Brunswick in Glynn County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

The State of Georgia Salutes

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 21, 2009

1. The State of Georgia Salutes Marker

Inscription.

Upper right corner is the Prisoner of War and Missing in Action (POW/MIA) emblem
• The 77,000 Georgians who served in World War I; the 1,937 KIA; 3,319 WIA; 67 Ex-POWs and 54 MIA
• The 324,373 Georgians who served in World War II; the 6,781 KIA; 11,650 WIA; 652 Ex-POWs and 364 MIA
• The 75,000 Georgians who served in the Korean War; the 740 KIA; 1,040 WIA; 97 Ex-POWs and 174 MIA
• The 228,000 Georgians who served in the Vietnam War; the 1,584 KIA; 8,534 WIA; 21 Ex-POWs; 38 MIA and 13 remains ID
• The 28,000 Georgians who served in the Persian Gulf War; the 13 KIA; 14 WIA; 2 Ex-POWs; and 0 MIA
• The 1,000,000+ Cold War veterans and the 660,900 veterans living in Georgia

POWs / MIAs In History:
War                       Years           POW                   Died in Captivity   Unaccounted For / MIA
Revolutionary      1775-83     20,000                                8,500              Unknown
War Between       1861-65     194,000 (Union)                30,218                6,750
the States                              214,000 (Confederate)    25,976              (Combined)
WWI                    1917-18       4,120                                   147                 3,350
WWII                  1941-45       93,941 (Europe)

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1,121                78,773
                                                 27,465 (Pacific)                11,107                (Combined)
Korean                 1950-53        7,140                               2,701                  8,177
Vietnam                1961-75       766                                   114                  2,583 (1,970 6/1/01)
Persian Gulf         1990-91         23                                       0                      0

Erected by State of Georgia.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 31° 16.804′ N, 81° 29.413′ W. Marker is in Brunswick, Georgia, in Glynn County. Memorial can be reached from Interstate I-95 at milepost 40 north of Golden Isles Parkway (Georgia Route 405), on the right when traveling south. In "Rest Area 105" off Southbound I-95. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brunswick GA 31525, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Brunswick Stew (within shouting distance of this marker); F-104 Starfighter (approx. 2.3 miles away); Hopeton-on-the-Altamaha (approx. 2.6 miles away); Boys Estate

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 21, 2009

2. The State of Georgia Salutes Marker

(approx. 2.6 miles away); Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Historic Site (approx. 2.7 miles away); If Trees Could Speak… (approx. 2.7 miles away); Hofwyl Dairy (approx. 2.7 miles away); Enslavement, Resistance, Creativity, and Resilience (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brunswick.

Additional keywords. Blue Star Memorial Highway; Garden Clubs of Georgia, Inc.; Persian Gulf; Iraq; Afghanistan; Global War on Terror

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 21, 2009

3. The State of Georgia Salutes Marker

The State of Georgia Salutes Marker, (distant center) shares location with Brunswick Stew Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 21, 2009

4. The State of Georgia Salutes Marker, (distant center) shares location with Brunswick Stew Marker

"Blue Star Memorial Highway" marker - near the "The State of Georgia Salutes" marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, May 25, 2013

5. "Blue Star Memorial Highway" marker - near the "The State of Georgia Salutes" marker

..."Honoring Lt. David Anderson Everett, U.S.N.
returned P.O.W. from Vietnam
at Rest Area No. 105, Glen County

Credits. This page was last revised on January 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,560 times since then and 10 times this year. Last updated on February 28, 2014, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 9, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5. submitted on February 28, 2014, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.