Dave Burwell, left, has a sign of his uncle in front of him. Randy Evans, second to left, holds a sign of a longtime family friend. Ruth Ann Handy (nee Burr) holds a sign of her brother from WW II, and Morven Barclay holds a sign of his uncle Jim who died in WW II. All four volunteered to put out the signs.

One of the project’s organizers says homes still stand at 172 of the addresses — and 120 of them are the original buildings. The other 80 or so soldiers are pegged to homes that no longer exist and are being marked in a park near the St. Clair River.