A flag waves in the breeze at historic Causland Memorial Park in downtown Anacortes. Many are not aware that Causland Park was created in memory of local men who gave their lives in service during World War I. A plaque on front of the amphitheater gazebo reads: “Causland Memorial Park. Named in honor of Harry Leon Causland, one of the one hundred mortals D.S.C. 6795. This park is dedicated to the honored memory of the brave sons of Fidalgo, Guemes, Decatur and Cypress islands who at the call of their country entered the service and gave their lives in the great war for world wide liberty. 1917-1919.” Those honored on the plaque are: Irving Henry Barbee, Leo Steve Bruett, Charles E. Burch, Arthur Edven Carlson, Harry Leon Causland, Harry Lewis Grimes, Nathanel Inman Hudson, Thomas Tell Huntley, Earl Chester Jenkins, Carl Harry Johnson, John Morris Jones, Frank Robinson Norvell and Robert Frazer Warren. At the top of the steps leading from the amphitheater is another memorial, located next to a small piece of artillery. That memorial honors local service personnel who died in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. The more recent memorial was sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion, and was dedicated on November 11, 1988. Names of those who died in service during WWII include: Barney Marvin Allen, Phillip Olander Allen, Robert Lee Allen, Rodger D. Andrews, John Walter Barber, Arthur D. Blackrud, Archie Eugene Brown, Kenneth G. Detwiler, William J. Dwelley, Patrick H. George, Albert James Gray, Robert Hammarlund, Clayton G. Kingston, Herbert O. Leckman, Roy Robert McKinley, Kenneth E. Mitchell, Lloyd J. Rodin, Oakley A. Simon, Harding A. Smith, Jay V. Thomson, Richard Bliss White and Lloyd A. Wilson. Those who died in Korea: George Duane Brado and Glenn A. Snider. In Vietnam: Darwin Harold Engman, Howard Gulliksen, Russell Cranston Hibler and Gordon Wesley Logan, Jr.