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 Conrad Memorial Cemetery War Memorial - Kalispell, MT Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 48° 12.225 W 114° 17.379
11U E 701374 N 5342498
In C. E. Conrad Cemetery in Kalispell is a large white marble war memorial, dedicated to those who lost their lives in the service of their country.
Waymark Code: WMN615
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2015
Views: 5
The memorial stands on the brow of a hill near the eastern edge of the cemetery surrounded by military graves. It is unmistakable for its size and its bright white color in full sun. On the memorial are carved the names of all the soldiers who lost their lives in the Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
This is a two sided memorial and on the front, in the centre, are inscribed the words:
DEDICATED TO
THE EVERLASTING MEMORY
OF THOSE FROM
FLATHEAD COUNTY
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE SERVICE
OF THEIR COUNTRY
The World War I Memorial contains the name of thirty-six Flathead County residents lost in that conflict. This memorial is on the left half of the front side of the memorial, (on the northeast side) below the Spanish-American War memorial.
The Spanish-American War Memorial contains the name of the single Flathead County resident lost in that conflict, Fred W. Wheaton. This memorial is on the left half of the front side of the memorial, (on the northeast side) above the World War I memorial.
The Korean War Memorial contains the names of eleven Flathead County residents lost in that conflict. This memorial is on the left half of the rear side of the memorial, (on the southwest side) along with the Vietnam War, Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom memorials. Their names follow:
Harold Amundson • Jerry Baldwin • Bob Bullman
Robert E. Derr • George L. Line • Clifford Norris
Alva Ostrom • Charles E. Pope • Charles Schlegel
Jake Voermans • Theodore A. Wagner
The Vietnam War Memorial is on the rear side of the memorial, (on the southwest side) along with the Korean War and Persian Gulf memorials. It lists the names of twenty five fallen soldiers of that conflict.
The Desert Storm Memorial contains the name of the single Flathead County resident lost in that conflict, Mark R. Cronquist, while the Operation Iraqi Freedom Memorial contains the names of two fallen Flathead County residents, Edward Matthew Saltz and Kane F. Funke. This memorial is on the rear side of the memorial, (on the southwest side) along with the Korean War and Vietnam War memorials.
The largest memorial is the World War II memorial, which occupies the right half of the front, northeast, side of the memorial. It lists the names of 120 Flathead residents who did not return from the war.
Conrad Cemetery is the largest cemetery serving the Kalispell area, with over 16,000 interments. The cemetery was begun in 1902 with the purchase of 104 acres by C.E. Conrad's wife Lettie Conrad immediately after his death from diabetes. C.E. Conrad was the founder of the city of Kalispell.
WORLD WAR I
ORVILLE ANDERSON
ORVILLE BECHTEL
OTTO F. BOESE
GEORGE E. BOWERS
WILLIAM BREMEN
MAINEY A. BRICKEY
JOHN V. O. COMFORT
FRED L. E. CRANE
PERRY E. DODO
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LAWERANCE FLEMMING
JOE GRAMMER
ROBERT HALL
ALEX L. HARDWICK
EDWARD J. HARDWICK
LLOYD HARMON
SELMER IVERSON
MELVIN JENSEN
ROY KIRKPATRICK
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BENJAMIN LANDIS
JACOB J. LEIN
ALBERT I. MARKED
REX MEACHEM
IVAN MYERS
ELMER L. PARKER
JOHN A. PETERSON
HARRY PHANCO
JOHN RAAEN
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JOSEPH RISING
VITO S. SCALERA
OTTO J. SCHULTZ
LARENCE G. STOWE
ERRY SULLIVAN
WALTER SWEENEY
JAMES THACKABERRY
ARTHUS E. WINKLER
LORENZO W. WOLF
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Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
Spanish American War
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Desert Storm
Operation Iraqi Freedom
In Honor Of: THOSE FROM FLATHEAD COUNTY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY
Marker Text:
DEDICATED TO
THE EVERLASTING MEMORY
OF THOSE FROM
FLATHEAD COUNTY
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE SERVICE
OF THEIR COUNTRY
Date of dedication: Unknown
Who Put it Here?: Unknown
Description of Memorial:
This is a large, wide white marble memorial consisting of three flat slabs the centre being much narrower and taller than the two flanking ones. The dedication inscription is on the centre portion, with the individual war memorials occupying three of the four sides of the outer slabs. In total the memorial is about twelve feet tall and sixteen to eighteen feet wide. Occupying the brow of a hill, it is visible for quite a distance.
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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.
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