Larned in Pawnee County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Veterans Memorial

Lest We Forget

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 14, 2016

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription.

Veterans Memorial. Lest We Forget.

In memory of those from Pawnee County that sacrificed their lives to protect their country, this land of the free, home of the brave

Spanish-American War Elmer R. Payne 1898 . Joseph R. McBride 1898

World War I Tony A. Asher 1918 . Bert Blankenship 1918 Harry Bush 1918 . Walter S. Chears 1918 Ruth B. Farney 1918 . Frank James 1918 Merle Lewellen 1918 . Axel Nelson 1918 William Nelson 1918 . Clyde G. Notestine 1918 Albert O. Tacker 1918 . Clark Whiting 1918 Thomas Wilder 1918

World War II Beryl Artz - Italy 1944 . Harold Bird - Trinidad 1943 Keith Blackburn - Germany 1944 . Leroy Blattner - France 1944 Gilbert Brown - Germany 1944 . Frederick Browne - P. Harbor 1941 Richard Browne - France 1944 . Joe Fagen - France 1944 Joe Fleming - Pacific 1944 . Glee Fox - Italy 1944 Fred Galliart - Italy 1944 . Truman Grandy - Japan 1945 Maurice Hoover - USA 1943 . Kenneth Hertel - USA 1945 Jack Krieger - Tarawa 1943 . Erastus Lacy - Pacific 1945 James Logan - Italy 1945 . Beverly Manlove - France 1944 Earl Marley - France 1944 . Siel Nesbitt ...... 1944 Kenneth Pearson - France 1944 . Chester Pool - Okinawa 1945 Ray Popp - USA 1942 . Herbert Reed - Germany 1946 Joe Getty Reed - USA 1945 . Edward Scott - Sicily 1945 Edward Scott - Sicily 1943 . Wes Shackelford - Indo-China 1945 Glenn Skelton - USA 1944 . Glenn Smith - Italy 1943 Junior Ray Sporn - Austria 1944 . Robert Wadick - Pacific 1945 William Waggoner - USA 1943 . Wayne Walker - Belgium 1944 William Wood - Italy 1944

Korean Conflict Leon D. Dirks 1952 . Raleigh G. Miller 1951 Henry Woelk 1952

Vietnam Richard E. Arnold 1966 . William Comer Jr. 1968 Virgil Murray 1966 . J.C. Petty 1966 Luz Viegra 1965 . Clarence Welsch Jr. 1968

America's Wars-Conflicts-Casualties

Am. Revolution 4,000 War of 18 12 2,000 Mexican War 13,000 Civil War Confederate 134,000 . Union 364,000 Spanish-American War 11,000 World War I 116,000 World War II 406,000 Korean Conflict 55,000 Vietnam 58,000.

In memory of
those from Pawnee County
that sacrificed their lives to
protect their country, this
land of the free—home of the brave

Spanish-American War
Elmer R. Payne 1898 • Joseph R. McBride 1898

World War I
Tony A. Asher 1918 • Bert Blankenship 1918
Harry Bush 1918 • Walter S. Chears 1918
Ruth B. Farney 1918 • Frank James 1918
Merle Lewellen 1918 • Axel Nelson 1918
William Nelson 1918 • Clyde G. Notestine 1918
Albert O. Tacker 1918 • Clark Whiting 1918
Thomas Wilder 1918

World War II
Beryl Artz - Italy 1944 • Harold Bird - Trinidad 1943
Keith Blackburn - Germany 1944 • Leroy Blattner - France 1944
Gilbert Brown - Germany 1944 • Frederick Browne - P. Harbor 1941
Richard Browne - France 1944 • Joe Fagen - France 1944
Joe Fleming - Pacific 1944 • Glee Fox - Italy 1944
Fred Galliart - Italy 1944 • Truman Grandy - Japan 1945
Maurice Hoover - USA 1943 • Kenneth Hertel - USA 1945
Jack Krieger - Tarawa 1943 • Erastus Lacy - Pacific 1945
James Logan - Italy 1945 • Beverly Manlove - France 1944
Earl Marley - France 1944 • Siel Nesbitt ...... 1944
Kenneth Pearson - France 1944 • Chester Pool - Okinawa 1945
Ray Popp - USA 1942 • Herbert Reed - Germany 1946
Joe Getty Reed

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- USA 1945 • Edward Scott - Sicily 1945
Edward Scott - Sicily 1943 • Wes Shackelford - Indo-China 1945
Glenn Skelton - USA 1944 • Glenn Smith - Italy 1943
Junior Ray Sporn - Austria 1944 • Robert Wadick - Pacific 1945
William Waggoner - USA 1943 • Wayne Walker - Belgium 1944
William Wood - Italy 1944

Korean Conflict
Leon D. Dirks 1952 • Raleigh G. Miller 1951
Henry Woelk 1952

Vietnam
Richard E. Arnold 1966 • William Comer Jr. 1968
Virgil Murray 1966 • J.C. Petty 1966
Luz Viegra 1965 • Clarence Welsch Jr. 1968

America's Wars-Conflicts-Casualties

Am. Revolution 4,000
War of 1812 2,000
Mexican War 13,000
Civil War
Confederate 134,000 • Union 364,000
Spanish-American War 11,000
World War I 116,000
World War II 406,000
Korean Conflict 55,000
Vietnam 58,000

Erected by B. F. Larned G.A.R. Post 8, Browne American Legion Post 280, Chears American Legion Post 106, Tony Asher American Legion Post 300 & Jack Kreiger VFW Post 7271.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Military.

Location. 38° 10.917′ N, 99° 7.989′ W. Marker is in Larned, Kansas, in Pawnee County. Memorial

Veterans Memorial Sponsors Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 14, 2016

2. Veterans Memorial Sponsors Marker

is on 8th Street, one mile west of Morris Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Larned Cemetery, Larned KS 67550, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Ak'a Onikashin ga • People of the Southwind (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Mormon Battalion at Larned, Kansas (approx. 0.6 miles away); Birthplace of Farm Credit (approx. 1½ miles away); Pawnee County Area All Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); September 11, 2001 (approx. 1.6 miles away); Site of Original Cash Store (approx. 1.9 miles away); Site of the Larned House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Santa Fe Trail (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Larned.

Veterans Memorial Roll of Honored Dead image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 14, 2016

3. Veterans Memorial Roll of Honored Dead

Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 14, 2016

4. Veterans Memorial Marker

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 14, 2016

5. Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 431 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 13, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.