Vandivier Memorial

ID: 2554 ~ Source: Johnson County Public Library ~ Creator: Linda S. Kilbert ~ Date: 2020
This file appears in: Norman Vandivier WWII Navy Veteran Memorial
Vandivier Memorial

Seal of the US Navy at the memorial to Lt. Norman Vandivier at Grizzly Park on Franklin College Campus in Franklin, Indiana.

This file appears in: Norman Vandivier WWII Navy Veteran Memorial

By Linda S. Kilbert
Many Hoosier families sent a son or daughter to serve in the military during World War II (1939-1945). Pride in their child’s service mingled with worry about their safety. Families’ anticipation of news about the war mixed with trepidation about…