On Cottonwood Street, on the left when traveling north.
1917 - 1918
The American Legion
In memory of those whose final resting place
is known to God alone
U.S. Army
James E. Cook 1944 Rex L. Johnson 1944
A. W. Redding Jr. 1943 Joseph H. Wood 1942
U.S. Navy
Howard N. Belvoir 1942 . . . — — Map (db m72039) WM
On Commercial Street at River Road, on the right when traveling east on Commercial Street.
Dedicated to the 1,177 men who gave their lives on the U.S.S. Arizona and all those who have bravely served the United States of America.
Billy Edwin Gibson of Atchison County is entombed in the U.S.S. Arizona.
Air raid! Pearl Harbor! . . . — — Map (db m44640) HM WM
On U.S. 160, 0.6 miles west of Bitter Creek Road, on the right when traveling west.
[Kiosk highlights sights
along the Byway]
[Historical section follows]
Ancient Hills
The Red Hills are unique to Kansas
Their distinctive color comes from
iron in the soil that "rusts"
Formed 100 million years ago from
red . . . — — Map (db m65212) HM
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Great Bend Army Air Field
April 1944 to December 1944
North Field Guam
December 1944 to September 1945
187 Missions
Kadena Okinawa
June 1950 to September 1953
251 Missions — — Map (db m66299) WM
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Activated April 1, 1941
Deactivated October 22, 1946
Served with Distinction From Bases In
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Puerto Rico Panama Guatamala Ecuador Pratt, Kansas Chakulia, India . . . — — Map (db m66881) WM
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Vernon Chandler James Stevens
Wayne Christensen George Lane
Neil Allen Frank Hermes
Richard Ackerman Harold Galbreath
Douglas Snook Rutger Kindberg
Roy Kurre Robert Tannehill
Andrew Kerzner — — Map (db m66300) WM
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Jim Hall Francis Thompson
Eugene Victor Gerson Lacoff
John Segal Don Leeper
Ernest Vick John Keogh
Don Comer Marv Beattie
John Tyrrell Cecil Corley — — Map (db m66270) WM
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Robert Brett Vonley R Bucklin
Thomas Cantwell Roger Denis
Burmon Hoyle Clarence Rarick
William Schomburg Fred Sobaski
Richard Solt David Sussman
Burdette Young — — Map (db m64279) WM
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Charles "Deacon" Miller Raymond Geiger
Ted Morrill Ernest Keller
Carson Eckmann Edward Hassig
Robert Foor John Murray
A.L. Tilley Archie Moore
Delmar Pfeiffer Elmer (mascot) — — Map (db m66265) WM
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Bernard Kiley Jr Morris Schuurmans
Patrick Conaghan Jr Henry Harper
Arthur Richards Edward Tis
Cecil Saul Gilbert Dunning
Milton Diley James Husted
John Herring — — Map (db m66245) WM
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
World War II Korea Vietnam
Enlisted in USAAF - 1943
Native of Great Bend
Distinguished Service Medal - Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross - Air Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Accommendation Medal
Army . . . — — Map (db m64275) WM
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
K.D. Thompson Thomas F. Randle, Jr.
Thurman W. Sallade Thomas L. Price
Vaughn A. Plevan* S. Clay Sandhofer
Louis N. Decory Charles O. Trabold
B. Keith Baldwin Gordon K. Golden
Leroy J. Arents — — Map (db m64304) WM
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Of the 12 original pilots chosen
for the B-29 program
the following were stationed
at Great Bend Army Air Field
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Marshall (Moe) Brown Jack Doran
Archie Lewis . . . — — Map (db m66877) WM
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Roy H. Bruns Roy B. Brown
Harold T. Bohham Victor W. Bailey
Laurence A. Dryden Richard H. Beardsley
Richard J. Rodrick Victor E. Repp
C. "Mike" Williams Herbert C. Dunn
Earle M. Bayne — — Map (db m64284) WM
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Edmund G Smith POW James Edward POW
Ray "Hap" Halloran POW Robert Grace*
William Franz* Guy H Knobel POW
John P Nicholson POW Anthony Lukasiewicz*
Vito C Barbieri* Robert Holladay*
Cecil T Laird* — — Map (db m64285) WM
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
"Lucky Irish" Gunner
73rd BW 497th BG 870th SQ
30 combat missions from Saipan.
Enroute home in the famous 52-mission
"Dauntless Dottie" which led the first
Saipan-Tokoyo [sic] Raid, the plane crashed
on Kwajalein, June 7, 1945
In . . . — — Map (db m66365) WM
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Paul J Burnor Kenneth W Fisher
John R Brown Harold L Hadden
John M Williams Raymond E Nelson
Frank O'Neil Ellis W Conrad
Frank W Steed Burrel S Lewis
James R McFayden — — Map (db m66878) WM
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
"The Chief" Hay John Froehlich
Frank Pettibone John Pearson
James Hunter "Hap" Owens
Robert Beals Robert Thill
Charles Burton Bill Bostick
Al Ruester — — Map (db m66368) WM
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
[Panel] 1 The B-29 Memorial
Honoring the Past...
Educating the Future
The B-29 Memorial was built to honor the sacrifices made by people in the past to ensure freedom for future generations. Until the 1990s, the Great Bend Army Air . . . — — Map (db m69240) HM WM
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
John A Dunn* Arwin C Hook*
John J Buckley III* Rufus E. S. Henry*
Edward C. Johnston John T Juracek Jr*
James E O'Donnell Philip Wolk
Loney G Boggess Ralph L Heffernan
Lloyd G McNamee — — Map (db m66269) WM
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Nicolas Van Wingerden
William C Jennings* Wendell F Geiwitz*
Albert E Woltz* Uline C Miller
Thomas J Maxham* Samuel E Davis*
Kenneth C Carlson* Rex T Phelps*
Martin T Warner Scott C Baker* — — Map (db m64300) WM
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue when traveling west.
Thomas Welch James Johnson
Robert McKay George Glover
Charles Vail Robert McInerny
Allan Hanson James Jones
Walter Grouten James Vasbinder
Bob Kilburn Hugh Polson
Am Reinhard — — Map (db m64286) WM
(top)
In honored memory of those from Bourbon County who gave their lives
(bottom)
In memory of those who gave their lives that our nation might live.
[The marker lists the veterans who lost their lives in World War . . . — — Map (db m20286) WM
On 5th Street at Cedar Street, on the right when traveling north on 5th Street.
[Selected representative tiles]
Thomas Corwin Honnell
Ohio Vol Infantry
Captain Civil War 1861-1865
Elmer Martin Larson
US Navy - WWI
Seaman - USS Delaware
DIA 10 8 [19]18
Hampton Roads, Va
Levin Joseph Gearhart . . . — — Map (db m77934) WM
On Central Avenue near Gordy Street, on the left when traveling west.
To Honor Those Who Serve
Liberty For All
[Representative Memorials]
In honor of George F. Austin
for service in the Navy aboard
USS Estes AGC 12
Flag Ship supporting the invasions of
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
witnessing the flag . . . — — Map (db m56220) WM
On Pearl Street at Broadway, on the right when traveling east on Pearl Street.
Roll of Honor
In memory of those who made the
supreme sacrifice in the World War
1914 - 1918
Delano Earl Bates Frank D. Coate
Walter L. Crouch Russell Blackburn
Arthur Edwards Frank P. Faris
Leonard C. Goad Don E. Harder . . . — — Map (db m45515) WM
This wooden frame depot is typical of most small town stations of this era. The depot and water tower was originally built in the 1880s and was located about Ό mile south. The depot was torn down and moved in 1941. Due to the shortages caused by . . . — — Map (db m34676) HM
On Union Road / Fort Kearney Road, 1 mile east of 145th Road (U.S. 81), on the left when traveling east.
4000 German POW's
815 American Guards
Housed in this Facility
———————
[Taped on T-64 door window]
Building T-64
Building T-64 was built in the spring of 1943 and was placed at the entrance . . . — — Map (db m53411) HM
Near North 153rd Road, 0.1 miles north of Union Road (Fort Kearney Road), on the right when traveling north.
James, Charles, and Rena Ferdon were the children of James and Margaret (McElroy) Ferdon. The family made their home in Brooklyn, New York, where James worked as a carpet layer. By 1908, the family had lost little James (1905) and Margaret. James . . . — — Map (db m212580) HM
On West 6th Street west of Broadway Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Padgett family, owners of The Citizens National Bank since 1915, are proud to remember and honor the Clement brothers and their service to our country in World War II. George C. Padgett (brother of Gary W. Padgett and first cousin of Jeanne . . . — — Map (db m185988) HM WM
On Washington Street just north of West 7th Street, on the left when traveling north.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, John was turned over to the care of the New York Child's Hospital by his mother on July 22, 1912. At 2 ½, John was transferred to the care of the Children's Aid Society of New York. John was placed out in Ottawa, Kansas, . . . — — Map (db m212486) HM
On West 6th Street west of Broadway Street, on the right when traveling west.
The seven Clement children found themselves split apart with the death of their mother in 1924. Three of the youngest children, Alton Lou, Leo and Gerald would be placed in the orphanage by their father who was struggling to care for the children. . . . — — Map (db m185990) HM
Near East 7th Street just west of Lincoln Street (U.S. 81), on the left when traveling west.
Michael and Walter Nolan were born in New York City. Their mother, Nellie Nolan, was an unwed teenage Irish girl. Michael, Walter and Nellie lived together at the New York Foundling Hospital until April 1915. Nellie worked at the Foundling Hospital . . . — — Map (db m185998) HM
On Washington Street north of West 9th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Paul Young was a three year-old, freckle-faced, red-haired boy who was taken in by Concordia residents Boyd and Louise Clithero. The Clitheros owned a grocery store and apartment buildings (including the brick apartment building, Keystone . . . — — Map (db m185729) HM
On Washington Street south of West 6th Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Cornell Brothers and their younger sister Elouise were born in Elmira, New York, to Floyd and Lottie Cornell. In 1925 Lottie passed away from tuberculosis. Elouise was taken in by relatives; the boys were surrendered to the Children's Aid . . . — — Map (db m185734) HM
On Republican Street, 0.2 miles south of 18th Street, on the left when traveling south.
Honoring all who served our country in World War I and World War II and in memory of those who gave their lives for the cause of freedom in those conflicts. — — Map (db m53397) WM
On 4th Street (U.S. 75) at Neosho Street, on the left when traveling south on 4th Street.
This memorial and park is dedicated in 1992 to the veterans of Coffey County, both living and dead, who gave of their time and some their lives, to support the tenets of freedom and liberty that the United States of America and Coffey County, . . . — — Map (db m50027) WM
On Broadway at Ogden Street (Kansas Highway 131), on the left when traveling west on Broadway.
Dedicated in memory of
those who gave their
lives during WWII
Tom G. Buchtel, PFC.
Infantry
France, June 12, 1944
Nolan E. Dressler, Lt.
U.S. [Army] Air Force
Austria, April 12, 1944
William Edwards, Jr., PFC.
Infantry . . . — — Map (db m80548) WM
On Main Street at Philadelphia Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
To those who made the
supreme sacrifice for their country
————————
World War I
Harrison Metzker John R. Crawford Guy A. Schrock Eugene M. Wares
World War II
Eric A. Sims . . . — — Map (db m65231) WM
On McKay Street near Crawford Street, on the left when traveling east.
Honoring All Who Served
"We pledge allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands,
one nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all."
The City of . . . — — Map (db m117426) WM
In tribute to all veterans who
so loyally served their country
Flag flying today in memory of
____________
and these men who gave their lives
in service of their country
World War II
Albertson, Henry Bazin, Lawrence . . . — — Map (db m34649) WM
Near Martin Avenue, 0.1 miles south of East Frontier Parkway (U.S. 36), on the left when traveling south.
At an early age I accompanied my parents on Decoration Day, a term used from the Civil War, to decorate graves. When in the sixth grade I assembled with band members on downtown Main Street, behind Legionnaires, for the march to the cemetery then . . . — — Map (db m177423) WM
General of the Army
Rank awarded December 20, 1944
"I cannot let this day pass
without telling the fighting
men···that my fondest boast
shall always be: I was their
fellow-soldier."
Address to the American Soldier
February . . . — — Map (db m43941) HM
On U.S. Highway 77 (U.S. 56) 0.1 miles south of Wind Road, on the right when traveling south.
The 34th president of the United States, Dwight David Eisenhower, grew up in Dickinson County. His parents, David and Ida Eisenhower, moved to Hope, about 10 miles west of here, in 1885. There, the Eisenhowers opened a general merchandise store . . . — — Map (db m236561) HM
On Memorial Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Free government does not bestow repose upon its citizens but sets them in the vanguard of battle to defend the liberty of every man.
[Roll of 277 KU Honored Dead]
[Cast bronze door panels, dedicated 1955, read]
Achievement Courage . . . — — Map (db m77594) WM
On Washington Street at 9th Street, on the right when traveling south on Washington Street.
World War I
Albert D. Baughman · Bernard Coleman · William Leach · Alex Pfannenstiel · Aaron A. Platner
World War II
Joseph A. Augustine · Ralph Bemis Jr. · John L. Herbert · Harold E. Hurt · Orville H. Kingsley · Richard A. . . . — — Map (db m59169) WM
On Canterbury Drive at 13th Street, on the left when traveling north on Canterbury Drive.
This 40&8 boxcar is one of forty-nine cars that comprised the Merci or Gratitude Train, a gift to the American People from the Citizens of France. The 40&8 boxcars, so named because of their capacity to hold either 40 men or 8 horses, transported . . . — — Map (db m95638) HM
On Main Street north of 12th Street, on the left when traveling north.
With the development of the B-29 Superfortress bomber, it became necessary to establish air fields at which air and ground crews would be trained. Four of these fields were built in Kansas, one each at Salina, Pratt, Great Bend, and . . . — — Map (db m95623) HM
On Avenue E at 26th Street, on the left when traveling south on Avenue E.
In honor of our
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
of the World War
[Killed in Action]
World War I
Gusav J. Gahre Harvey Montgomery
Frank Nemrava Anton J. Vodraska
World War II
Emil Barta Walter S. Belt Lloyd . . . — — Map (db m54204) WM
On 14th Avenue at Division Street, on the right when traveling north on 14th Avenue.
[Honor Roll of Veterans]
Almighty God, we ask
Thy blessings upon
these our comrades
That Others May Live in Freedom
To the American Soldiers,
veterans who served, fought
and died for our freedom.
Kenneth L. Gladden . . . — — Map (db m65390) WM
On U.S. 400, 0.2 miles west of Sheridan Street, on the left when traveling west.
This fountain was presented to
the Kansas Soldiers Home by
Elizabeth Jackson
in memory of her son,
James S. Wagnor,
who lost his life Oct. 8, 1942
while a Japanese prisoner of war. — — Map (db m65408) WM
This area encompasses a portion of the National Rifle Range.
The idea for such a site originated with Congressional legislation in 1904. The Army's growing emphasis on marksmanship and the idea that Fort Riley was the geographical center of . . . — — Map (db m74298) HM
Near Sheridan Avenue at Arnold Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
By capturing bridge at Remagen on March 7, 1945 became first allied troops to cross the Rhine. Campaigns: Ardennes Rhineland Central Europe — — Map (db m43929) HM
The M3A1 is a light anti-tank weapon developed in 1937 and introduced in 1940. Production was terminated as a result of poor performance during the . . . — — Map (db m80756) HM
On Henry Drive, 0.4 miles south of Stuart Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Named in honor of Private Robert T. Henry, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, posthumously awarded the MEDAL OF HONOR for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action at Luchen, Germany 3 . . . — — Map (db m43969) WM
Near Sheridan Avenue at Arnold Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Dedicated to the Third Armored Field Artillery Battalion whose members fought with valor and distinction in the Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe campaigns of World War II receiving a Presidential Unit Citation for sustained artillery fire, . . . — — Map (db m43928) HM
On Interstate 70 at milepost 294, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
Five miles to the northeast the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers unite to form the Kansas or Kaw. At the junction, the city which bears the name, was founded in 1857. Before the arrival of the westward-building Union Pacific railroad in 1866, . . . — — Map (db m74013) HM
On X Road, 0.5 miles north of 360th Avenue and X Road, on the right when traveling east.
Dedicated 2020 to honor the six Army Air Force Personnel of 100th Bomb Group, 350th Bomb Squadron lost when their B-17F Bomber crashed north of Bogue, Kansas during a ferry flight from Casper Army Air Base, Casper, Wyoming to Tinker Field, . . . — — Map (db m215493) HM WM
On Main Street (Bulldog Blvd) at Avenue C (U.S. 160), on the right when traveling north on Main Street (Bulldog Blvd).
To those who gave the supreme
sacrifice for their country
World War I
Perry K. Crabb Glen H. Edwards
Walter R. Manson Ralph I. Oliver
World War II
Lee E. Anthony Glen Harnden
Loren A. Morse Freddie R. Potter
Troy . . . — — Map (db m62737) WM
On Main Street (10th Street) at Washington Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street (10th Street).
Honor Roll
In memory of those who
made the supreme sacrifice
Jefferson Long III Charles F. Long Erwin H. Naasz Curtis E. Fields Lotus L. Thiel Emmett E. Mayberry Jefferson G. Gillespie James Bloss Verl Dean Hacker Raymond . . . — — Map (db m62821) WM
On 1st Street east of Main Street (Kansas Highway 89), on the left when traveling east.
Trees and plaque donated by World War II Buddies of 310th Inf. 78th (Lightning) Div. Co. I, the Steele Family, and Many Friends. — — Map (db m81270) WM
On Main Street (State Highway 89) at 1st Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
In Memoriam
World War II
Carl F. Dill Claude H. Beaty Marlin N. Wilson
Wilbur D. Robuck Charles C. Spore Vernon H. Buller
Marvin E. Lohmeyer Leland F. Wendling
Elmer E. Rodenberg William Hoffman Jr.
Orville D. Bansemer . . . — — Map (db m81268) WM
Near West 87th Street, 0.2 miles west of Penner Road.
1941 - 1945
(picture of star, wreath, and ribbon)
The people of De Soto
pays homage to the memory
of these Valiants who gave the last
full measure of devotion to their Country
Lawrence W. Cauldwell Wm. G. Land Earl . . . — — Map (db m26568) HM
On Grant Avenue near Smith Lake, on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to the first black
parachute infantry
—————
The Original Seventeen*
—————
1st Assigned and Selected
1ST SGT. Walter Morris
1st to Take Qualification Jump
SSGT . . . — — Map (db m52963) WM
On Grant Avenue at Riverside Drive, on the left when traveling south on Grant Avenue.
Dedicated in memory of
General Melvin Zais
1916 - 1981
Commissioned in the infantry 1937
Served with distinction for 37 years
CGSC Class of 1948
CGSC Instructor 1949-1952
Fought in three wars
CG 101st Airborne Division . . . — — Map (db m66705) WM
On Walnut Street near 4th Street (U.S. 73), on the left when traveling east.
The Doughboy statue was first erected at Victory Junction in 1921 in memory of the members of the military who died in World War I. It was dedicated November 11, 1928.
In 1941 the statue was moved to its present location. Extensive deterioration . . . — — Map (db m66876) HM
On Green Street, 0.2 miles west of West Front Street (Old U.S. 69), on the left when traveling west.
Dedicated to the Glory of God and the honored memory of those men whose patriotic service and sacrifice have helped make American war efforts successful in the Cause of Humanity.
World War II
2nd LT. G. Guilard Long 1944
PFC Donald J. . . . — — Map (db m64664) WM
On 6th Avenue (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling east.
Dedicated to those who offered their live's in Humanity's defense in the Great War of the Nations 1914-1918, and in memory of those indicated here by Gold Stars who gave their last full measure of devotion
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Luther Aue . . . — — Map (db m80551) WM
The men of the 38th Bomber Group, United States Army 5th Air Force, W.W.II
in honor of
Col. Edwin H. Hawes
Killed in Action 9 August 1945
Kyushu, Japan Pacific Theater
S.S., D.F.C. P.H. B.S. A.M. — — Map (db m49837) WM
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Class of 1938
Glen P. Austin, Jr. Carl F. Hancock George W. Gibson, Jr. Harold E. McCanis
Class of 1939
Dean Class Vernon Hiatt, Jr. Dale E. Fillmore Joseph R. Sheen, Jr. Jim Loren Warren . . . — — Map (db m49834) WM
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