Jefferson County War Memorial - Madras, OR
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
N 44° 37.902 W 121° 07.875
10T E 648226 N 4943736
This multi-war memorial is located in front of Madras City Hall and Police Station.
Waymark Code: WMPMZ5
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 09/23/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12
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Located in front of Madras City Hall and Police Station is a multi-war memorial made of black granite that sits on top of a concrete base. The headline of the memorial reads:

Dedicated to those from Jefferson County who went to war.
They never came home.

The wars mentioned on the memorial include World War I, World War II, Vietnam and the Global War on Terror. The names on the memorial under World War I are as follows:

World War I
Orlie I. Alexander
Paul A. Burson
Walter M. Eaton
Earl Elliott
Joseph O. Gans
Dallas R. Gregory
Harry F. Gunnison
George S. Johnson
August C. Jorgensen
Roy McDaniel
George Seethoff
John Sloss

Private or Public Monument?: Government

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Unknown

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America

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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed

Website for this Monument: Not listed

Physical Address of Monument: Not listed

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