Volunteer compiles nearly 2,000 names to recreate Dearborn County World War II billboard
February 12, 2026 | Dearborn County, Indiana
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Jennifer Fulton, a volunteer with the Dearborn County Historical Society, told the records committee she has compiled nearly 2,000 names from DD214s, county and state archives and newspaper records as part of a project to recreate a World War II veterans billboard that once stood near Newtown Park.
"And, and so we're approaching 2,000 now," Fulton said, describing work done with the recorder's office, the Veterans Administration and newspaper research to fill gaps in the list.
Fulton and other attendees said the original display began as a smaller board that ultimately listed hundreds and was expanded during the war; committee discussion referenced an early posting that contained 545 names and later versions that totalled roughly 3,000 names. Fulton said she will present the collected list alphabetically to increase legibility even though the original order reflected enlistment timing.
The committee heard that the city of Lawrenceburg has offered to host and partially underwrite a recreated display for the July 4 parade and that Sonorama provided a construction quote for a modular design, which Fulton said would be donated to the city after the event. "It's being designed so that it will come down in sections," she said.
Committee members discussed sources and gaps: Fulton said the Whitney Studios photograph of the original display has not been located and that volunteers are searching family photo albums, corporate memorial lists and state library holdings to verify names. She also thanked county staff and veterans groups for supporting access to records.
No formal obligation or contract was recorded in the meeting minutes; Fulton characterized the plan as a volunteer-led effort that the city had agreed to host and potentially fund in part. The committee encouraged continued outreach and asked Fulton to coordinate logistics with city officials and to provide status updates at a future meeting.
The historical society volunteer also asked members to share any personal records or archival leads; committee members offered to connect her with local civic groups and school volunteers to help compile and verify names.
"And, and so we're approaching 2,000 now," Fulton said, describing work done with the recorder's office, the Veterans Administration and newspaper research to fill gaps in the list.
Fulton and other attendees said the original display began as a smaller board that ultimately listed hundreds and was expanded during the war; committee discussion referenced an early posting that contained 545 names and later versions that totalled roughly 3,000 names. Fulton said she will present the collected list alphabetically to increase legibility even though the original order reflected enlistment timing.
The committee heard that the city of Lawrenceburg has offered to host and partially underwrite a recreated display for the July 4 parade and that Sonorama provided a construction quote for a modular design, which Fulton said would be donated to the city after the event. "It's being designed so that it will come down in sections," she said.
Committee members discussed sources and gaps: Fulton said the Whitney Studios photograph of the original display has not been located and that volunteers are searching family photo albums, corporate memorial lists and state library holdings to verify names. She also thanked county staff and veterans groups for supporting access to records.
No formal obligation or contract was recorded in the meeting minutes; Fulton characterized the plan as a volunteer-led effort that the city had agreed to host and potentially fund in part. The committee encouraged continued outreach and asked Fulton to coordinate logistics with city officials and to provide status updates at a future meeting.
The historical society volunteer also asked members to share any personal records or archival leads; committee members offered to connect her with local civic groups and school volunteers to help compile and verify names.
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