World War I Monument - Roseburg, OR
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N 43° 12.628 W 123° 20.474
10T E 472281 N 4784243
This war monument is part of a multi-war monument located in front of the Douglas County Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WMQEYJ
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 02/18/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12
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Located in front of Douglas County Courthouse is a multi-war monument comprised of a number of plaques monumented into a low-lying rock wallthat forms a quiet sitting area for visitors. One of these plaques recognizes the names of men from Douglas County who fought in World War I. The names are:

ARTHUR L. BALDWIN
MAX HERMAN BAUER, JR.
JOHN C. BAYLESS
GLENN L. BODIE
CHARLES F. CEDERSTROM
LAWRENCE L. CHEEVER
JESSE B. COLLAMORE
WALTER L. COZAD
AHIJA L. DEAN
GEORGE H. FALLIN
WILLIAM H. FALLIN
JAMES BRIAN GURNEY
WILLIAM L. JOHNSON
HARRY A. KING
STUART KNIPP
ROY W. KRUSE
LESLIE A. LEVINS
EDWARD W. LINDHE
MAX W. MEYER
WILLARD E. MODE
DONALD O. NASH
JOHN W. NEIGHBORS
ARTHUR D. ORMISTON
WILLIAM McCULLOCK
WALLACE HENRY McKAY
EDGAR C. PERRINE
JOHN M. PYRITZ
CHARLES C. RABIE
IRVING L. RAGSDALE
FRANK H. REDFIELD
LEE J. REDING
LLOYD SHOCKLEY
ROY A. SMITH
WILLIAM VAUGHN
BERT E. VELIAN
HERBERT H. WILCOX
VINCENT WINNIFORD
ROSCOE BILLY DAVIS
CHESTER VENARD EMMITT
JOE L. SNYDER
DONALD J. SUTHERLAND
HANS WILLENBURG
JAMES E. PARAZOO
WILBURN STOCK
BERT MOORE
JOSHUA ALDERSON
JOHN E. NOYER
WILBUR SLONEEKER
RAYMOND WHITTIE

There is a nearby plaque that was dedicated to all Douglas County veterans of several armed conflicts in 1971 and re-dedicated in 2010 and with another granite freestanding monument nearby.

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1971

Private or Public Monument?: Government

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

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America

Physical Address of Monument:
Douglas County Courthouse
Roseburg, OR


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