Ava in Noble County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

U.S.S. Shenandoah

By William Fischer, Jr., December 23, 2008

1. U.S.S. Shenandoah Memorial Marker

Inscription. To the memory of those who lost their lives on the U.S.S. Shenandoah
September 3, 1925
Commander Zachary Lansdowne, U.S.N.
Lieutenant Commander Lewis Hancock, Jr., U.S.N.
Lieutenant John Bullard Lawrence, U.S.N.
Lieutenant Arthur Reginald Houghton, U.S.N.
Lieutenant (JG) Edgar William Sheppard, U.S.N.
Everett Price Allen, ACR, U.S.N.
Charles Harrison Broom, ACMM, U.S.N.
James William Cullinan, AP, U.S.N.
Ralph Thomas Joffray, AR1c, U.S.N.
Celestino Pellegrino Mazzuco, AMM1c
James Albert Moore, Jr., AMM1c, U.S.N.
Bartholomew Bennett O'Sullivan, AMM1c, U.S.N.
George Conrad Schnitzer, CRM, U.S.N.
William Howard Spratley, AMM1c, U.S.N.

Location. 39° 50.25′ N, 81° 34.511′ W. Marker is in Ava, Ohio, in Noble County. Marker is on Marietta Road (Ohio Route 821) half a mile north of Rayner Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ava OH 43711, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Crash of the USS Shenandoah / Lighter-Than-Air Flight (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named U.S.S. Shenandoah (approx. 1.9 miles

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By William Fischer, Jr., December 23, 2008

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away); Claude L. Wilson (approx. 3½ miles away); John Gray (approx. 5.3 miles away); Wreck of the Shenandoah (approx. 5.3 miles away); a different marker also named U.S.S. Shenandoah (approx. 6.7 miles away); VFW Post #4721 Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.8 miles away); Noble County Veterans Memorial (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ava.

Categories. • 20th Century • Air & Space • Military • Notable Events •

By William Fischer, Jr., December 23, 2008

3. U.S.S. Shenandoah Memorial

Looking east.

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By William Fischer, Jr., December 23, 2008

4. U.S.S. Shenandoah Memorial Detail

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on February 9, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,096 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 9, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.