Veterans Memorial, Benton, IL
Posted by: YoSam.
N 37° 59.796 W 088° 55.461
16S E 331031 N 4207184
Typical cold marble and a living tree, set this memorial aside.
Waymark Code: WM4J7K
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2008
Views: 59
County of Memorial: Franklin County. Location of Memorial: Main St. & Pope St., Benton Municipal Bldg, Benton.
Monument Text:
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. John 15:13
WORLD WAR I
Walston Bauer Dorsie J. Bolin Sheridan Cardwell Melvin H. Conner Wilford E. Crane Leslie Darnell Stanley Gostowski Elbert Hall Ross M. Heard Claburn Hobbs Archie E. Keller William E. Mabry
| Roy McAdoo Stanley L. McCollum Pete McGovern Robert Moore Alva S. Odle Clyde T. Perry Rufie Reese Charles A. Simmons Walter M. Sims Edgar Snetren Joseph O. Sweet Wesley R. Swofford | |
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WORLD WAR II
Paul Allen Walter C. Barkus Donald E. Baty James Brantley Sylvester Brisky Bailus K. Cantrell John W. Carroll Bob Chamness Frank Compa Richard L. Davis James Deason Stanley Dobroski Andrew E. Dunning Joseph M. Easley Ransom T. Eldridge John H. Erwin Ishmal T. Eubanks Jack J. Fisk Andrew Flatt Clarence A. Flatt Arvel Furlong Edmond J. Gibala Johnnie L. Gipson George E. Gipson Lawrence E. Goff
| Roy H. Gossett Leroy Graham Orville S. Grigg Edgar S. Hall Joseph R. Hamilton Wendell M. Hamilton Dwight N. Harrelson Burford H. Harris Howard E. Hopkins Julius Hornyak Ezra E. Huffstutler John D. Isaacs Wilford Ing William E. Johnson Ernest Johnson Howard M. Jones Forrest D. Kays George B. King Leone L. Kivett Phillip M. Kramer Frank Kupczak Stanley L. Layman Everett R. Lewis Ralph E. Lewis Hubert Lunsford
| James R. Marshall Virgil R. McAlpin John F. McCann Gene B. McKemie Leonard Moody, Jr. Stanley L. Newberry John D. Noel Stanley Nowicki Burell T. Parks Albert Petroski Frank K. Piercy William L. Pilson Linder Pirtle William Pulverman Louis Rago Joseph Rapach Thomas L. Rea Charles L. Rich Coy D. Rogers Ralph B. Rose Everett Russell Lee Roy Russell, Jr. Joe E. Rybka Fred E. Seibert E. Lavern Seel
| William L. Shambling Samuel A. Short Julian J. Slimak Harold Smith Robert H. Smith James Stevens Paul Stull Arthur J. Sweetin Dale E. Todd Earl Tranbarger John W. Watson Henry L. West Howard E. Whaley Ransom D. Williams Walter E. Williams Joe Woolard Stanley M. Zeboski Francis Zinzilieta Bud Hall Steve Disko Ray Lampley Nick Evanchik George E. Grayhem Charlie Bobiak Joseph W. Ozbourn C.M.H. | | | |
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KOREAN WAR William L. Brown John W. Ferrell Paul A. Frost Bob R. Mandrell Marion E. Morris Curtis E. Roberts Charles D. Tennison
| VIETNAM WAR Dean E. Clinton Larry J. Gammon David N. Hill James R. Johnson Kenneth W. Tate Millard R. Valerius Steven C. Webb Michael J. Wyman | |
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Dedication Stone Text:
This Ash Tree is Dedicated to WWII Veterans.
Joseph W. Ozbourn was a World War II Marine and a MOH recipient. To read more about Pvt. Ozbourn you can visit this Marine Corps site:
Joseph W. Ozbourn, Private, USMC |
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Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War.
In Honor Of: Greater Love Hath No Man Than This,
Marker Text: see above.
Date of dedication: Ash Tree: May 24, 2001
Who Put it Here?: Ash Tree: VFW Post # 2671; Stone: The City of Benton.
Description of Memorial: On the left of the Benton Municipal Building is the Veterans Memorial, while on the right side is an equal marble stone for a Coal Miners Memorial. It balances the Municipal building in a full frontal view.
The Veterans Memorial also includes 3 flag poles and directly in front of the flags is an Ash Tree, planted and dedicated to the WWII Veterans.
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