Platteville City Park Multi-War Memorial - Platteville, WI
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N 42° 44.112 W 090° 28.743
15T E 706364 N 4734491
This Multi-War Memorial is located in the Platteville City Park in Platteville, WI. It is a memorial for World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Viet Nam War.
Waymark Code: WM5JR1
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
Views: 9

The memorial reads:
"In Memory of

World War I

Leo M. Kane
Bertie E. Reiser
William G. Hinkins
Orville Gurley
Samuel G. Tracy
Walter Watson
Elmer Pinch
Leon Kirkpatrick
Harold N. Kirkpatrick
Raymond Eustice

World War II

Frederick G. Anderson
Elmer F. Beckety
Jack A. Bevan
A. Kirk Bayley
Robert L. Bon Durant
Donald A. Bride
Clifford W. Burkholder
John S. Cardin
James O. Clarke
Donald F. Donahoe
John A. Edwards
Fred C. Genthe
Earl J. Hake
Donald W. Henry
Robert F. Hlavac
Carson L. Hooks
Claude D. Hooks
Jack S. Keiser
Malcolm J. Mibler
Erwin P. Knebel
Albert Morgan
Eugene J. Brouty
Robert G. Nancolas
P. Eugene Riddle
Owen C. Roberts
James R. Smith
Daniel C. Stanton
Henry Schaal
George A. Wickler
Kenneth C. Weigel

Erected by Goldstar Mothers

In Memory of Korean War

Joseph A. Howell
Dale R. Howell

Vietnam War
William A. Beyer"
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial

Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War


In Honor Of: There is a list of veterans

Marker Text:
In Memory of World War I Leo M. Kane Bertie E. Reiser William G. Hinkins Orville Gurley Samuel G. Tracy Walter Watson Elmer Pinch Leon Kirkpatrick Harold N. Kirkpatrick Raymond Eustice World War II Frederick G. Anderson Elmer F. Beckety Jack A. Bevan A. Kirk Bayley Robert L. Bon Durant Donald A. Bride Clifford W. Burkholder John S. Cardin James O. Clarke Donald F. Donahoe John A. Edwards Fred C. Genthe Earl J. Hake Donald W. Henry Robert F. Hlavac Carson L. Hooks Claude D. Hooks Jack S. Keiser Malcolm J. Mibler Erwin P. Knebel Albert Morgan Eugene J. Brouty Robert G. Nancolas P. Eugene Riddle Owen C. Roberts James R. Smith Daniel C. Stanton Henry Schaal George A. Wickler Kenneth C. Weigel Erected by Goldstar Mothers In Memory of Korean War Joseph A. Howell Dale R. Howell Vietnam War William A. Beyer


Date of dedication: 1948 and 1988

Who Put it Here?: VFW 5274 and American Legion Post 42

Description of Memorial:
This is a beautiful granite monument surrounded by a 12 inch fence.


Visit Instructions:
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It is suggested you please include something about your visit here, as well.
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