Berrien County

Veterans Of WW II

Contact - Bev Edwards your Berrien County GenWeb Coordinator
We are busy getting information ready for this site. Please contact us, if you would like to see
your loved ones name appear on the Roll Of Honor for Berrien County, Michigan

Benton Harbor, Roll of Honor
WW II - Dec 8, 1941
(Click on the picture for a larger image)

Benton Harbor placed this War Memorial for Service men from 1941 to 1943. More were to be added as needed. The observance took place on November 11, 1943. The Kiwanis Club of Benton Harbor held drives to raise funds. And it was placed on the Lawn of the Municipal Building. In November of 1943 there were 1600 names representing those in the armed forces. Plans for more names of the enlisted would be added later.
Under the Large Gold Star in the photo are the names of 16 who gave their lives in service of their country. Those Service Men were:
Chester D.Omweg, Bert Agens, Wilbur E. Ucek, Jessie Craft, Jr., Leo Edward Locke, Martin L. Barmore, Elmer A. Sommerfeld, Lloyd E.Klett, Charles L. Price, Ray L Evans, Ollin A. Stafford, J. W. Randall, Louis H. Harris, Chester W. Pulliam, Donald Stakley, Robert Poschke.

Also placed under the star is a quote by General McArthur: "I do not know the dignity of their birth, but I do know the glory of his death."

St. Joseph WW II Memorial – No photo at this time - On the same date as above, the Elks Lodge of St. Joseph erected an Honor Roll Memorial for the St. Joseph service men that served in the armed forces for WW II. The ceremony took place at Point Park.

Roll Of Honor

Names		Those Under The Star
Dumond, Gladys Elizabeth Dumond, William James Probst, Floyd S.		Agens, Bert Barmore, Martin L. Craft, Jessie Jr. Locke, Leo Edward Omweg, Chester D. Ucek, Wilbur E.

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WW II Veterans Buried in Berrien County Michigan

Name	Birth	Death	Cemetery	Service Information
Allred, Earle F.	5 September 1923	2 November 2005	Rose Hill Cemetery	Staff SGT US Army
French, Charles David	7 March 1921	29 October 2000	Rose Hill Cemetery	CPL US Army Air Forces
Hubbard, Clare W.	8 September 1914	5 April 2002	Union Cemetery	US Army Air Forces
Kennedy, Harry M.	1917	2004	Howe Cemetery	US Army Air Forces
Lantz, Michael J.	7 October 1910	23 November 2000	Rose Hill Cemetery	US Army
Moore, Vernon E.	8 June 1919	28 October 2005	Rose Hill Cemetery	PVT US Army
Plumb, Stanley Edwin	1 August 1921	9 August 1997	Rose Hill Cemetery	TEC 5 US Army
Pool, Robert M.	15 September 1915	12 June 2003	Rose Hill Cemetery	TEC 5 US Army
Sherwood, Milo E.	30 October 1915	4 December 1998	Rose Hill Cemetery	US Army

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