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Porter Township Cemeteries . . . WW I to Vietnam Veterans Buried in East Liberty Cemetery By Suzanne Allen Photos by John Van Sickle
In June 2017, Sunbury Halter and Saddle 4-H Club Alumni Suzanne Allen Sherry Buel, And John Van Sickle were joined by cousin Julia Perfect Teuschler in marking graves of veterans of WWII in East Liberty Cemetery. A few months later, Suzanne returned to Mt. Pleasant Cemetery and Stark Cemetery to complete the township cemeteries.
		WW I-Vietnam Veterans Buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery By Suzanne Allen

	WORLD WAR I
	Patrick, Private First Class Robert J. 1898-1985. Enlisted in Delaware. Ohio in the National Guard on June 21, 1917; Served in the National Guard Company K 4 Infantry; Served in American Expeditionary Forces in Champagne-Marne, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne in the Defensive Sector during World War I; Received Honorable Discharge on May 17, 1919; Buried in Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery.
	Roberts, Corporal James Frank Jr. 1894-1966. Enlisted in the Army in 1916 in Columbus, Ohio; Served in Battery C134 Field Artillery during World War One during 1917-1918. Buried in East Liberty Cemetery.
	Saunders, Private Edward R. (Eddie), 1890-1958. Enlisted in the National Army on April 1, 1918 in Delaware, Ohio; Served in Ohio Company B 3 Machine Gun Company during World War One; Served in American Expeditionary Forces from September 2. 1918 to September 5, 1919; Received Honorable Discharge on September 25, 1919. Buried in East Liberty Cemetery.
	Spearman, Private James Henry, 1887-1972. Enlisted on August 24, 1918 in the National Army; Served in OH CO6 Infantry during World War One. Buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
	Welsh, PFC Clarence, 1888-1968. Enlisted in the National Army on October 3, 1917 at Mt. Vernon, Ohio; Served in CO A 4 Ammo Train, Machine Gun Battery during World War I; Served in the American Expeditionary Forces at Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne in the Defensive Sector. Buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
	Between WWI and WWII
	Castner, Private 1^st Class Dean A. 1909-1985. Served in the U. S Army, Battery B with the Army Transport Service on the ship Thierry’ Served in Honolulu, Porto Rico, Fort McDowell, Cristobal, Panama. Buried in East Liberty Cemetery.
	Kenney, Corporal Edwin A., 1909-2000. Enlisted August 21, 1930 and served in Hawaii in the U. S. Army until released on November 27, 1932. Buried in East Liberty Cemetery.
	Metzger, Charles Harrison, 1919-2005. Enlisted on December 6, 1937 in the Ohio National Guard, Medical Reserves; Released on December 6, 1940. Buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
	Kenney, Corporal Edwin A., 1909-2000. Enlisted August 21, 1930 and served in Hawaii in the U. S. Army until released on November 27, 1932. Buried in East Liberty Cemetery.
	Wilcox, Corporal Wallace D., 1926-1991. Enlisted in the U. S. Army on December 9, 1944 at Fort Hayes in Columbus, Ohio and served during World War Two; and released on January 2, 1919 with an Honorable Discharge. Buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
	Williams, Troy Estes, 1913-1999. Enlisted in the Ohio National Guard in 1927; Served as a mechanic in the Med. Det. 166^th Infantry; Discharge in 1941; Enlisted on October 16, 1941 at Porter Township Hall; Continued serving in the National Guard as a mechanic. Buried in East Liberty Cemetery.
	WORLD WAR II
	Beacom, Corporal Joe Albert, 1923-1994. Enlisted August 18, 1944; Served in the U. S. Marine Corps during World War Two; Released August 18, 1946. Buried in East Liberty Cemetery.
	Bowsher, Private Charles Stanley, 1918-2003. Enlisted on April 4, 1945 at Fort Hayes in Columbus, Ohio; Served in the U. S. Army during World War Two; Released August 23, 1946. On left is a relative of Bowsher who was in the cemetery putting glowers on his grave and Allen. Buried in East Liberty Cemetery.
	Heil, Private Otis Virgil, 1900-1963. Served in the Ohio 12^th Engineer Lt. Pontoon Co. during World War Two. Buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
	Jordan, Private Paul Ernest, 1926-2007. Enlisted in the U.S. Army on February 28, 1944 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; Served with the 513rd Parachute Company during World War Two; taken as a Prisoner of War. Buried in East Liberty Cemetery.
	Kenney, TEC 5 Arthur George, 1924-2003. Enlisted July 27, 1943 in Columbus, Ohio; Served in the U. S. Army in the 735^th Tank Battalion of the 26^th Infantry Division during World War Two; Injured when serving as a Tank Commander in European Theater; Awarded a Purple Heart. Buried in East Liberty Cemetery.
	Kirk, SI Roy David, 1926-1991. Enlisted May 16, 1944 in the U. S. Navy during World War Two; Released May 11, 1946. Buried in East Liberty Cemetery. McKay, 1^st Lieutenant Robert Butcher Sr. 1915-1978. Enlisted on February 4, 1944 in the U. S Army during World War Two; Released on February 12, 1946. Buried in East Liberty Cemetery. Roberts, Private Carl T., 1921-1996. Enlisted October 15, 1943 in the U. S. Merchant Marine during World War Two; Released on November 19, 1945. Buried in East Liberty Cemetery.
	Scholer, QM2 Edward Frederick, 1920-2011. Served in the U. S. Coast Guard/U. S. Navy during World War Two; Served on the ship, Mattole; Mustered out May 7, 1944. Buried in East Liberty Cemetery.
	Stith, PFC Finley V. 1920-1975. Enlisted in the U. S. Army on February 4, 1942 at Fort Hayes in Columbus, Ohio and served during World War Two; Released on October 6, 1945. Buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
	Vietnam War
	Castner, SP4 Don Rodney, 1944-2001. Son of Dean Castner. Served in the U. S. Army in Vietnam. Buried in East Liberty Cemetery.
	Metzger, Dale Eugene, 1945-2017. Enlisted in 1966 at Fort Hayes in Columbus, Ohio; served in the U. S. Navy on the ship U. S. S. King; When there was a fire on the ship, Dale helped put it out; served in the Armed Forces during Korea Police Action; released in 1971; awarded a National Defense Vietnam Medal and Armed Forces Korea medal. Buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.


2010 Front of Mt. Pleasant Church		2017 Side and Back of Mount Pleasant Church
		Photos by Suzanne Allen

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