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Object Name |
Plaque |
Other Name |
Memorial Marker |
Collection |
Metro Parks Tacoma - Permanent Collection |
Description |
A small stone marker rests in the landscaping at the front of the Meadow Park Golf Course Clubhouse. It is shaped like a tombstone with a carved flag draped across its top. "Dedicated to those valiant men of the Meadow Park Golf Club who gave their all in World War II" reads the marker. Four names and sets of dates are listed below the epitaph: "Frank Unger - USA, Oct 5 1915 - May 10 1943 Stanley L Stroud - USA, Mar 19 1923 - June 11 1944 Alfred Schuler - USNR, Oct 26 1918 - Nov 10 1942 Milton H Hurtienne - USA, Feb 14 1913 - Sept 3 1942" Two of these young men, Unger and Stroud, served in the Army Air Force and died in training accidents stateside. The other two were killed while serving in the Pacific. Schuler, a corpsman in the Navy Reserves, died at Guadalcanal, and Private First Class (Pfc.) Hurtienne of the 31st Infantry Regiment was a prisoner of war and died in the Philippines. Schuler, Unger, and Stroud grew up in Tacoma and joined the military in Washington. Hurtienne moved away prior to his military career, but all four were united by a love of golf and country. This memorial marker helps ensure that their service and presence as part of the golf community in Tacoma will not be forgotten. In 1947 the Tacoma Golf Association re-named the Tacoma City Amateur Trophy the "Frank Unger Memorial Trophy" in honor of Unger's military service and sacrifice. |
Location |
Meadow Park Golf Course |
Object Number |
MPGC-002 |
Web link |
Metro Parks Tacoma, Meadow Park Golf Course |