Vernon County War Memorial
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
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Preamble of the Constitution
of the American Legion
[text not transcribed]
This memorial dedicated
May 30, 1967 by
L.E. Johnson
Commander, 15th District
Marker is at the intersection of Cherry Street and Lynn Street, on the right when traveling east on Cherry Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
