Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
World War II Memorial
Side 1 A-D
Dedicated to the memory of the 129 men from Lauderdale County (listed on these four panels) who sacrificed their lives in the defense of our Nation during World War II:
Robert F. Adams Aubrey H. Alexander Lee Eddy Anderton Eugene Barnett Grady Bates Joseph D. Belue Ralph T. Berg Raymond Blackwell Alvin Brewer William M. Brooks Dennis O. Brown Melvin O. Brown Ed Buffler Collins O'Neal James D. Butler James E. Butler Thomas E. Campbell, Jr. Chester L. Chapman Wayne Cody Robert O. Collum Overton L. Comer William L. Conner, Jr. John R. Cooper John H. Craig Eugene H. Crouch Homer Crunk J.M. Cunningham Marcy B. Darnall, Jr. Omer E. Davidson George W. Davis Clettis J. Dickerson
Side 2 D-I
Dedicated to the memory of the 129 men from Lauderdale County (listed on these four panels) who sacrificed their lives in the defense of our Nation during World War II:
Edward T. Douthitt Jack Douthitt Clarence Calvin Duke Jerome R. Eckl Fred Edwards Thomas Ralph Epping Jeffie C. Evans Welldon R. Fowler William E. Fowler Ernest Franklin Foy N. Gamble Grady Leon Gamble Lynwood M. Glazier J.C. Goode Louis O. Greaves Harry L. Grigsby Roy B. Grigsby Marvin S. Gruber William A. Hamer Foster S. Hammond Malcolm Hugh Hammond Ira D. Harvey Anthony Hawkins, Jr. Boyd C. Haygood. Henry V. Haynes Clyde Hendrix Samuel T. Holt Keith F. Holtsford Herbert H. Hughes Woodrow Hughes James A. Hunt Charles E. Hurn Thomas Harlan Irons
Side 3 J-P
Dedicated to the memory of the 129 men from Lauderdale County (listed on these four panels) who sacrificed their lives in the defense of our Nation during World War II:
Charles Allen Jackson Herbert F. Johnson, Jr. R.T.S. Johnson, Jr. George H. Kelley Robert Bruce Killen Albert Thomas King, Jr. Gordon K. Knight Reuben E. Lard Joseph R. Lentz Milton E. Littrell Irl E. C. Lucas, Jr. Jasper A. Mathis Walter Matthews Earl J. McBride Roy E. McCorkle, Jr. Theodore McCollum Don K. McDowell Oscar E. Miner Jefferson W. Mitchell Sam H. Mitchell, Sr. Don M. Montgomery Fred T. Montgomery Stevenson W. Moomaw John M. Morgan Arthur L. Muthig Charles Myrick Marvin W. Olive, Jr. Elmer M. Patterson Llewelly Pennington Clavin F. Pettus Byron P. Phillips Coy Willis Phillips
Side 4 P-Y
Dedicated to the memory of the 129 men from Lauderdale County (listed on these four panels) who sacrificed their lives in the defense of our Nation during World War II:
Walter P. Porter Hower R. Richardson Ganes Robbins Edward Lee Roden Perry L. Roden Thomas E. Romine James R. Sego George L. Simms Alvin H. Smith Howard P. Smith Joseph W. Staggs William Joe Tanner Mack Tays Gaylon S. Thigpen Robert Coleman Thigpen Cecil Howard Thornton Alvin A. Threet, Jr. Gaines E. Threet Willie L. Threet, Jr. Glenn C. Turner Jesse L. Vinson Wilson O. Wanner Cheatham B. Warren Raymond F. Weaver Albert W. White Harold G. White Delma W. Wilbourn Sylvester L. Wilburn Eldred E. Williams Arnold A. Word Clifford M. Wright James E. Yates Robert E. Young
Erected by Florence Historical Board Florence, Alabama.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 34° 48.726′ N, 87° 37.412′ W. Marker is in Florence, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. Memorial is on Veterans Park Drive. Behind the Veterans Museum are the war memorials from l to r: 1st Vietnam, Korean, World War I and two World War II markers. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Florence AL 35630, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); The Korean War (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 16 Projectile (within shouting distance of this marker); The Honest John Rocket (within shouting distance of this marker); Global War on Terrorism (within shouting distance of this marker); Anti-Tank Gun (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hawk Missile (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.
Also see . . . Remember. World War II Casualties of Alabama (Submitted on September 13, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
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