Tangier in Accomack County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Tangier Island Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 13, 2017

1. Tangier Island Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription. In honor of the men and women of Tangier Island who have faithfully served their country.
★ Brandon Neil Parks

A. Clyde Pruitt, Sr. • Lorie Pruitt • Milton Parks • John Holdgrafer • Charles "Butch" Smarr • L. Wade Creedle, Jr. • Eugene L. Pruitt • Andrew Langley, Sr. • Mark Eric Pruitt • Freddie Allen Evans • Richard Allen Howell • Donald A. Crockett • Ryan Daley • Mitchell Curtis Shores, Jr. • Paul Andrew Haynie • Rudy Adonnell Thomas, III • Gary Parks, Jr. • Jordan E. Crockett • Lewis Wheatley • Eric Vance Parks • James Dail Parks • James Nicholas Dise • Justin Landon • Edward L. Pruitt • Dustin K. Dise • Edward R. Brown • Sandra L. Dise • James Russell Crockett • Brett E. Thomas • James "Alex" Moore • David C. Pruitt, Jr. • Aubrey D. Tyler • Rachel Brooke Marshall • B. Dale Crockett • Earl N. Crockett • Billie Jo Marshall • Timothy J. Palmer

Erected by Tangier Island Post #9358, Veterans of Foreign Wars; presented by the citizens of Tangier Island.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 37° 49.64′ N,

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75° 59.522′ W. Memorial is in Tangier, Virginia, in Accomack County. It is at the intersection of Main Ridge Road and Janders Road, on the right when traveling south on Main Ridge Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 16164 Main Ridge Rd, Tangier VA 23440, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Tangier Island Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Tangier Island World Wars I and II Memorial (a few steps from this marker);

Tangier Island War Memorials image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher

2. Tangier Island War Memorials

Dr. Copter — Flying Medicine to Tangier (a few steps from this marker); Swain Memorial United Methodist Church (a few steps from this marker); Jim's Gift Shop (a few steps from this marker); Telephone Office, Post Office & Myrt’s (a few steps from this marker); Tangier Island (a few steps from this marker); The Parson of the Islands (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tangier.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 402 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.