Honoring
the men and women
of Adams County
who served in
the Armed Forces of
The United States
World War I ——— World War II
Korean ————— Vietnam
and all other . . . — — Map (db m54629) WM
It served in multi functional roles to include field and anti-tank gun. These types of artillery
pieces were used by the U.S. Army during World War I, the interwar period, and World War II.
Originally of French design, the Canon de 75 modθle . . . — — Map (db m241291) HM
(Front Side)
Construction begun summer 1942 under Captain Stratton O. Hammon, who used broad authority over laborers, suppliers, and railroad; base in use February 1943. More than 1,000 workers employed during construction. Base was over . . . — — Map (db m63819) HM
This lot is dedicated to the memory of
Vincent and Eileen Schwartz
lifetime residents of Fowler, Indiana
They proudly served our country during WWII Vince in the Army Eileen in the Navy Both were active members of the American Legion . . . — — Map (db m240678) WM
((( Center Panel )))
Dedicated to the Honor and Sacrifice of
our men and women of Blackford County
who served our Country in World War II
——— 1941 — ★ — 1945 ———
in Honor . . . — — Map (db m54607) WM
( Center - Engraved in Stone: )
In Memory of our
Boone County Veterans
who Bravely Served
in Our Wars.
Erected by The American Legion
Brown - Dolson Post 113
Lebanon, Ind.
( Left Bronze Plaque: ) . . . — — Map (db m21359) WM
( Memorial Tree Plaque )
This tree planted in memory of
Earl R. Albaugh
Joseph K. Clark
Roscoe C. Kirkpatrick
Clarence A. Wiles
“Who died in Service”
( World War II - Plaque )
For God and Country . . . — — Map (db m42749) WM
Construction on the $4.7 million George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge started in June 28 and took just over a year to complete with the opening being held October 31, 1929.
President Herbert Hoover attended the dedication of the bridge which . . . — — Map (db m186830) HM
Howard's Shipyard, Barmore Shipyard, French Brothers and later the Sweeney Brothers Shipyard and Foundry all put Jeffersonville on the map as the premier builder of steamboats. Howard's Shipyard also built a number of the LSTs during World War II. . . . — — Map (db m186829) HM
( Upper Section )
They lived to bear their Countrys
arms and died to save its Honor.
Sgt Charles W. Snider 11-4-43
Pfc Lester J. Beyl 1-31-44
S/Sgt William J. Summers, AAF 3-8-44
Sgt Kenneth N. Broady . . . — — Map (db m46721) WM
( Center Panel )
Clinton County
War Memorial
All Gave Some.
Some Gave All.
Dedicated to All
Clinton County
Veterans
( Left - Large Panel )
Civil War * 1861 - - 1865
( Row One )
Wm. H. Abbott Alfred R. . . . — — Map (db m21436) WM
( Top has Insignia of the "Navy Club U.S.A." )
This memorial is erected to
revere, honor, and perpetuate
the memory of our departed Shipmates
Roy E. Boggess
Ship No. 11 — — Map (db m21430) WM
World War II
For God and Country
This tablet is erected
in honor of the men who
answered their country's
call and gave their lives
for freedom — — Map (db m22175) WM
Diplomat James G. McDonald grew up in Albany and taught history at Indiana University by 1910. Representing the Foreign Policy Association, he met with Nazi officials in 1933, including Adolph Hitler who was quickly rising to power. McDonald . . . — — Map (db m203649) HM
Side A
Founded as Gray & Hemingray in
Cincinnati, Ohio in 1848. Incorporated
1870 in Covington, Kentucky; company
produced glass bottles, jars, oil
lamps, light globes, tableware and
insulators. After discovery of natural
gas in . . . — — Map (db m65208) HM
Dedicated to the Veterans of W.W.I ★ W.W. II ★ Korea and Viet Nam who served
their country with honor and all who gave their lives for freedom — — Map (db m141233) WM
Roll of Honor
Citizens of
Middlebury and York Township
Who Served Our Country in World War II
Albert, Thurland Allman, Don Artley, Randall Artley, Russell Balyeat, Byron Beall, William Beck, Charles Bender, Gordon . . . — — Map (db m72743) WM
In Memory of those from this community who gave their lives in the World Wars
Orval H. Andrews William G. Anglin Arthur Buss Robert W. Chambers Dale Junior Cleveland Robert W. Geyer Devon R. Hall Russel R. Huff Dean M. . . . — — Map (db m74220) WM
★ World War II ★
In Memoriam
Baringer, Philip H. Frederick, Clifford Miller, Harold Reed, Melvin, Jr. Stiver, William J. Weaver, Glen C.
★ ★ ★
Aschliman, Walter Baringer, Joseph W. . . . — — Map (db m72513) WM
(( Center Panel ))
Honoring
all who served
in the United States
Armed Forces
Defending
Liberty and Justice
in All the World
Presented by
Veterans and Citizens
of Fayette County
1986 . . . — — Map (db m44876) WM
(( Left Panel ))
Honor To our Civil War Veterans
( - - Art Work - - )
(( Center Panel ))
In honored memory of Floyd County men who gave their lives for our Country
Dedicated by
Hobart Beach Post . . . — — Map (db m47025) WM
This National Cemetery is one of the original 7 established in 1862 by Congress. 5.46 acres were purchased from Dr. Charles Bowman Dec. 1862 for burial of Union and Confederate casualties. There are over 5,000 interments from 7 conflicts. Civil War, . . . — — Map (db m26409) HM
World War - I
Orel A. Smith, Born 1898, 32nd Co. 6th Marine Vol., Killed In Action, Nov. 2, 1918 Lieut. W. E. G. Cooper, Born March 29, 1888, Killed In Action at Chateau Thierry, July 20, 1918 Claude L. Wilkinson, Born June 9, 1893, Killed . . . — — Map (db m7884) WM
(( Center Panel ))
Erected by the Service Mother
( Across Both Side Panels )
In Commemoration of the Valor and
Sacrifice of our Heroes in World Wars I and II
(( Left Panel ))
( Row One )
Charles T. Alvis . . . — — Map (db m48101) WM
Princeton's natural resources & its location at a transportation crossroads has allowed it to thrive as a hub of industry for over 200 years. In the early 1800s, as pioneers arrived, tradesmen such as blacksmiths & carpenters were quick to set up . . . — — Map (db m190599) HM
In honor of those who gave their lives
21 names not transcribed
Donated by: the Town of Fairmont
Sponsored by the Fairmont Chapter
American War Mother
September 26, 1982
Fairmont & Liberty Township Honor Roll
World War II . . . — — Map (db m168993) WM
Dedicated to those who
served from Fairmont and Liberty Twp. Those who made the supreme sacrifice
Edward L. Addison ·
Rex E. Dickey ·
Charles H. Ford ·
Wesley Grahl ·
William Jessup ·
Earl E. Kepler ·
Charles Kimbrough ·
Millard . . . — — Map (db m168991) WM
Dedicated to the honor of the men and women who served their country in World War II, Korea and Vietnam
Those who made the supreme sacrifice
Korea
Arthur L. Kelley
Charles E. King
In thankfulness to God and in lasting . . . — — Map (db m182767) WM
In memory of my grandfather
Paul M. Yoke
U.S. Army Air Corp WWII
-and-
In Honor of my Uncle
Flavious "Flay" Lhamon
US Army WWII
By David Huffman
— — Map (db m182763) WM
For God
For Home
For Country
to those of Grant County
who served that others might live
World War II
1941 – 1945
Korea
1950 - 1954
Ezekiel Davis, Jr.
Billy G. Fogle
Ralph L. Glover
Virgil C. Hartley
Victor . . . — — Map (db m168300) WM
(center panel)
World War II
1941 - 1945
All Gave Some
Some Gave All
(left panel)
** The Supreme Sacrifice **
(left column)
Edward Leroy Addison Bruce Adkins Donald Perry Adkins George Corwin . . . — — Map (db m44410) WM
In honor of
the citizens
of Matthews
& community
who served
in the armed
forces of
their country
They served
without thought
of self, that
the principles
of liberty,
justice and
equality might
prevail for
all . . . — — Map (db m141914) HM
(Front - Center Panel:)Engraving of Liberty Bell
Dedicated to the Veterans
of Greene County
who Served Honorably in the
Armed Forces of the United States
and
In Honored Memory of Those
Who Gave their Lives in . . . — — Map (db m21808) WM
In memory of those
who died while serving
their country
Gold Star Veterans Korean War
Charles Chii Dress
John Frederick Christy
Robert Townsend Copple
Malcom Darrell Ireland
Charles R. Kenley
Robert P. . . . — — Map (db m161450) WM
(Large Stone Benches)
(Left Bench) ““ From these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which. . .”
(Right Bench) “. . .they gave the last full measure of devotion”“ . . . — — Map (db m38156) WM
Dedicated to the Henry County Veterans of
W W I * W W II * Korea
and Vietnam
who served their Country
with honor
and all who gave their lives for freedom — — Map (db m31461) WM
( Center Section )
To honor the men and the women of Henry County who bravely fought in the Great Wars and to the heroes who gave their lives on Land, on the Sea and in the Sky that mankind might live in freedom. We humbly dedicate this . . . — — Map (db m32110) WM
Kokomo Memorial Gymnasium was dedicated on October 20, 1949 to honor the Kokomo men and women who served in World War II. The Kokomo High School class yearbook (Sargasso, 1950) referred to it as a "symbol of those principals which so many of our . . . — — Map (db m227474) HM
The Seiberling Mansion served as Indiana University's Kokomo Extension Center from 1947 to 1965, until the campus moved to Washington Street. IU President Herman B. Wells envisioned building higher education capacity in north-central Indiana to . . . — — Map (db m212944) HM
Roll of Honor
Citizens of
Dallas Township
Who Served Our Country in World War II
Homer Adams, Jr. Wilbur Akers Glen G. Anderson Robert G. Anderson Claire Austill Paul L. Bailey Wilbur Beaver Richard G. Belt Edwin J. . . . — — Map (db m76417) WM
Dedicated to the heroes of Huntington County who bravely fought in the great wars.
To the men and women who gave their lives on land, sea, and in the sky that mankind might live in freedom.
Left Plaque: Dedicated in Honor of all those who . . . — — Map (db m45124) WM
James Robert Adams
Leonard D. Ahner
Charles R. Appier
Maurice J. Barnes
John A. Beeson
John R. Bickel
Frank Eugene Bowman
Paul Dee Bouman
Donald L. Brewer
Phillip Brewer
Ralph J. Bright
Geral H. . . . — — Map (db m161510) WM
Lockheed Corporation manufactured 5,691 T-33s from 1948 to 1959. Pilots who trained in the T33 flew combat missions in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. This training was essential to our military's efforts and transitioned pilots from the . . . — — Map (db m161508) HM
This World War II Sherman M4A1 Medium Tank with
76 mm wet gum was from the Watertown Arsenal.
Overhauled 1950 and bears No. 68091.
The tank was dedicated, upon its placement in Memorial Park, to the Men and Women of . . . — — Map (db m161523) HM WM
Pioneering cryptanalyst Elizabeth Smith Friedman was born in Huntington. She developed her skill in codebreaking while searching for supposed hidden messages in Shakespeare's plays at Riverbank Laboratories in Illinois in the 1910s. There, she . . . — — Map (db m220229) HM
( Center Section - Front )
This monument is a memorial to all veterans of Jackson County and dedicated to those who made the supreme sacrifice in the defense of these United States of America.
( - “Seals”- U.S. Branches of . . . — — Map (db m50484) WM
In remembrance of those brave Tuskegee Airmen who served their country with courage, dedication and loyalty.
616th, 617th, 618th, & 619th Bomb Squadrons (M) of the 477th Bomb Group (M)
March 1945 to May 1945 — — Map (db m13627) HM
Activated December 1942 as U.S. Army Air Forces advanced training school for World War II twin engined pilots; graduated over 4000 by February
1945. Construction of 413 structures and four 5,500-foot runways supervised by U.S. Army Corps of . . . — — Map (db m13625) HM
Activated December 1942 as U.S. Army Air Forces advanced training school for World War II twin engined pilots; graduated over 4000 by February
1945. Construction of 413 structures and four 5,500-foot runways supervised by U.S. Army Corps of . . . — — Map (db m13626) HM
(( Center Plaque ))
In Honor of those
Jay County Citizens who
Gave the Ultimate Sacrifice
in Defense of Our Country
( Six Seals - U. S. Military Branches )
(( Left Plaques ))
( First Plaque )
* * * . . . — — Map (db m54895) WM
Dedicated to Those Who made
the Supreme Sacrifice
in World War I and II
Patriotic Sacrifice
Forever Remembered
Robert Guy Ayers
( American Legion - Crest )
Post 211Honor Roll
( Row One ) . . . — — Map (db m54860) HM
Dedicated to the
men and women of this
community who served
in World War II and
perpetuating the memory
of those who gave their lives.
Kenneth R. Beason
John W. Carder
Lewis C. Landauer
Leo W. Landess
Robert C. Norton . . . — — Map (db m215078) WM
The daughter, wife and mother of Presbyterian ministers, Mrs. Parker was one of the American church leaders who visited Europe in 1946 to see the effects of World War II on Protestantism. Among her writings were a biography of her father and the . . . — — Map (db m193801) HM
(Middle Panel - Top)
Dedicated
To the memory of these Fallen Comrades
who, in answering the call to arms,
paid the Price of Freedom.
(Left Panel)
World War I
Harrison B. Buckner William Buckner . . . — — Map (db m241840) WM
Walter Krueger, born in Prussia 1881,
raised in Madison, In
Attended Madison School System
Rose from a Private during the
Spanish-American War to Lt. General
Commanding the 6th Corps. of the Army in WW II.
Attended the Surrender . . . — — Map (db m22059) HM
As Indiana's 42nd governor 1965-1969, championed equal opportunity in education and housing. Earned degrees from Franklin College and Harvard University. Deputy prosecutor of Johnson and Brown counties 1926-1929. Practiced law in Franklin, . . . — — Map (db m66820) HM
"One of America's Clowns". Comedian Richard "Red" Skelton was born here in 1913. As a teenager, performed locally in minstrel shows and as a clown in circus. By 1930s he performed on vaudeville stages; became famous for skits such as "dunking . . . — — Map (db m177921) HM
The 3"/50 caliber gun (Mark 2) was an early model manufactured by General Motors with a projectile velocity of 2,100 feet per second. Low-angle mountings for this gun had a range of 7000 yards at the maximum elevation of 15 degrees. By World War II . . . — — Map (db m180816) HM
The DUKW (collaquially known as Duck) is a six-wheel-drive amphibious truck that was designed by a partnership under military auspices of Sparkman & Stephens and General Motors Corporation (GMC). It was used in World War II for transporting goods . . . — — Map (db m180817) HM
The M1-57mm was first used in North Africa by the U.S. Army in April of 1942 and quickly replaced the 37mm M3 as an antitank towed artillery piece. The 57mm was based on the British 6 pounder antitank gun design. Initially the only 57mm ammunition . . . — — Map (db m187329) HM
M114 155 mm howitzer is a towed howitzer used by the United States Army. It was first produced in 1942 as a medium artillery piece under the designation of 155 mm Howitzer M1. It saw service during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam . . . — — Map (db m187332) HM
The M211 is a very unique vehicle in that it was a transition design between the GMC CCKW of WWII and the more modern M35 RIO. It and the M35 directly competed for contracts in the early 1950s. It served in both Korea and early Viet Nam. The M211 . . . — — Map (db m180832) HM
The 105 mm M2A1 (M101A1) howitzer was the standard light field howitzer for the United States in World War II, seeing action in both the European and Pacific theaters. Entering production in 1941, it quickly entered the war against the Imperial . . . — — Map (db m187327) HM
The Half-track M3 personnel carrier was an armored vehicle used by the United States, the British Empire and the other Allies during World War II and the Cold War. Nearly 43,000 were produced, and supplied to the U.S. Army and Marines, as well as . . . — — Map (db m187325) HM
The 3 inch Gun M5 was an anti-tank gun developed in the United States during World War II. The gun combined a 3-inch barrel of the anti-aircraft gun T9 and elements of the 105 mm howitzer M2. The M5 was issued exclusively to the US Army tank . . . — — Map (db m187331) HM
The M8 Light Armored Car was a 6x6 combat vehicle produced by the Ford Motor Company during World War II. It was used by the U.S. and British troops in Europe and the Far East until the end of the war. It remained in use by U.S. Constabulary Forces . . . — — Map (db m187319) HM
This WWII self-propelled artillery vehicle is built on the American Sherman tank hull. It was manufactured in Canada for the British Army, associated Commonwealth forces, and its Allies. It was developed to give the British Army a mobile artillery . . . — — Map (db m187323) HM
Commemorating the patriotism, devotion to duty, valor, energy and seamanship of those Americans who served in the ships
U.S.S. Vincennes
Each a man-of-war, these ships of the United States Navy carried out missions which expanded . . . — — Map (db m61817) HM WM
The USS Indianapolis (SSN 697), a nuclear fast attack, Los Angeles class submarine, was the 3rd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Indianapolis, Indiana. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General . . . — — Map (db m187318) HM
World War I Honored Dead
Ancil Geiger
Charles Frederick Neal
Jesse E. Smith
World War II Honored Dead
Lewis E. Auer
Roy N. Auer
Robert L. Collins
Charles LeCount
Alvin J. Merkle
Harry J. Michael
Charles E. Remy . . . — — Map (db m133617) WM
This memorial is dedicated in memory and in honor of the brave men and women of Kosciusko County who served God and Country in the armed force.
Rededicated July 4, 2005 — — Map (db m16278) WM
Honoring 16 million Americans who served and over 405,000 who died in support of freedom, World War II 1941 - 1945
Celebrating the dedication of the National World War II Memorial, Washington, DC, May 29th, 2004
"A Grateful Nation . . . — — Map (db m16275) WM
((The extreme weather-aged condition of these plaques - - has made them difficult to read.))( Plaque One )
Roll of Honor
Citizens of LaGrange County
who served our Country in
World War II
( Names . . . — — Map (db m53927) WM
Dedicated by the citizens of Crown Point in memory of all who served their Country that Freedom shall not perish from this Earth — — Map (db m43408) HM
This Memorial Honors American Veterans Of All Wars Who Have Shared A Common Goal - To Valiantly Protect Our Country's Freedom.
The Memory Of Their Heroism, Sacrifice, Loyalty, and Valor Will Live On Whenever And Wherever Democracy Exists. — — Map (db m200607) WM
In 1941 the American military did not want the Tuskegee Airmen to fly. By May 8, 1945, the end of World War II in Europe, only the Nazis felt that way.
The heroics of the Tuskegee Airmen led to President Truman's 1948 order ending racial . . . — — Map (db m227759) HM WM
In Honor Of
Wilbur A. Higlendorf
Arthur C. Woodcox
Robert J. Hartman
Clarence G. Niendorf
Who in the time of our countrys need, willingly laid aside their duties, to enter the military service, offering their lives, fortunes and sacred . . . — — Map (db m77332) WM
1941 — 1945
Dedicated To
The Memory
Of These
Our Boys
And All Who Served in
World War II
Gilford Albertson S.M. 3/C Sgt. James Allie Lt. Walter Baranowski Cpl. Stanley Batuzik Pvt. Bernard Baxter Ens. John T. . . . — — Map (db m77402) WM
In Memory of Our Heroes
Who Died for Their Country
In World War II
May They Rest in Peace
T/SGT. Frank Skwiat 5–1943 ENS. Ed. P. Komasinski 12–1943 G.M. 1/C Ted. Pytynia 1–1944 E.M. 2/C Matthew S. . . . — — Map (db m77445) WM
Honor Roll
Defenders of Freedom
for God and Country
This votive tablet is dedicated to the honor of the men of Lawrence County, Indiana who answered the call of our Country in World War II and who died that you and I might . . . — — Map (db m48423) WM
( Panel - - W. W. I - “A - Z” )
In memory of Madison County Veterans
who paid the Supreme Sacrifice in W. W. I
( Row One )
Carl Abel Sim Anderson Henry Auler Clarence Austin Forrest Baker Benjamin . . . — — Map (db m82425) WM
Republican Presidential candidate delivered his acceptance speech at Callaway Park, August 17, 1940.
Willkies Democrat opponent, Franklin D. Roosevelt, won the 1940 election and later appointed Willkie to Britain as a liaison during World . . . — — Map (db m243329) HM
Butler Fieldhouse, noted for its design and size, anchored campus sports upon its 1928 opening. During WWII, it served as a military training center. The fieldhouse hosted legendary high school games, such as the 1954 Milan Miracle, which . . . — — Map (db m238472) HM
★ Veracruz 1914 ★ WWI 1917-1918 ★
★ Caribbean Interventions 1915-1933 ★
★ WWII 1941-1945 ★ Korea 1950-1953 ★
The Forty-Eight Star Flag
In 1912, a joint Army and Navy board headed by . . . — — Map (db m238967) HM WM
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) and Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (AER) were one of the first power couples in American politics. FDR's sweeping vision helped rescue the United States from the worst economic depression in its history and led the country . . . — — Map (db m132850) HM
U.S. Army Camp Atterbury opened in 1942 on 40,351 acres of land in Johnson County. The base served as the training ground for 275,000 soldiers during World War II. As a portion of this land gradually became acquired by Indiana for recreation, it . . . — — Map (db m238794) HM
U.S. Army Camp Atterbury opened in 1942 on 40,351 acres of land in Johnson County. The base served as the training ground for 275,000 soldiers during World War II. As a portion of this land gradually become acquired by Indiana for recreation, it . . . — — Map (db m238990) HM
Social reformer Roberta West Nicholson moved to Indianapolis ca. 1925. She co-founded the Indiana Birth Control League in 1932, renamed Planned Parenthood. As state representative, Nicholson sponsored a 1935 Heart Balm Bill that outlawed suing . . . — — Map (db m210951) HM
The second smallest of all the Indiana counties, Union is the home of two state parks and a state recreation area. Whitewater Memorial State Park was dedicated in 1949 as a living memorial to the men and women of Indiana who served the cause of . . . — — Map (db m238951) HM
The Wabash River, quiet farms, and county fairs provide the backdrop for the home of Ernie Pyle, who was born and grew up near Dana. As a Pulitzer Prize winning author and World War II combat reporter, Pyle wrote about the average American soldier . . . — — Map (db m238768) HM
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