World War I Memorial - Maple City Veteran's Memorial Park, Paw Paw, Michigan
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a combined War World I, World War II, Korea & Vietnam Memorial located in Maple City Veteran's Memorial Park on East Michigan Avenue, Paw Paw, Michigan, USA
Waymark Code: WMR5ZN
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2016
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This four-sided combined War World I, World War II, Korea & Vietnam Memorial is located in Maple City Veteran's Memorial Park on East Michigan Avenue, Paw Paw, Michigan, USA.
The inscription on the monument goes as follow:
MAPLE CITY VETERAN'S MEMORIAL
IS A LIVING MEMORIAL TO ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN LIVING AND DEAD WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES AND TO THOSE WHO GALLANTLY FOUGHT AND DIED ON THE BATTLEFIELDS OF THE WORLD SO THE FREEDOM MIGHT PREVAIL FOR ALL MANKIND.
COMMITEE MEMBERS
ROBERT C ADAMS CHAIRMAN
ALBERT B TREAT CO CHAIRMAN
ROBERT E GOLLADAY JR
GEORGE A GURITZ
NATHAN R MEETH
GEORGE MAYER
PROJECT ENGINEER WILLIAM C CAMBURN
PROJECT SUPERVISO WILLIAM D RHODES
ELECTRICIAN FRANKS WALTERS
MASON JAMES R STULL
DEDICATED MAY 29 1995
Each side of the memorial commemorates one war. Regarding the War World I, the inscription goes as follow:
WORLD WAR I
1917 - 1918
WOUNDED 204 002
BATTLE DEATHS 53 402
OTHER DEATHS 63 114
TOTAL DEATHS 116 516
M.I.A. 3 350
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 05/29/1995
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Village of Paw Paw
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America
Physical Address of Monument:
Maple City Veteran's Memorial Park
East Michigan Avenue
Paw Paw, Michigan USA
49079
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