Ozark in Franklin County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

In Memory of our Friends Lost in Korea, Vietnam & Iraq

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 9, 2018

1. In Memory of our Friends Lost in Korea, Vietnam & Iraq Marker

Inscription.
Korea
1950 – 1953
Garlande Darter
Charles McCartney
Otis E. Hutchinson

Vietnam
1965-1975
Rickey Pyle
Otis E. Hutchinson, Jr.
John F. Schaffer
Wayne J. Sanders

Iraq
1990 – 1991
Charleston's own 296th Medical Unit
activated no action
related casualties
Ozark's own A.N.G. 'C'
Battery 142nd F.A.
activated deployed
Persian Gulf, no action
related injuries.

Rear Greater love
hath no man
than this,
that a man
lay down his
life for
his friends.
John 15:13

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, Korean • War, Vietnam.

Location. 35° 29.202′ N, 93° 49.597′ W. Memorial is in Ozark, Arkansas, in Franklin County. It is at the intersection of West Commercial Street (U.S. 64) and South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east on West Commercial Street. Located on the grounds of the Franklin County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 211 West Commercial Street, Ozark AR 72949, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this memorial is in the Arkansas River Valley

and in the Cherokee Heritage Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ozarks.

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,

the Louisiana Purchase,

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: Franklin County Court House (here, next to this marker); World War I - Lest We Forget - World War II (here, next to this marker); Charlie Battery 2/142 Field Artillery (a few steps from this marker); Franklin County Civil War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Bristow Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Missouri-Pacific Depot, Ozark (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Trail of Tears Memorial (about 800 feet away); Skirmishes at Roseville (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ozark.

In Memory of our Friends Lost in Korea, Vietnam & Iraq Marker (rear) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 9, 2018

2. In Memory of our Friends Lost in Korea, Vietnam & Iraq Marker (rear)

In Memory of our Friends Lost in Korea, Vietnam & Iraq Marker at courthouse. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 9, 2018

3. In Memory of our Friends Lost in Korea, Vietnam & Iraq Marker at courthouse.

Photographed by Marc Hayot, August 29, 2026

4. In Memory of our Friends Lost in Korea, Vietnam & Iraq Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 390 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 28, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on October 13, 2026, by Marc Hayot of Siloam Springs, Arkansas.