Veterans' Memorial

Belleville Township High School District 201 has constructed a memorial to those alumni of Belleville Township High School who lost their lives in the Armed Services. Separate memorials were added to the West and East campuses.
As part of the program, student and faculty members of the Belleville West Renaissance Committee have researched a list of individuals who selflessly gave their lives for their country. So far the research has produced the following names:
| Earl N. Stiener |
Vernon Mahan |
Robert W. Jobe |
| John C. Woodrome |
Orville Pierce |
Pete Hammond |
| Jack J. Wangelin |
Lawrence E. Denny |
Don Hoffeditz |
| Harold W. Beese |
Terry Pensoneau |
Don Gamble |
| James W. Davis |
Lawrence Grass |
Ron Roberts |
| William E. Geist |
Allen R. Gray |
Frank D. Waddell |
| Milton F. Heineman |
Phillip C. Smith |
John B. Johnson |
| John A. Knoerzer, Jr. |
Thomas E. Irwin |
Don Voland |
| Harold T. Ore |
John W. Lankford |
Don Bergadine |
| Robert P. Davis |
James E. Neumeyer |
Robert W. Bonhard |
| Daniel H. Evans |
James M. Klopmeyer |
John Goodlett |
| Edward J. Taylor |
Pete B. Hammond |
Russel Elend |
| James G. Taylor, Jr. |
Matthew A. Wyatt |
William O. grimmig |
| Leslie M. Koudelka |
Michael J. Stuhlsatz |
Clarence Knoebloch |
| Arthur M. Smith |
Frank J. Bloomer |
Lowell E. Hawthorne |
| Warren E. West |
Fred A. Fuchs |
James Newton |
| Richard R. Scott |
Francis Andrzejewski |
Raymond Slayden |
| Vernon O. Staub |
Ralph J. Nold |
Clarence E. Hettenhausen |
| Raymond F. Wasser |
Warren R. Wild |
Elmer Boisseau |
| Herman A. Bauer |
Edward Taylor |
Mel Baker |
| Lawrence Cochran |
Walter Schmisseur |
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If you have any information regarding confirmation of the names on this list or names omitted, please contact Sandy Petri at
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or call (618) 222-7676. Only with your help can we create a memorial worthy of the honor and history of these individuals.