World War II Memorials

Tags of Honor

The World War II Memorial is located in the center of Goldstein Circle in front of McCain Auditorium and honors the sacrifice and service of students and faculty during World War II. It was dedicated on Memorial Day in 2011.

The memorial consists of a large pair of dog tags on a pentagonal-shaped base, which is surrounded by three bronze plaques that represent the military services by air, by land and by seas.

The memorial design, "Tags of Honor," was created by Tim Chapman, former president and CEO of the Fort Hays State University Foundation and a former employee of the Kansas State University Foundation. The plaques were designed by Dan Hunt, a professor of art.

Danforth and All Faiths Chapel

Danforth and All Faiths Chapels are dedicated to students who died in World War II and the Korean War. More than 5,000 alumni and students served in World War II and more than 200 students died.

Danforth Chapel was dedicated in 1949. In 1950, all civilian building and further construction was halted because of the Korean War. After the war, the Danforth Chapel auditorium addition and All Faiths Chapel were dedicated in 1956. A bronze plaque near the lobby entrance is dedicated to the students who died in World War II and the Korean War.

Danforth Chapel seats 65 people. Its stained glass windows were donated and imported from Czechoslovakia, England, France, Germany and Italy. The nondenominational chapel was named after Mr. and Mrs. William Danforth, who contributed to the building.

All Faiths Chapel seats just fewer than 500 people. The chapel was designed to achieve proper acoustical balance for solo instruments and string quartets while assuring sufficient resonance for organ music. In 1961, a 40-rank pipe organ was installed.