ROSS COUNTY – A monument was erected in the downtown area of Chillicothe just on the edge of the Yoctangee Park on Water Street remembering those who fought for freedoms in the early 1900s.
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The Monument depicts a World War 1 veteran striding forward holding a rifle at waist height in his left hand, holding his right hand high above his head. A plaque on the base is inscribed, “In honor of the boys from Ross County who gave their lives in the service of their country 1917 – 1919.”
Underneath of the statement gives the names of a few dozen men.
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Allen, Albert F. • Bitzer, Russell • Bollinger, Albert • Bower, Donald B. • Brown, Edward B. • Brown, Elmer G. • Brown, Lorain • Crouse, Harry • Cruse, Lawrence • Daily, Matthew • Daily, Parker • Davidson, George W. • Dawson, Harry B. • Dennewitz, James • Easterday, Victor A. • Estel, George • Eyler, William H. • Flanagan, Leo • Francis, William R. • Francis, Earl E. • Fuller, Orville • Gaines, John • Griffin, Luther • Hammond, Sterrill • Hampton, Carl • Harris, Virgil • Hatfield, Benjamin • Heibel, Charles W. • Holloway, Guy • Hurles, Clarence • Jett, Floyd • Kern, Elting M. • Kendall, John P. • Koblentz, Clyde • List, Clarence • Maxson, Harley F. • Minch, John D. • McKinney, Floyd L. • McCormick, Clifford • Park, John • Pickens, Oscar • Rapstock, Clarence • Richter, Noah • Rooker, John D. • Ruyle, Wesley • Sanford, Jasper • Shoemaker, Frank • Simon, Eugene • Simpson, Dwight • Spooler, Shelby • Thatcher, Carl • Tisdale, Noke • Wagenman, Ralph V. • Wagner, David • Walls, Fred C. • Walburn, Alfred C. Paid Advertisement.• Wheeler, Clifford • White, Joseph E. • Wignel, Frank • Winget, Austin • Wilson, Wilbur K. • Winks, Joshua
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