Evansville in Vanderburgh County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Vanderburgh County World War I Honor Roll

Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 1, 2011

1. Vanderburgh County World War I Honor Roll Marker

Inscription.

Vanderburgh County World War I Honor Roll. . , Service Star Legion War Mothers , Gresham Chapter , Erected this marker in 1926 , in memory of Vanderburgh Co. , Boys who gave their lives , in the service of the, . . 1917 . . . World War . . . 1918 . ., ( Row One ), Ernest S. Atkinson . Lloyd C. Ackerman, Sergt. . John S. Barnes . Oscar Barr . Alfred A. Bosse . Orville Brack . Thomas A. Brown . Everette F. Burdette . Paul W. Chamier . Dan White Cheaney . Clyde S. Collins . Elwood Digby Colton, Sergt. . John Crow . Oscar Dannenberg . Herman Daum . John L. DeBold . Orville Demick . Isadore Drucker, Sergt. . Wesley Edwards . Russel Fenn . Lester E. Fisher . Charles Flack . James Thomas Foley . Walter Henry Folz . Albert C. Funkhouser, Lieut. . Paul T. Funkhouser, Lieut. . Russel Goad . Leo I. Goelzhauser . William L. Gowers . James Bethel Gresham, Corp. . Lee Green, Colored . Jack Grisane . James Gunterman . Alfred Keller Gymer, Lieut. . Nobert Thomas Happe . Elmer S. Harper . Fred Hassler . William Hayden . Cleveland Hicks . George A. Hunt . Sam C. Hutchinson . Frank James . William Allen Jones . Henry C. Jones . Walter L. Krusenklaus . George H. Kirker, Capt. . Andrew C. Kimball . Albert T. Kemmerling . George S. Koonce, Sergt. . Warren E. Laby . Thomas Edwin Land . William Joseph Lappe , ( Row Two ), Guy Edward Laymon . Emanuel O. Leberer . Wilbur W. Linder . Austin Lee Loer, Capt. . Roy L. Loewenthal . Benjamin J. Lueken . Odus E. McFadden . Judson C. McGrew, Lieut. . Roy McSwane . Wilbert D. Macer . John C. Martin . Chas. Sanders Males . Edward E. Mosby, Corp . Frederic G. Myler, Sergt. . Ernest J. Osborne . Levi Owens . Verner B. Parker . Eugene Pate . Ralph C. Patterson . Albert J. Paul, Sergt. . Albert J. Perkins . Ora L. Perry . Frank Powell . Mason Potts, Corp . Grover C. Reid . Hederic Rhodes . Thomas Robson . Roy Roth . George John Sanders . Frank Schaeffer . Crawford Schofield . Edward Schear . Chester E. Schulz, Sergt . James Simpson . Lee D. Sly . William O. Steinbrook . Charles F. Stoermer . Ottis E. Stone, Colored . Charles E. Straker . John Boswell Torian . August Carl Turpin . Robert L. Utterback . Douglas Viele . Carl Frederic Vogel . Charles Waddel . John Webster . Emmit White . Joseph E. Wells . William A. Wells, Coxswain . Donald Williamson . Elijah Worsham, Capt . . G E Bonig, SC., ( Lower Section ), James Bethel Gresham of Evansville was the First American Soldier killed in France

Service Star Legion War Mothers
Gresham Chapter
Erected this marker in 1926
in memory of Vanderburgh Co.
Boys who gave their lives
in the service of the

• • 1917 • • • World War • • • 1918 • •

( Row One )

Ernest S. Atkinson • Lloyd C. Ackerman, Sergt. • John S. Barnes • Oscar Barr • Alfred A. Bosse • Orville Brack • Thomas A. Brown • Everette F. Burdette • Paul W. Chamier • Dan White Cheaney • Clyde S. Collins • Elwood Digby Colton, Sergt. • John Crow • Oscar Dannenberg • Herman Daum • John L. DeBold • Orville Demick • Isadore Drucker, Sergt. • Wesley Edwards • Russel Fenn • Lester E. Fisher • Charles Flack • James Thomas Foley • Walter Henry Folz • Albert C. Funkhouser, Lieut. • Paul T. Funkhouser, Lieut. • Russel Goad • Leo I. Goelzhauser • William L. Gowers • James Bethel Gresham, Corp. • Lee Green, Colored • Jack Grisane • James Gunterman • Alfred Keller Gymer, Lieut. • Nobert Thomas Happe • Elmer S. Harper • Fred Hassler • William Hayden • Cleveland Hicks • George A. Hunt • Sam C. Hutchinson • Frank James • William Allen Jones • Henry C. Jones • Walter L. Krusenklaus • George H. Kirker, Capt. • Andrew C. Kimball • Albert T. Kemmerling • George S. Koonce, Sergt. • Warren E. Laby • Thomas Edwin Land • William Joseph Lappe

( Row Two )

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Edward Laymon • Emanuel O. Leberer • Wilbur W. Linder • Austin Lee Loer, Capt. • Roy L. Loewenthal • Benjamin J. Lueken • Odus E. McFadden • Judson C. McGrew, Lieut. • Roy McSwane • Wilbert D. Macer • John C. Martin • Chas. Sanders Males • Edward E. Mosby, Corp • Frederic G. Myler, Sergt. • Ernest J. Osborne • Levi Owens • Verner B. Parker • Eugene Pate • Ralph C. Patterson • Albert J. Paul, Sergt. • Albert J. Perkins • Ora L. Perry • Frank Powell • Mason Potts, Corp • Grover C. Reid • Hederic Rhodes • Thomas Robson • Roy Roth • George John Sanders • Frank Schaeffer • Crawford Schofield • Edward Schear • Chester E. Schulz, Sergt • James Simpson • Lee D. Sly • William O. Steinbrook • Charles F. Stoermer • Ottis E. Stone, Colored • Charles E. Straker • John Boswell Torian • August Carl Turpin • Robert L. Utterback • Douglas Viele • Carl Frederic Vogel • Charles Waddel • John Webster • Emmit White • Joseph E. Wells • William A. Wells, Coxswain • Donald Williamson • Elijah Worsham, Capt • • G E Bonig, SC.

( Lower Section )

James Bethel Gresham of Evansville was the First American Soldier killed in France

Erected 1926 by Service Star Legion War Mothers - Gresham Chapter.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 37° 58.406′

Wide View - - Vanderburgh County World War I Honor Roll Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 1, 2011

2. Wide View - - Vanderburgh County World War I Honor Roll Marker

N, 87° 34.344′ W. Marker is in Evansville, Indiana, in Vanderburgh County. Memorial is at the intersection of Vine Street and NW 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on Vine Street. Located on the South/West corner of the 'Old' Vanderburgh County Courthouse (a.k.a.: "Catacombes") in Evansville, Indiana. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 NS 4th Street, Evansville IN 47708, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Short Lived Canal (here, next to this marker); Colonel Hugh McGary, Jr. / McGary's Burial Ground (here, next to this marker); Sheriff's Residence and Jail (within shouting distance of this marker); Vanderburgh County World War II Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Wabash and Erie Canal (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Holy Trinity Parish Sesquicentennial (about 400 feet away); McCurdy - Sears Building (about 400 feet away); Albion Fellows Bacon (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Evansville.

Long View - - Vanderburgh County World War I Honor Roll Marker -and- Visitors image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 1, 2011

3. Long View - - Vanderburgh County World War I Honor Roll Marker -and- Visitors

Sign - - "Catacombs - - The Olde' Courthouse" image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 1, 2011

4. Sign - - "Catacombs - - The Olde' Courthouse"

North/West Corner - - 'Old' Vanderburgh Courthouse / Catacombes image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 1, 2011

5. North/West Corner - - 'Old' Vanderburgh Courthouse / Catacombes

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 1,071 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 10, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.