The Anchor, from the USS Aaron Ward (DM-34) was first installed in front of Navy Club of Elgin Ship No. 7 on State Street and remained there until the Club went out of business. It was reinstalled at the Bluff City Cemetery at the corner of Lincoln & Highland in the GAR memorial section on a hill overlooking the Veterans Section. The left plaque was the original dedication and reads: "This ship anchor from the USS Aaron Ward was presented to Navy Club of Elgin Ship No. 7 By: Mr. & Mrs. Harry J. Schroeder In memory of their son: Laverne H. Schroeder--Seaman Second Class USNR Killed in Action May 1945 off Okinawa while serving aboard this destroyer." The right-hand stone reads: "This anchor rededicated: Labor Day 1971 By: Elgin United Civic Association & Elgin Trades Council" Courtesy of John D. Cowan