Parkman Ohio
Veterans Memorial Park
Parkman Center on the corner of Rt. 422 and Rt. 528/Rt88
IN MEMORY OF THE PIONEERS OF PARKMAN This effort is to help celebrate the 200th
anniversary of the Parkman Militia (1822) In 1822, after the formation of the 1st Militia Company in Parkman, the ladies united in furnishing a flag by contributing fine linen of their own spinning. The painting of the stars and stripes was done by Barton Avery. When completed, it was presented to the company by Miss Sophia Doty with an address by Mrs. Daniel Owen. Her speech has not been preserved, but the following is a copy of the remarks made to the Ensign by Captain Fairbanks upon acceptance of the flag: '"Ensign, it becomes your duty to take charge of this flag, a present from the patriotic ladies of Parkman. Although in times of peace it is used for parade and ceremony, yet, remember in times of war, it serves as a rallying point for the soldiers. your liberty or your life. " This was the first flag owned by any company in the county and at the following training at Burton, the Parkman Company marched in front of the others carrying the colors of ''Old Glory”. Not once in its years of existence has Parkman lost sight of its ideals of patriotism for the stars and stripes have been unfurled as a standard for the present as well as the on coming generations. |
Parkman Veterans Club Most of the founding members were very active within the
Parkman community. |
Parkman Veteran Memorial Day Honorees
Each year since 2001, the Parkman Trustees choose a Parkman
Veteran that is in Overlook Cemetery to honor.
The stories of these Parkman Veteran Honorees are still
developing -
Please feel welcomed to help us update the Honoree list to salute all of our Parkman
Veterans
Send any info about the Parkman Veteran Honorees, photos and stories to
ParkmanOhio@gmail.com
Thanks to all our veterans who have honorably served!
- Continued - Soon after the soldiers returned from World War I, they organized the
Clifford Thompson Post of American Legion with a membership of 23. Some of
those most interested were: James Farley, Pearl Brown, Walter Mintern,
Aulden Hazlett, Charles and Carl Haight, Oscar Irwin, Guy Agler, Ernest
Hillock, and Howard Fram. The Legion was named after Clifford Thompson,
son of our minister, who was Parkman's only casualty of World War I. Ray
Johnson, Walter Minter, Guy Agler, and Os-car Irwin are the only members
still living. Oscar Irwin is the only one living in Parkman. The Legion
planned to build a place for their meetings. At the same time the Mothers
Club was looking for a building or a place to build. It so happened that
the Old Creamery building, then owned by John Ohl, was available. So with
the help of several people, with both labor and money, the Legion and
Moth-ers Club bought the building. Many dinners and dances and receptions
have been held at the hall. The following names are taken from a list of soldiers in the
Revolutionary War from Kent State University: Besides the soldiers of the Revolutionary War, we should also mention: During the Civil War 79 answered the call, and 24 in the War of 1812. In World War 1 - 22 was the quota, and only Clifford Thompson, son of Rev. Thompson, failed to return. He was a very fine young man and had high inspirations. In World War II, 120 were on the honor - roll, of that number 8 men did not return: Gerald Owen, son of Mrs. Grace Thorpe and Cecil Owen (deceased), was the first casualty in Panama City, Florida, in 1943. John , Quinn, son of Jim and Joe Quinn (they were very wonderful people--now deceased), was killed in action in France in December 1944. Richard Pollari died in Germany in 1945. The Pollari’s were a very admirable family, two daughters became nurses, Kaarlo became a teacher, and Edward a businessman. Dick Stanley died in Germany in 1945. He was from an outstanding family living on State Road. Joseph Turocy died in a Veteran's Hospital some time later. Turocy’s lived on a farm once owned by Mr. War Ohl, and now owned by Rollin Stoll. Forrest Smith, son of Howard and Allice who bought the O. C. Smith farm, died in eastern France, December 13, 1944. Michael Tackacs was killed in action. He was the son of George Tackacs, who lives on one of the pioneer Moore's property. John Ferry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ferry, was captured after the fall of Corregidor and remained a Japanese prisoner until September 1944 when the prison ship was sunk. That was very sad for all people in Parkman. Mr. Lee Ferry is now deceased.
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Parkman Veterans within our Cemeteries
Parkman Veterans CROSS Joel |
Parkman Veterans Lower Cemetery Overlook Cemetery
Baldwin, Augustine R. |
Parkman Veterans Lower Cemetery Overlook Cemetery |
Parkman Veterans GRIFFITH Thomas |
Below are more US campaigns that our Parkman Veterans have
participated in - the list is in progress and evolving.
Please feel welcomed to help us update the list to salute all of our Parkman
Veterans
Send any Parkman Veteran names, photos and stories to
ParkmanOhio@gmail.com
Thanks to all our veterans who have honorably served!
Parkman
Veterans who served during the World War I (1917–1918) Overlook Cemetery |
Parkman
Veterans who served during the World War II (1941–1945) Overlook Cemetery |
Parkman
Veterans who served during the Korean War (1950–1953) Overlook Cemetery
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Parkman
Veterans who served during the Vietnam War (1955–1975) Overlook Cemetery
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Parkman
Veterans who served during the Gulf War (1990–1991) |
Parkman
Veterans who served during the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) |
Parkman
Veterans who served during the Iraq War (2003–2011) |
Parkman
Veterans who served during Peacetime ARMSTRONG Harold C.
(Cameron)
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