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Saugatuck Township Honor Roll

Photograph
B/W photo of a monument or sign that listed the names of Saugatuck, Douglas and the Township residents serving in World War II. According to the August 15, 1944 "The Dope" the monument was located between the Saugatuck tennis courts and Wilson's [ice cream shop, aka Santa Fe Traders in 2022]. The monument is shaped like a Greek temple with an eagle and shield insignia in the pediment. Star and stripes banners flank five columns for names. Two and 2/3s of the columns are filled with hand-lettered names on individual planks. The top of the monument displays the text "Honor Roll / Saugatuck Township" in neon letters. The base of the monument displays the text "We fight for a better world". Behind the monument is a chain link or wire fence and trees. The Honor Roll was described in the August 15, 1944 / No. 40 issue of "The Dope" (a newsletter for Douglas vets): "Did you know that you men have made another Honor Roll? Sauga­tuck has erected one, beside the tennis court north of Wilson's, & has listed thereon the one hundred and thirty-six men & women now serving from Saugatuck township. It is a handsome Roll, with neon lighting, a gold shield, and red-white-&-blue decorations. But the thing that gives it particular distinction, of course, is the inclusion of Douglas names." Compare very similar Douglas monument at 2007.06.09
Saugatuck Township Honor Roll picture number 1
August 15, 1944 / No. 40 issue of

2022.03.61

Print, photograph

Saugatuck Village Square/Green

Military, wars and veterans

Names in First Column Robert O. Anderson Cleo Arndt Hugo Arens Horace Alexander Howard Arndt Charles Ash Harold Berry Everett Bekken Gerald Bekken Eugene Bieler Henry Brady William Brady Henry Baker Richard Brown Hilton Brown Donald Bryan Franklin Bryan George Breckenridge Harold Bartholomew Everett Comey Max Campbell Jack Campbell Robert Crawford William J Clough Terrence Costello Harry Costello Heath Crow James Chase George Chase Charles Daily June Dieke Gordon Durham Robert Dempster Donald Davis Bud Edgcomb Theodore Engel Junior Edgcomb Harold Furst Junior Force Johnson Fox Leslie Furst Burton Furst Ben Fisch Roger Ferry  Norman Force William Goshorn James Green Charles Gilman Arnold Gerrelts Charles Greenhalgh Bruce Gates Second Column William Hacklander Stephen Hamlin Donald Hall Richard Hoffman Dale Inderbitzen George Inman Maxfield Johnson Clem Jorgensen Hugh Jones Harold Jones Harmon Jones Milton Jennings Loyal Jennings M.F. Kaston Donald Kingsley Fred Koning Suzanne LeLand Eugene Lundgren Max McCarn James McVea Braman Metzger Louis Mueller Robert Mueller Donald Moore Paul Moker Stephen Millar Orville Millar William Miller Neil Miller Richard Newnham Paul Newnham Robert Olsen Buran Osterberg Charles Petill Alfred Pshea John Peterson Jack Powers Matt Sabo Kenneth Sargeant James J. Shrock Clair Schultz Lester Seats Erwin Sewers Donald Scott Harold Scott Joseph Sheridan Lawrence Shuemaker Jean Shumaker Jean Simonson Third column Louis Statsic Lucille Slater Russell Skinner Norman Skinner G. M. Staples Allen A. Staples Allen Stickle Arnold Stickle Beverly Standish Charles Ten Have Avard Thomas Everard Thomas Devere Thomas Floyd Thomas Franz Thompson Allen Valleau Andrew Van Leeuwen Dale Van Leeuwen Maurice Van Os Alexander Waddle Arthur Waltman Wayne Weed George Weed Lawrence Welch Carl Wicks Jack Wicks Armou Wiegert Allen Wrightman Raymond Wilson Harry Wilson Howard Wilson William Wilson William Woodalll Darwin Woodalll Donald Woodall

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070 World War II

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06/23/2022

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