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Pauls Valley in Garvin County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
 

Garvin County War Memorial

 
 
Garvin County War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Anderson, August 11, 2018
1. Garvin County War Memorial
Inscription.
Freedom Is Not Free

In honor of all Garvin Countians who sacrificed their lives while serving our country in time of war, for it is only through the efforts of those who served, and those who died, that America enjoys the freedom and prosperity that are her hallmarks.

Martin R. Maness Memorial
VFW Post 4576 & Ladies Auxiliary
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma

In Memory of Those Who Fought and Died for Our County

[The memorial lists the names of Garvin Countians who died in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.]

 
Erected by Martin R. Maness Memorial VFW Post 4576 & Ladies Auxiliary.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, KoreanWar, VietnamWar, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 34° 44.435′ N, 97° 13.301′ W. Memorial is in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, in Garvin County. It is at the intersection of West Grant Avenue (State Highway 19) and North Willow Street, on the right when traveling west on West Grant Avenue. Memorial is located on the courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal
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address: 201 West Grant Avenue, Pauls Valley OK 73075, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Oklahoma’s Chickasaw Nation. It is also in the American South, specifically on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. 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 and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wiley Post (approx. 11.9 miles away); California Trail (approx. 13 miles away).
 
More about this memorial. The memorial lists approximately 100 names but unfortunately, the quality of my photo made transcribing many of the names for this record impossible.
 
Garvin County War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Anderson, August 11, 2018
2. Garvin County War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 469 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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