COLUMBUS — Three local men will be inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame during a ceremony at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Lincoln Theater in Columbus.
Philip S. Meeks, 95, of Lima, and Nathan Shaffer, 67, of Spencerville, will be inducted, along with Thomas V. Francis of Russia, who is being inducted posthumously.
Meeks and Francis are both U.S. Navy veterans from World War II. Shaffer served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
The bronze plaque honoring the Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2015 will be on display in the Ohio Statehouse Third Street lobby just inside from the Veterans Plaza from Friday through May. An Enshrinement Ceremony will be held in early May when the Class of 2015 will be added to the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame permanent display on the second floor of the Riffe Center for Government and the Arts at 77 S. High St.
