Headstone Walk – Honoring the Korean War Veterans of Shawano County
The Shawano County Historical Society and the City of Shawano Parks and Rec Department in cooperation with the Shawano American Legion, VFW, and AMVETS, will be presenting another program in the Headstones Series on the Shawano veterans of the Korean War at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Shawano at 5:30 pm on Saturday, September 14, 2024.
Starting at 5:30 in front of the chapel, we will give a brief talk on the cause of the war and then bring to life five Shawano veterans who fought in that war:
- Orline Heling, kia 4/20/53
- Fredrick Melhorn, kia 8/29/1952
- Oliver W. Hottenstein, kia 7/24/50
- Orle S. Bergner, WWII and Korea, kia 10/22/51
- Floyd Hartwig, wounded in action but made it home to enjoy a full life in Shawano.
Docents will tell their stories by these lantern-lit gravesites so the public can understand what it was like to fight in this war to stop communism and free the South Korean people.
We will end the evening with a 21-gun salute, blowing of taps, and handing a folded American flag to a kia veteran’s widow. Afterward, come into the chapel to see a display of artifacts from the time period. Total time for the event is approximately an hour and a half. Come join us and learn another part of Shawano County’s past!..