Dorchester Veterans Memorial

Dorchester Veterans Memorial

Memorial consists of an Honor Wall 1 ft wide by 8 ft long by 7 ft high - each of the two long sides has 256 veterans' names, for a total of 512. Also, one of the short ends has 56 Civil War veterans' names and two from the Spanish-American War. The other short side contains 34 donors' names. In addition, there are three flagpoles - the middle is 30 ft high and contains a 4 ft by 6 ft American flag. On the left is a 3 ft by 5 ft Wisconsin state flag and on the right a 3 ft by 5 ft POW/MIA flag. There are six concrete walls 30 inches high that surround the Honor Wall and two Soldiers Cross Warriors that sit on the two back walls. There is a sprinkler system installed to ensure that the grass surrounding the memorial remains a beautiful bright green.

Installation Date:

15 Jun 2024

Organization Responsible for Installation:

Dorchester Leach Paulson American Legion Post 517 --- James Jantsch

Memorial War Era(s):

  • Vietnam
  • Persian Gulf
  • Panama
  • Lebanon/Grenada
  • Korea
  • WWI

Memorial Condition:

Good

Website:

jantsch@charter.net

Location:

231 S. 2nd St., Dorchester, WI 54425