Bridgeport in Harrison County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Combat Wounded

Photographed by Matthew Handley, August 7, 2017

1. Combat Wounded Monument

Inscription.

Combat Wounded. . Combat Wounded, Dear friend, beware as you stand by As you are now, so once was I As I am now, so you will be, So get prepared to follow me., “To follow you I am not content Until I know which way you went.", We are such things As dreams are made of And our little life is Rounded with a sleep. Green be the turf above thee Friend of thy better day None knew thee but to love thee Nor name thee but to praise., Charter Members of Chapter 418. Patsy Serafina · Paul Hutson · David H. Hill · James C. Laulis · Dominick Barberio · Sam Haught · Paul Hastings · William Rector · Karl A. Dillinger · William Saunders, Jr. · Patsy Bart · Benjamin A. Fitzpatrick · John W. Manuel III ( west face ) Glennard S. Adams · Robert L. Arehart · Robert L. Bailey · Dominick Barberio · Patsy R. Bart · Fred C. Battles · Sam A. Belcastro · Quentin P. Bennett · John T. Bissett · John H. Bobela · William J. Boggs · Burley Bohon · Michael R. Bowman · Larry D. Broy · William H. Byrd, Jr. · Steven M. Cayton · Frank J. Cherubino · Edward Ciesla · Elbert A. Comer · Hunter J. Conrad · James C. Correll · James J. Cortez · Vaughn E. Cox · Robert D. Crim · George H. Currence · Charles W. Davisson · Marcel J. Depersig · Robert W. Devericks · Millard L. Dodd · Elmer P. Eckes · Miles S. Epling · Billy W. Eye · David C. Feathers, Jr. · William J. Fiands · Aaron G. Gillespie · Russell C. Gwinn · James F. Honce · Steven E. Keene · Larry L. Kleintop · James C. Kovach · Russell D. Lake · John A. Lamb · Thomas Lanham · Larry A. Linch · Lanny L. Long · Michael Losquadro, Jr. Alpha L. Lough · Minter Lough · Harold H. Lynch · Warren C. McCartney · William I. McDaniel · Fred A. Menendez · Richard D. Metz · Donald E. Miller · Thurman K. Nicholson · Pressley W. Nuzum · Peter J. Oinos · Robert C. Payez · John J. Petitto, Sr. · Charles T. Petrice · Richard K. Pill · Derald F. Poling · Arthur R. Pollace · Willjam M. Rector · Vincent Reed · Beecher J. Rhoades · Edwin J. Richards · Samuel Romano · Victor E. Sandy · Ronald S. Seftick · Ralph J. Shaver · Edgar C. Seigrist · William Skinner · Edwin D. Smith · Albert C. Southern · Tony J. Spatafore · David L. Spencer · Frank Stadwick · Lester E. Steele · Ronald F. Suggs · Anthony F. Teskey · Robert R. Tetrick · Wesley J. Thomas · Robert E. Todd · Louis J. Trupo · John B. Ventura · H. Glenn Watson · Arlen G. Wells, Jr. · Edward D. Wilcox · Harold R. Wilson · Harry L. Yost · Robert E. Yost · Robert E. Zinn Some Gave All All Gave Some. Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 418 Combat Wounded Veterans 1941 – 2000 Chairman: Louis J. Trupo, Past Commander Past Commanders: Beecher J. Rhoades · John H. Stewart Commander: James C. Correll Adjutant: Wesley J. Thomas Treasurer: William J. Boggs

Combat Wounded

Dear friend, beware as you stand by
As you are now, so once was I
As I am now, so you will be,
So get prepared to follow me.

“To follow you I am not content
Until I know which way you went."

We are such things
As dreams are made of
And our little life is
Rounded with a sleep.
Green be the turf above thee
Friend of thy better day
None knew thee but to love thee
Nor name thee but to praise.

Charter Members of Chapter 418 Patsy Serafina · Paul Hutson · David H. Hill · James C. Laulis · Dominick Barberio · Sam Haught · Paul Hastings · William Rector · Karl A. Dillinger · William Saunders, Jr. · Patsy Bart · Benjamin A. Fitzpatrick · John W. Manuel III

( west face )
Glennard S. Adams · Robert L. Arehart · Robert L. Bailey · Dominick Barberio · Patsy R. Bart · Fred C. Battles · Sam A. Belcastro · Quentin P. Bennett · John T. Bissett · John H. Bobela · William J. Boggs · Burley Bohon · Michael R. Bowman · Larry D. Broy · William H. Byrd, Jr. · Steven M. Cayton · Frank J. Cherubino · Edward Ciesla · Elbert A. Comer · Hunter J. Conrad · James C. Correll · James J. Cortez · Vaughn E. Cox · Robert D. Crim · George H. Currence · Charles W. Davisson · Marcel J. Depersig · Robert W. Devericks · Millard L. Dodd · Elmer P. Eckes · Miles S. Epling · Billy W. Eye · David C. Feathers, Jr. · William J. Fiands · Aaron G. Gillespie · Russell C. Gwinn · James F. Honce · Steven E. Keene · Larry L. Kleintop · James C. Kovach · Russell D. Lake · John A. Lamb · Thomas Lanham · Larry A. Linch · Lanny L. Long · Michael Losquadro, Jr.

Alpha L. Lough · Minter Lough · Harold H. Lynch · Warren C. McCartney · William I. McDaniel · Fred A. Menendez · Richard D. Metz · Donald E. Miller · Thurman K. Nicholson · Pressley W. Nuzum · Peter J. Oinos · Robert C. Payez · John J. Petitto, Sr. · Charles

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T. Petrice · Richard K. Pill · Derald F. Poling · Arthur R. Pollace · Willjam M. Rector · Vincent Reed · Beecher J. Rhoades · Edwin J. Richards · Samuel Romano · Victor E. Sandy · Ronald S. Seftick · Ralph J. Shaver · Edgar C. Seigrist · William Skinner · Edwin D. Smith · Albert C. Southern · Tony J. Spatafore · David L. Spencer · Frank Stadwick · Lester E. Steele · Ronald F. Suggs · Anthony F. Teskey · Robert R. Tetrick · Wesley J. Thomas · Robert E. Todd · Louis J. Trupo · John B. Ventura · H. Glenn Watson · Arlen G. Wells, Jr. · Edward D. Wilcox · Harold R. Wilson · Harry L. Yost · Robert E. Yost · Robert E. Zinn

Some Gave All
All Gave Some
Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 418
Combat Wounded Veterans 1941 – 2000
Chairman: Louis J. Trupo, Past Commander
Past Commanders: Beecher J. Rhoades · John H. Stewart
Commander: James C. Correll
Adjutant: Wesley J. Thomas
Treasurer: William J. Boggs

Erected by State of West Virginia, Cecil H. Underwood, Governor; Joseph Minard, Senator; Northern Granite Company, Inc.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it

Photographed by Matthew Handley, August 7, 2017

2. Combat Wounded Monument

( west face )

is included in the Military Order of the Purple Heart series list.

Location. 39° 18.862′ N, 80° 15.266′ W. Memorial is in Bridgeport, West Virginia, in Harrison County. It is on Interstate 79 4 miles south of West Virginia Route 279, on the right when traveling south. Located in the Rest Stop Southbound. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1334 Barnetts Run Road, Bridgeport WV 26330, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in West Virginia’s Little Kanawha Valley.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Combat Wounded (approx. ¼ mile away); September 11, 2001 Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Home of Bridgeport Little League

Photographed by Matthew Handley, August 7, 2017

3. Combat Wounded Monument

( east face )

(approx. 1.4 miles away); Simpson Creek Covered Bridge (approx. 1.4 miles away); Old Baptist Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); Baptist Meeting House (approx. 1.8 miles away); Bridgeport Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Governor Joseph Johnson House (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bridgeport.

Photographed by Matthew Handley, August 7, 2017

4. Combat Wounded Monument

( back )

Photographed by Matthew Handley, August 7, 2017

5. Combat Wounded Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 995 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 25, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.