American Legion Memorial - Shawnee, OK
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N 35° 19.867 W 096° 51.862
14S E 694106 N 3911856
This is a memorial placed decades ago to honor American Legion veterans.
Waymark Code: WMNXEQ
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2015
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This American Legion memorial is located in beautiful Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery on the east side of Shawnee. The cemetery was established in 1929, and this memorial was placed Memorial Day weekend in 1931.
A bronze plaque is mounted on a five foot high native stone base. Above this base is a granite pillar approximately seven feet high on which an eagle sculpture is placed, with its wings outspread.
The plaque reads:
Dedicated as a Memorial
To our Departed Comrades
By
Bernard Gill Post No. 16
May 30, 1931Moody Nicholson - State Commander
John M. Collin - Post Commander
L.E. Boggs - L.P. Nygard
Memorial Committee
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: American Legion departed comrades
Marker Text:
See narrative
Date of dedication: May 30, 1931
Who Put it Here?: Amer. Legion Post No. 16
Description of Memorial:
See narrative
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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