Erie in Neosho County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Lieutenant Leland R. Richey, U.S.N.R.
In Memory Of
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 24, 2011
1. Lt. Leland R. Richey, U.S.N.R. Memorial
Over Wonsan Harbor, Korea,
May 6, 1953
[Naval Aviator Badge
and Masonic Symbol]
Erected by Erie High School Class of 1940.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.
Location. 37° 33.976′ N, 95° 14.887′ W. Marker is in Erie, Kansas, in Neosho County. Memorial is on West 3rd Street near Webster Street, in the median. Memorial is near the entrance to the former Erie High School (closed 2010). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Erie KS 66733, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. American Legion Post 102 Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Osage Nation (approx. 2.4 miles away); Mission Neosho (approx. 2.4 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away); Osage Catholic Mission (approx. 5.9 miles away); Oak Grove School (approx. 12.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Erie.
Also see . . . Lt. Leland Richey.
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Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 24, 2011
2. Lt. Leland R. Richey, U.S.N.R. Memorial
Former Erie High School in background
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 24, 2011
3. Lt. Leland R. Richey, U.S.N.R. Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 596 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 18, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
