Oakley in Logan County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Logan County War Memorial
1914 - 1920 Honor Roll
H.L. Wink A.H. Radloff L.L. Reid L.M. Weller J.R. Lahman H.M. Rabideau Roy Beaman Fred Schaffer
[World War II Honor Roll]
J.K. Nelson Jr. L.B. Arie E. Karr K. Kost R.K. Mode V. Deaver G.L. Ferrin R.L. Miller E. Tholen W.D. Weber R. Rogers W.L. Park E. Shipley M.G. Smith L.J. Malone A.P. Schmitt D.J. Summers C.F. Pierson G.C. Garrett C.S. Williams R. Marcotte G.V. Gieselman A.P. Glassman P.L. Glassman G.W. Russell J.P. Dreiling L.E. Peterson H. Snellbacker
[Vietnam Honor Roll]
Francis E. Jordon James A. Cooksby Andrew J. McKinley Donald E. Jones James E. Heskett
Erected 1923 by Logan County Commissioners and Concerned Citizens.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Spirit of the American Doughboy - E. M. Viquesney series list.
Location. 39° 7.594′ N, 100° 51.175′ W. Marker is in Oakley, Kansas, in Logan County. Memorial is at the intersection of 2nd Street and Hudson Avenue, on the left when traveling east on 2nd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 126 East 2nd Street, Oakley KS 67748, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Logan County Sandstone (approx. half a mile away); Annie Oakley (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Monument Rocks (approx. 0.9 miles away); Inhabitants of the Kansas Plains (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Smoky Hill River Valley - Buffalo Country (approx. 0.9 miles away); Early Exploration across Kansas (approx. 0.9 miles away); Oakley: Birthplace of the Legend (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Great Buffalo Hunt (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakley.
Regarding Logan County War Memorial. The memorial was originally for the honored dead of World War I, but later war dead were added to the Honor Roll.
Also see . . . Oakley, Kansas, in The E.M. Viquesney Doughboy Database. (Submitted on June 16, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 568 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on June 16, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.