OSSIAN IN WWI
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Town of Ossian
OSSIAN IN WWI
Inscription
OSSIAN IN WWISUPPORTED WAR EFFORT THROUGH
LIBERTY LOANS, RED CROSS
WORK 1917-1918.
LOCAL MEN SERVED IN
MILITARY AND AS FARM CADETS.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2018
The young men of the rural Town of Ossian enlisted in the military during World War I; one lost his life while serving his country. The Ossian community, a small rural town, worked together to support the war effort through Liberty Loans, War Savings Stamps, agricultural challenge, the Cadet Corps and the Red Cross, receiving a number of awards for their efforts.
