World War II Indiana Landmarks features places throughout the state that played significant roles during World War II. Many of these locations memorialize those who fought as well as those who contributed to the war effort. These places of remembrance include historical sites, monuments, markers, museums, surviving buildings, a surviving Navy ship, a surviving plane, and more. Author Ronald P. May explores the rich historical backgrounds surrounding each location and tells the personal stories of veterans and civilians related to many of these locations.
Ronald May has served as a chaplain, pastor and freelance writer. He spent twenty-five years in full-time church ministry as a Lutheran pastor. For twenty-two of those years, he also served in the armed forces as a navy reserve chaplain. In 2012, following his retirement from the navy, Ron began work as a freelance writer, submitting the stories of military veterans for publication in local newspapers. He is the author of a multivolume book series, Our Service Our Stories , which features the service stories of Indiana World War II veterans.