Sep/Oct 2005 - Korean War Veterans Association

Monuments and Medals
Korea: the Forgotten War, Remembered
Chapter 29 – SSgt William Windrich [IN]
Herb Verrill
Lake County, IN, has an impressive Korean War Memorial at
the intersection of Grand Boulevard and 145th Avenue, just east
of Leroy, IN. It includes 5 18-foot tall limestone columns, one for
each branch of the service.
The history of the Korean War written in stone in Lake County, IN
The Lake County, IN, memorial
ABOVE: Chapter 29 member
Pete Chang reads the inscription
of Windrich on reverse
side of Lake County memorial
LEFT: The inscription to SSgt
Windrich
The monument wall has the names of 101 servicemen from
Lake County who lost their lives in Korea—including SSgt.
William Windrich, from Hammond, IN. He was awarded the
Medal of Honor posthumously. (see citation – page 18)
The memorial, which was dedicated on November 15, 2003,
is situated on two acres of land donated by Robert and Patricia
Ross, who lives adjacent to it.
A Backyard Memorial
Not all Korean
War memorials are
located in public
places. KWVA member
T. J. Nicholas has
one in his backyard.
The flags flanking
“Old Glory” and the
POW/MIA are the
U.S. Army flag and
the Korean War
Veterans flag. He had
to set them this way
because of the trees.
The black rock is
reminiscent of the
mountains of Korea,
and the plaques are
for the 21st Inf. Regt.
and the 24th Inf. Div.,
as well as the Korean
Service Ribbon.
The memorial is
dedicated to all who
served, but especially
to the good friends
we left behind. Lest we forget.
Memorial in yard of KWVA member T. J.
Nicholas, Ft Lauderdale, FL.
T. J. Nicholas
2140 N.E. 62nd Ct.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308-1301
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The Graybeards September - October 2005