Vernon County War Memorial

Vernon County War Memorial (HMO43)

Location: Nevada, MO 64772 Vernon County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 50.281', W 94° 21.168'

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Leon Ogier American Legion Post No. 2

The gift of citizens
of Nevada and Vernon Co.
Dedicated Nov. 11, 1924

Erected 1910
Rebuilt - 1924 by
Leon Ogier Post No. 2
American Legion

Dedicated to all veterans of all wars who gave their lives and service to preserve peace and freedom. Because of them our lives are free; because of them our nation lives; because of them our world is blessed.

Revolutionary War
War of 1812
Mexican War - Civil War
Spanish-American War
World War I - World War II
Korean War - Vietnam War

John A. Harlow, Commander
William Quartonast, Vice Commander
Roy Brown Jr., 2nd Vice Commander
Albert Armstrong, 3rd Vice Commander
John Olson, Adjutant
Percy Milster, Finance
Emery Green, Chaplain
Frank Agee, Historian
Walter Thurman, Service Officer
David Floke, Sgt. at Arms
J.K. Arthur, Judge Advocate
Chartered July 11, 1919

Let No Veteran Go Unaided

——————

Preamble of the Constitution
of the American Legion
[text not transcribed]

This memorial dedicated
May 30, 1967 by
L.E. Johnson
Commander, 15th District
Details
HM NumberHMO43
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Year Placed1924
Placed ByCitizens of Nevada and Vernon County and Leon Ogier Post No. 2
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 2:12am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 380964 N 4188705
Decimal Degrees37.83801667, -94.35280000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 50.281', W 94° 21.168'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 50' 16.86" N, 94° 21' 10.08" W
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Area Code(s)417
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 402 E Cherry St, Nevada MO 64772, US
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