Central Business District in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Corporal Merrill Laws Ricketts Marine Corps Memorial
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
1. Corporal Merrill Laws Ricketts Marine Corps Memorial Marker
World War
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Corporal Merrill Laws Ricketts
XVIII Co., V. Reg., U.S. Marines
Defensive Sector • Aisne-Marne •
St Mihiel • Meuse-Argonne
Presented to the
City of Cincinnati
July 4, 1921
Erected 1921 by Benjamin Merrill Ricketts, M.D.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 39° 6.044′ N, 84° 30.213′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in the Central Business District. Memorial is at the intersection of Lytle Street and E. 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south on Lytle Street. Marker is about 80 feet southwest of the Anna Louise Inn, Cincinnati Union Bethel. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 Lytle Street, Cincinnati OH 45202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bottoms (within shouting distance of this marker); Lytle's Surroundings (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Washington (within shouting distance of this marker); The Taft Museum (within
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Regarding Corporal Merrill Laws Ricketts Marine Corps Memorial. Merrill Laws Ricketts enlisted in Cincinnati on July 20, 1917; service number 117204; promoted to Corporal December 7, 1917; deployed to France with the American Expeditionary Forces on December 31, 1917; killed in action on October 4, 1918; awarded the Croix de Guerre with Silver Star, among other decorations. Parents living at 4th Street and Broadway at time of death.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
2. Ricketts Marine Corps Memorial Rear
Looking NNW across Lytle Park toward East 4th Street.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
3. Ricketts Marine Corps Memorial Front
Fort Washington Way (US Route 50) in background.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
4. Ricketts Marine Corps Memorial Honored Dead (Part A)
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5. Ricketts Marine Corps Memorial Honored Dead (Part B)
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6. Ricketts Marine Corps Memorial Sculpture
USMC Eagle, Globe & Anchor on top of memorial.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
7. Corporal Merrill Laws Ricketts Portrait on Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
8. Ricketts Marine Corps Memorial Fountain
Water no longer flows from the fountain.
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9. Ricketts Marine Corps Memorial Sponsor
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10. Ricketts Marine Corps Memorial Sculptor
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 16, 2011
11. In ground United States Marine Corps Emblem, at base of Memorial
- seen in picture 2 -
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
12. Cincinnati Bethel Union's Anna Louise Inn
Located near the Ricketts Marine Memorial.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
13. Anna Louise Inn Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,448 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on December 2, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 11. submitted on May 20, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 12, 13. submitted on December 2, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
