Burnsville in Yancey County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Yancey County War Memorial
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 20, 2014
1. Yancey County War Memorial Marker-Front panel
in honor of all who served
in defense of our country
World War I
Pvt Don Anglin
22 Apr 1887 25 Dec 1918
Pvt Travis W Robinson
31 Aug 1895 23 Oct 1918
Iss D Renfro
18 Oct 1918
Afghanistan
Sgt Kevin
10 Jan 1977
Pfc Christian
15 Mar 1991
(east face)
World War II
Cpl Joseph Cecil Beaver
31 Jul 1920 31 Dec 1943
John Blankenship
22 Apr 1918
Sgt Edison Buchanan
Weldon Burleson
7 Dec 1941
Pvt Arnold A Effler
26 Mar 1925 14 Jun 1944
Walter Gibbs
Cpl J Lawrence Gouge
19 May 1918 11 Feb 1945
Ward F Hilemon
26 Jul 1920 15 Apr 1945
Tsgt O Lin O'Chrishawn
15 Apr 1924 28 Apr 1944
Pfc Guy Robinson
7 Apr 1925 16 Apr 1945
Sgt Jack W Robinson
20 Jul 1921 15 Jan 1943
Pfc J Loyd Shuford
10 Jan 1924 20 Oct 1944
Arthur Taylor
Pfc Guy Thoma
17 Oct 1911 9 Mar 1944
Korea
Pvt Gene Arnold Laws 8 may 1931 12 Jul 1953
(north face)
Korea
Pfc Bob D Autery
20 Sep 1929 11 Nov 1951
Pfc John Hilemon
1929 4 Sep 1950
Msgt Jack Renfro Jr
21 Sep 1919 10 Sep 1950
Pvt JS Silvers
17 Jul 1931 6 Jul 1953
Cpl Hurley Wilson
1927 31 Mar 1951
Vietnam
Sp4
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15 Oct 1945 11 Apr 1966
Sp4 Howard Calvin
15 Oct 1944 11 Apr 1966
Cpl Gary Dean McCray
6 Sep 1948 18 May 1969
Sgt Johnny Wayne Ogle
A8 May 1949 9 Jul 1970
Cpl James Leonard Way
6 Sep 1941 16 May 1967
Pfc Jerry A Robinson
23 Nov 1942 16 Feb 1967
Sgt Samuel T Carroll Jr
16 Jul 1949 20 Jul 1970
(south face)
World War II
Pvt W Talmage Austin
1 Aug 1923 12 Jul 1943
Cpl Linzie J Buchanan
9 May 1922 4 Apr 1945
Pfc Warren C Fox
2 Oct 1919 24 Nov 1944
George W Hall
27 Dec 1926 6 Apr 1945
Pvt Warren J Hensley
22 may 1920 2 dec 1942
Ssgt Ned W Higgins
3 Mar 1922 9 Sep 1944
Pfc Joseph G Holloway
16 May 1911 10 Dec 1944
Pfc Bill Marsh
26 Apr 1920 23 Feb 1945
Homer Peterson
16 Mar 1922 29 Sep 1944
Alvin C Rathbone
26 Apr 1923 1944
Pvt Fred Robinson
28 Apr 1916 18 Oct 1944
Pfc Isaac W Tipton
28 May 1926 7 Apr 1945
Sgt Ralph Wilson
12 Apr 1917 28 Aug 1944
Pfc Zack Wilson
29 Sep 1923 1 Mar 1945
Sgt Smith J Young
9 Feb 1917 10 Oct 1943
Sgt Edward E Ballew
13 Apr 1921 11 Oct 1944
Erected 1986 by American Legion Earl Horton Post No 122, Ladies Auxillary,
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 20, 2014
2. Yancey County War Memorial Marker-Back panel
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Afghanistan • War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 35° 55.02′ N, 82° 17.934′ W. Memorial is in Burnsville, North Carolina, in Yancey County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street and Town Square, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. The marker is on the lawn of the Yancey County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 110 Town Square, Burnsville NC 28714, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s and he Mountains in the High Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern 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 original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 20, 2014
3. Sign on Yancey County Courthouse lawn
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Honoring Yancey Countys Confederate Dead (here, next to this marker); Yancey County Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); The Charters of Freedom (a few steps from this marker); Nu Wray Inn (within shouting distance of this marker); John "Yellowjacket John" Bailey (within shouting distance of this marker); Otway Burns Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Yancey Collegiate Institute (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Citizens Bank Building (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burnsville.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 554 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 23, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
