Huron veterans are remembered in several ways. Revolutionary War and War of 1812 veterans are honored in the Huron Cemetery with memorial markers erected by the DAR. A monument memorializing the men who died in WWII sits in front of McCormick School. A monument honoring veterans who fought in wars and conflicts from WWI to the Persian Gulf War is located in front of the Huron City Building, and the latest tribute, the Huron Fallen Heroes monument, is installed at Huron Memorial Stadium. Each year on Memorial Day Huron honors those who served in ceremonies held at the various monuments. (Video: Edward Fisher, Afternoon at the Huron Cemetery, 2017)
The Huron Veterans Monument located on Main Street in front of the Huron city building was dedicated July 4, 1991. It was built with funds donated by citizens, businesses and civic groups to honor the men and women who served in WWI, WWII, Korean Conflict, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama and the Persian Gulf War. The project was spearheaded by Operation Desert Shield founder Kim Johnston whose brother fought in the Persian Gulf War. The monument was designed by Tony Munafo, a long-time Huron city schools teacher and football coach whose son Marc was a pilot in Operation Desert Storm. The V symbolizes veterans and victory.The World War II memorial located in front of McCormick School was erected by the Huron AMVETS, which had established a post in Huron two years earlier. The monument, which lists the men from Huron who died in WWII. was dedicated on May 30, 1949.The Huron Fallen Heroes Memorial was dedicated on the evening of October 24, 2013 at Huron Memorial Stadium. The project was spearheaded by 1983 Huron High School graduate Paul Ward, who raised over $16,000 to create and install the monument. Located next to the home stands at the stadium, the memorial honors the 61 soldiers, sailors, marines and Coast Guardsmen who have been killed in action in conflicts since the Civil War. They are: Civil War- E. Cross, M. Martin, T. Kingston, H. Garritt, P. Kritzer, J. Kritzer, F. Holzhauser, W. Marlow, W. Harris, W. James, J. Wiland, G. Nicholas, T. Matson, G. Eikor, L. Wentworth, J. Straus, J. Barbour, D. Everett, E. McDermott, W. Cherry, B. Turner, M. Tyler, J. Osborn, O. Bacon, C. Phillips, G. Pierce, J. Ells, J. Keen, N. Smith, A. Kelly, A. Strenger, J. Jackson, A. Wikert, W. James WW I- C. Scott, J. Orcutt, J. Dewhirst, C. McCormick WW II- W. Brophy, R. Cherry, R. Collins, E. Cunningham, R. Floyd, V. Fries Jr.,M. Holland, I. Kehr, R. Keller, C. Menefee, A. Meno, G. Mize, M. Shirley, W. Taylor, E. Temper, R. Zimmerman Korea- W. Fantozzi, E. Garra Vietnam- J. Fekete, G. Heidrich, J. Baumer, T. Mesenburg Iraq- M. Finke Jr.Eleven men who served in the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 are honored with stones and markers in the Huron Cemetery. The men lived in Huron at some point in their lives, but are not buried in the cemetery. They are William Pollock, Joseph Remington, Daniel Curtis, Jonathan Church, Jonathan Sprague, Elijah Pollock, Ezra Lee, George Harvey, John Dunbar, John B. Flammond, Conrad Nessle.
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