Nowthen Veteran Memorial

The City of Nowthen has a memorial located on Nowthen Blvd NW (Cnty Rd 5) just north of Viking Blvd NW (Cnty Rd 22). The location is the east side of Nowthen Memorial Park (also called Nowthen Park).

The center stone has a United States Flag and POW/MIA flag with the inscription:

This memorial is dedicated
to the men and women from
Burns Township who served their
county in war and peace

To the left of the center stone is a stone with two inscriptions:

Wesley H. Gamm
CPL 1/5 Infantry
World War II
Aug 20, 1912
Feb 28, 1945
Belgium

Louis H. Grams
PFC 105th INF 27 INF DIV
World War II
Aug 10, 1918
Jul 12, 1944
Saipan

To the right of the center stone is a stone with two inscriptions:

Robert A. Kennedy
S I/C U.S. Navy
World War II
May 24, 1924
Jul 30, 1945
U.S.S. Indianapolis

Lawrence F. Mevissen
PVT 880 Aviation Eng Bn
World War II
Mar 19, 1920
Oct 1, 1944
Hollandia New Guinea

Picture of the memorial courtesy of Tom Cooper

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