Marion County Veterans Memorial - Knoxville, Iowa
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BruceS
N 41° 19.123 W 093° 05.815
15T E 491888 N 4574143
Veterans memorial on the grounds of the Marion County Courthouse in Knoxville, Iowa.
Waymark Code: WM7WC1
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 12/12/2009
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The memorial has three black granite stone monuments. The monument on the left is laser etched with different military scenes and events. The center monument has the seals of the different branches of service. The monument on the right is inscribed it the names of veterans who were casualties in World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam. The names inscribed follow:
WWI Casualties
Sherman Baty
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Forrest Kounce
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William Parker
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Herman Boyd Tucker
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Lloyd M. Smit
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Ralph H. Metcalf
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Carl Cloe
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Harry Russel
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William R. Lyon
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George T. Neal
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Howard John Fee
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Walter S. Johnson
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WWII Casualties
Loren D. Hatch Jr.
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Forrest L. Calhoun
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Harold Roebuck
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Lester Karr
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John S. Huffman
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Larence E. Van Zee
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Olin E. Myers
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David D. Naaktgeborn
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Howard C. Hanks
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William J. Myers
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Freddie Fortune
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Carl B. Worthington
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Norris Gee
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Harris O. Converse
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William J. Wilson
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Richard A. Gee
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Donald L. Evans
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Lewis E. Palmquist
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Henry L. Allen
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James A. Bussey
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Clarence L. Janssen
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Leo M. Wren
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Albert C. Breuklander
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Robert L. Kingery
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John W. Harrison
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William C. Rowland
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Harold C. Campbell
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John H. Lefers
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A.R. Van Setten
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Arlie H. Cummings
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John Allison Jr.
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Gerald M. Schippers
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Carl T. Miller Jr.
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James H. Robinson
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George Guthrie
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Charles W. Sweem
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Robert H. Thornburg
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Edward Romeo
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Charles D. Anderson
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Hubert P. Booth
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Robert Seddon
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Howard J. Fee
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James R. Lanning
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Charles M. Johnson
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Burt Worth
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Joseph Kauzlarich
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Korea
James L. Nichols
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Delbert D. Emehiser
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Donald P. Stump
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Bernard W. Vos
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Ralph L. Hodson
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William Roll
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Vietnam
Gary Dean Bender
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Francis E. Glazebrook Jr.
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Harold Dean Moneysmith
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Ivyl Ray Bo Bender
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Curtis Charles Joosten
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Steven Leon Raney
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Thomas Edward Blubaugh
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Jerry Lee Kaster
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John Wilbur Sams
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Richard Saulers Bowers
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Robert Ivan Klootwyk
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Paul Josiah Wilson
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Ronald Blair Clark
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Robert Wilfred McDonald
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Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
In Honor Of: Veteran from Marion County who were casualties during the twentieth century wars.
Marker Text:
See description
Who Put it Here?: Several veterans organizations from Marion County
Description of Memorial:
The memorial is located on the public square in Knoxville, Iowa on the grounds of the Marion County Courthouse. The memorial is one of many monuments or markers on the grounds.
Date of dedication: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Visited Logs must contain, at least, a picture of the monument and your GPSr. Preferably YOU at the monument with your GPSr, but we understand that some people are camera-shy.
It is suggested you please include something about your visit here, as well.