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 Wayne County Honor Roll ~ Fairfield, IL Posted by:  YoSam.
N 38° 22.782 W 088° 21.444
16S E 381438 N 4248816
Free standing arch over the sidewalk to the county court house.
Waymark Code: WM59P7
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 12/02/2008
Views: 10
Location of Memorial: N.E. 4th St. & E. Main St., main entrance to courthouse lawn, Fairfield.
Monument Text: WAYNE COUNTY HONOR ROLL MEMORIAL
World War IIn honor of those men and women of Wayne County who served during World War I, the following names, being those who were killed in action or died in service during the period of hostilities, are here inscribed. Book, Eldon
Bowman, Charles H.
Bunting, Raymond
Burns, Marshall R.
Cunningham, Roy
Forbes, Wm. H.
Forth, Herman
Hale, Albert
Hamilton, William E.
Henley, Otis
Hilliard, William
Jones, Roley T.
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Kern, Joseph H.
Kittle, Oren
Lambrich, E.
Ray, Roy
Simpson, Roscoe P.
Skelton, Harry A.
Stevens, Jos.
Stonebrook, Fred
Watson, Arthur H.
Wells, James F.
Works, Harry J. | |
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World War IIIn honor of those men and women of Wayne County who served during World War II, the following names, being those who were killed in action or died in the line of duty during the period of hostilities, are here inscribed.
[I apologize, for I did not retain the WWII names listed on two large plaques under the arch.]Korean WarIn Honor of those men and women of Wayne County who served during the Korean War, the following names, being those who were killed in action or died in service during the period of hostilities, are here inscribed.BLOCK, GERALD V.
BONE, CHARLES E.
BORAH, JOHN MANLEY
BULLARD, JERAL H.
SCOTT, ROBERT D.
SHREVE, HAROLD R.VIETNAM WARIn honor and memory of these men from Wayne County who died while serving their country during the period of hostilities.FREEDOM IS NOT FREE
Michael Dale Dawson
David Mark Maymon
Thomas Michael McDaniel
James Everett Pennington
Leonard Jeffery Richardson
Gayland Omer Scott
Kenneth Wayne Seidel
Earl S. Shelton
James Verdell Soloman
Kenneth Deane Thomas, Jr.
John R. WalterIN MEMORY OF
KENNETH M. KAYS
1949 - 1991
Congressional Medal of Honor
Class of 1967. |
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War.
In Honor Of: Those Men and Women of Wayne County who served
Marker Text:
see above
Who Put it Here?: Wayne County
Description of Memorial:
A free standing arch. The WWII plaques are under the arch, with the other three on the front legs. The MOH recipient on the left outside.
Date of dedication: Not listed
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