway Alvin Hatton Bonnie Hatton Ernest Hatton Kenneth H. Hatton Raymond Hatton Howard Helsel Lucien Hemp Don J. Hendricks, Sr. Bert S. Hershberger Floyd D. Hershberger Walter W. Hershberger Carl Hettsmanberger, Jr. Albert Hickman Freeman E. Hicks Chester High, Jr. Paul Hill Charles J. Hilton Merle Hilton Robert Hilton Vernon C. Hix Charles R. Holman Basil Hopkins Robert R. Hosch Dale Huffman Edward J. Hughes Harold E. Hughes Charles E. Hunt Ernest Hutton Claude Jacobs
Fourth Column :
Bert Jarvis Burl Jividen Elmer N. Johnson Harry Johnson Dale Jones Donald Jones Edward Jones Elmer Jones Herschel Jones Jack C. Jones Stewart D. Jones Vern M. Jones Willard Jones Dwight L. Jones * Gerald Kegley Carl F. Kelsheimer
Photographed By Al Wolf, September 7, 2008
2. Wide View - - Tilton Honor Roll Marker
G. W. (Kelly) Kelsheimer Donald Kizer George Kruger Wilburt E. Lamar Robert J. Lathrop Oliver L. Leath Ralph H. Lehnen Robert W. Leverich Robert Lindley Maurice R. Linn Wayne E. Linn Noble C. Lowe Albert Lee Lyons Dewey F. Lyons Harry J. Lyons Jim Lyons Robert D. Lyons Wilbur J. Lyons Virgil M. Madden Emil Maillett Harry Maillet Paul Markle Nina Martin Le Roy E. Max William E. Mayfield Donald McCrone Carl McMichael
Fifth Column :
Jessie McQueen Raymond McQueen Dale Meers J. E. (Bud) Meers R. H. (Babe) Meers Allen Melton James F. Melton Max M. Melton Bert C. Messinger Howard D. Messinger Chester J. Mikel Johnnie Miller Albert Dean Montgomery Charles E. Montgomery Robert W. Moody F. (Bugs) Moran Herbert E. Morgan Melvin Murphy Elmer Nabors Rex M. Nelson G. (Red) ONeil Tom Oliphant Jack Owens Rusty Owens W. R. (Bill) Pacot William Parks Guy Perkes James O. Phillips Frank J. Pintar Chester Powell Wayne Powers Ray Prast James D. Pratt Lozier Roy Pratt Francis H. Priest Helen Ramsey Carl Reid Charles W. Remley P. R. (Butch) Reuther Wilber A. Riggs Harold Rohrer John W. Rossnett Shirley Franklin Rowlin
Sixth Column :
Harlin S. Royce Dale Russell John Sands Kenneth B. Schratz Carl R. Seibert James
Photographed By Al Wolf, September 7, 2008
3. Tilton Honor Roll - - Eagle
The proud Eagle of the Tilton Honor Roll has seen a number of memorable tears of pride as the years have rolled on since World War II.
A. Shanks Robert J. Shanks William C. Shelato * John F. Shepard Thomas L. Shepard William O. Shepherd Charles W. Simmons Dale Smalley Jewell R. Smith Maurice C. Smith Russell N. Smith W. C. (Billy) Smith Jack H. Smott Lee P. Smoot Raymond F. Sprouls Robert Sprouls Russell F. Sprouls * Charles M. Stanton John D. Stanton Philip E. Stanton Robert R. Stanton Burnell M. Steelman Audree E. Stevens Robert L. Stevens Gilbert Summers Earl H. Sutherland Jim L. Sutherland Charles W. Swank Basil H. Szollosi Joseph J. Szollosi, Jr. Pete Szollosi Andrew Szotak Charles Tapscott Marcus Thaney William Treadway Edwin Tuggle James W. Tuggle Jean F. Tuggle
Seventh Column :
Jesse P. Turner Harry R. Van Camp Russell C. Vance L. (Lefty) Varvel Richard Varvel V. (Romie) Varvel Billy C. Virgin * Lawrence H. Wangler Wilbert Waterstredt Clarence Watrons Alva LeRoy Watson Robert Welker Lavone Whalen David Williams Donald R. Williams E. (Red) Williams George Williams Mernie Williams William H. Wilson George Dale Winkler Jack Winkler Paul Winkler Howard E. Winter Jerry Withers * John Wood C. Max Woodard Inglis M. Woodard Ivan Ned Woodard Paul P. Woodard Kenneth Wright Harold A. Wynn James Wynn John F. Wynn Richard E. Wynn Paul E. Yapp Roy W. Yapp
Photographed By Al Wolf, September 7, 2008
4. Coal Mine - Service Train
The marker is in front of this service train. - - With the coal mines once in the area, this and other service trains are known by a number of citizens. It was used to transport coal from within the mine to the outside. At shift changes they "may" have also assisted miners into the working area of the coal mine.
Wayne L. Jones Wilmer Robertson Lyle E. Winkler Richard D. Beever Edward L. Arnett
Erected by Village of Tilton, Harry Phillips, Tilton Lions Club, Village Board.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 40° 6.105′ N, 87° 39.1′ W. Marker is in Tilton, Illinois, in Vermilion County. Memorial is at the intersection of West Fifth Street and North H Street, on the right when traveling west on West Fifth Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tilton IL 61833, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Leading from the parking area on "H" Street to the Tilton Honor Roll is the Tilton Time Capsule.
Photographed By Al Wolf, September 7, 2008
7. Side View - - Coal Mine Service Train
Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2008, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 3,737 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 10, 2008, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
