Shepherdstown in Jefferson County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
War Memorial
paid the supreme sacrifice
World War I
Wilmer B. Miller Thomas C. Reinhart
World War II
Henry B. Reinhart Roy J. Turner
James S. White
Korea
Irving Laneheart
Viet Nam
Cpl. Wayne D. Boyer
Erected by Turner-White American Legion Post No. 126.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 39° 25.845′ N, 77° 48.345′ W. Memorial is in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of German Street (West Virginia Route 230) and King Street, on the left when traveling west on German Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: War Memorial Building 102 East German Street, Shepherdstown WV 25443, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in the Eastern Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: American Revolutionary War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Shepherdstown (a few steps from this marker); 1862 Antietam Campaign (a few steps from this marker); Shepherd State Teachers College (a few steps from this marker); Pack Horse Ford Chapter, D.A.R.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 5, 2017
2. War Memorial Building and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 617 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 12, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on May 25, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
