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District Five War Memorial

 
 
District Five War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, August 25, 2008
1. District Five War Memorial Marker
Inscription.
[East Base]:
This memorial is dedicated to the men and women of this area who have served in the armed forces of the United States and to those who gave their life in Performance of the service.

Erected by the people of District 5 School Area Spartanburg County and dedicated May 26, 1991

[East Face dedicated to U.S. Army killed in action]:
God
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Jn. 15:13, KJV
WW II
Allison, J. Horace • Brady, Harold V. • Brown, Lee E. • Cardell, Benjah W. • Foster, Thomas A. • Fowler, Fred M. • Garner, Lee W. • Harper, John P. • Hendrix, Simeon L. • Leslie, B.F. • Morgan, Daniel C. • Mullinax, T. Richard • Nelms, Troy E. • Vernon, Frank L. • Faughn, Roy C.

Korea
Boyles, Ralph L. • Buckner, McKindley G. • Eubanks, Eurrel, Jr. • Rhodes, Clyde, Jr.

Vietnam
Federline, A. Marshall • Mitchell, Donald T. • Pruitt, David M. • Trusty, Michael J.

1982
Pettigrew, Kenneth D.

[North Face dedicated to U.S. Navy killed in action]:
Duty
In a righteous cause they won immortal glory and nobly served their nation in serving mankind.                              
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Woodrow Wilson

WW II
Bruce, Ellis P. • Hadden, James H. Jr. • Young, Alfred H.

[North Base]:
Gulf War, 1990-1991
The people of this area commend the members of the Armed Forces of the U.S. who so valiantly served their country during the Gulf War, and who have earned for themselves a lofty and noble place in America's history.

[West Face dedicated to U.S. Marines killed in action]:
Honor
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.
Sir Winston Churchill

WW II
Smith, James O. (USMC)

2005
Keith, Christopher J. (US Army)

[West Base]:
From this location Battery B, 1st Bn, 178th F. A. Regiment South Carolina National Guard, departed for Fort Bragg, N.C. to be inducted into the U. S. Army on Jan. 27, 1941, and served until the end of World War II in 1945. [True and Tried]

[Face dedicated to U.S. Air Force killed in action]:
COUNTRY
It is honorable to die for one's country.

WW II
Barry, James R. • Groce, L. Agustus, Jr. • Hamrick, George A. • Pearson, Robert L. Jr. • Primrose, William E.

1968
Eubanks, J. Douglas

"Spirit, that made those heroes
District Five War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, August 25, 2008
2. District Five War Memorial Marker
This marker is four sided - every side represents a different branch of the armed forces. This face is dedicated to U.S. Army killed in action.
dare to die, and leave their children free. Bid time and nature gently spare the shaft we raise to them and thee.
          Ralph Waldo Emerson

 
Erected 1991 by People of District 5 School Area.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: HeroesMilitaryWar, World II. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #28 Woodrow Wilson series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 26, 1986.
 
Location. 34° 56.993′ N, 82° 7.411′ W. Marker is in Lyman, South Carolina, in Spartanburg County. Marker is at the intersection of Groce Road (State Highway 292) and Spartanburg Road (State Highway 292), on the right when traveling south on Groce Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lyman SC 29365, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. In Honor of the Students of (approx. 1.4 miles away); Hampton (approx. 3.3 miles away); Kevin Earl Carper (approx. 4.1 miles away); Edward Bomar (approx. 4.2 miles away); Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery (approx. 4.2 miles away); Joshua Hawkins (approx. 4.2 miles away); Woods Fort (approx. 4.6 miles
District Five War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, September 6, 2008
3. District Five War Memorial Marker
This face is dedicated to U.S. Navy killed in action.
away); Abner Creek Baptist Church (approx. 5.2 miles away); Birthplace (approx. 5.2 miles away); a different marker also named Abner Creek Baptist Church (approx. 5.2 miles away).
 
Additional keywords. War Memorial
 
District Five War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, September 6, 2008
4. District Five War Memorial Marker
This face is dedicated to U.S. Marine and U.S. Army killed in action.
District Five War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, September 6, 2008
5. District Five War Memorial Marker
This face is dedicated to U.S. Air Force killed in action.
District Five War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, August 25, 2008
6. District Five War Memorial Marker
District Five War Memorial -<br>Downtown Lyman in the Background image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, February 17, 2011
7. District Five War Memorial -
Downtown Lyman in the Background
District Five War Memorial from the Gazebo image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, February 17, 2011
8. District Five War Memorial from the Gazebo
Gazebo near the District Five War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, August 25, 2008
9. Gazebo near the District Five War Memorial Marker
There is a walk way and Picnic table for your enjoyment.
Town of Lyman Gazebo image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, February 17, 2011
10. Town of Lyman Gazebo
Dedication plaque reads:
The Town of Lyman Gazebo
is dedicated in the Memory
of the Honorable
William "Bill" Aiken
Lyman Town Councilman
and Mayor Pro Tem
1990 to 1998
"A Friend to the Citizens of
Lyman, SC"
Bell across the road from the District Five War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, August 25, 2008
11. Bell across the road from the District Five War Memorial Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,142 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina.   3, 4, 5. submitted on September 6, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina.   6. submitted on August 26, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina.   7, 8. submitted on February 26, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.   9. submitted on August 26, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina.   10. submitted on February 26, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.   11. submitted on August 26, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.

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