Collins in Covington County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Covington County Vietnam War Memorial
Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 2, 2017
1. Covington County Vietnam War Memorial (Front)
Front
Covington County Veterans
of the
Vietnam War
James Russell Pope
Private First Class
2nd Bn. 16th Infantry, 1st Inf. Div. USARV
Collins, MS
Jan. 28, 1947 - July 27, 1967
Edward W. Washington, Jr.
Specialist Four
HHC. 7th Spt Bn. 199th Infantry Bde. USARV
Mount Olive, MS
Oct. 30, 1948 - July 9, 1968
Joseph Carlton Blackwell
Sergeant
A Btry. 5th Bn. 27th Artillery, I Field Force, USARV
Seminary, MS.
Sept. 19,1948 - Nov. 29, 1970
Evelyn Franklin Lankford
Sergeant First Class
Co. 2nd Bn. 502nd Infantry, 101st Abn. Div. USARV
Mount Olive, MS
Oct. 3, 1939 - Feb. 16,1971
Erected 2013 by Covington County Geneological and Historical Society.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 31° 38.613′ N, 89° 33.406′ W. Memorial is in Collins, Mississippi, in Covington County. It is at the intersection of South Elm Avenue and Main Street (State Route 184), on the left when traveling south on South Elm Avenue. Located on grounds of the Covington
this page online
Regionally, this memorial is in Mississippi’s Pine Belt. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, 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 Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Covington County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Covington County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); PFC Mack A. Jordan (within shouting distance of this marker); Birthplace of Gerald McRaney (approx. 0.3 miles away); Courthouse Square at Williamsburg (approx. 3.6 miles away); Zion Seminary (approx. 6.2 miles away); Lest We Forget (approx. 6.6 miles away); Watkins Museum (approx. 14.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Collins.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 2, 2017
2. Covington County Vietnam War Memorial (Rear)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 2, 2017
3. Covington County Vietnam War Memorial next to courthouse.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 351 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 7, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
