Honoring All Servicemen - Minco, OK
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hamquilter
N 35° 18.766 W 097° 56.710
14S E 595889 N 3908238
This monument, 68 years old, has been placed at a larger veterans memorial in downtown Minco.
Waymark Code: WMJJXK
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2013
Views: 6
In a small memorial park on Main Street, a veterans memorial has been placed, honoring those who served from the Minco area. At the base of the main flagpole, a granite monument has been placed which pre-dates this veterans memorial.
This pink granite stone dates from 1945, a few months after the end of World War II. It is weathered and difficult to read. It was placed by M.H.S. (Minco High School). The engraving reads:
Honoring All
Servicemen
Erected by M.H.S.
11 - 20 - 1945
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: All Servicemen
Marker Text:
ee narrative
Date of dedication: 11/20/1945
Who Put it Here?: Minco High School
Description of Memorial:
See narrative
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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