Duck Creek Hundred in Smyrna in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Dedicated to All Who Served

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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 1, 2019

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription.

Dedicated to All Who Served. . , Grey M. Budd . † James E. Brown . † John W. Shallengerger . † C. E. Dick Burris . † Daniel D. Jenkins . † John D. Heverin, Jr. . † Thomas H. Pearce . † Walter L. Marryat . † Roy W. Jones . † William Billy Rohman . † David W. Shockley . † Joseph A. Anderson . † Millard F. Hoskinson . Austin W. Carey . † George L. Caley . † Robert G. Horsey . † William S. Lamb . † W. Glenn Matthews . † James H. Wiest . † Lester C. Smith . † William E. Matthews, Jr. . † William M. Short . † James H. Carson, Jr. . † Marshall Clough . † Jimmie P. Rogers . † Carl C. Conley . † Charles G. Buxton, Jr. . † Stephen G. McKernan . Preston L. Knight . † William R. Carrow . † Richard F. Handsberry . † John P. Postles, † Charles F. Messick . † James W. Jones . † Wade H. Holland . † John Cascaden, Sr. . † Earl W. Wright, Jr. . † Joseph H. Snyder . Alan R. Neal . Robert W. Neal . † Alan L. Olsen . Bobby Hamilton . † Lawrence McClyment . James O. Pinder . † Larry A. Dickerson . Stephen F. Corso . Larry M. Feldman . Harry C. Thompson . † James C. Griffin . † Vaughn S. Griffin . Roger S. Dutton, Jr. . † Charles S. May . † Stephen T. Corso, Sr. . † Walter L. Brown . † James E. Fairchild . † Clare P. Shirey R.N. . † Andrew E. Marsh . † Ralph D. Knotts, Jr. . † Frank C. Whalen, Sr. . † Larry W. Dutton, Sr. . † Thomas L. Emerson . † Elmer L. Leonard . † Thos. E. Ned Horn, Sr. . Alphonzo Pat Burris . James Truitt, † Leonard D. Newnam . † Merrill N. Lee . † William C. Urban . Charles C. Clark . † Martin K. Bessinger, Sr. . † Albert H. Kershaw . † Clarence S. Urian . † Raymond M. Lowman . † Edward L. Hughes . † Marshall A. Clough . † Edward C. Clark, Sr. . † John E. Poore . † Ray A. LeVAn, Jr. . † Richard J. Fretz, Jr. . William J. Coonz . † Clarence M. Emerson, Sr. . † Wallace D. Elterich . † Ernest Reed . † Edward S. Semans . † William J. Dixon . † Howard T. Urian, Sr. . † Merritt A. Haley . † Russell J. Haley . † Eddie G. Burris, Sr. . † Eddie G. Burris, Jr. . † William A. Pat Hartnett . † Stephen D. McNatt . † William E. Keiser . † George E. Merrell . † Ralph ¨"Mike" Sherwood . † Paul W. Luff . † Charles H. Melton . † Jack L. Achenross, † Raymond S. Faulkner . † Robert M. Faulkner . † Robert P. Faulkner . † Bruce W. Faulkner . † Kenneth R. Bedwell . † George R. Haley . † Howard E. Moore . † Lester S. Mealy . Robert B. Scorah . † Richard F. Scorah . John G. Cooper . † George R. Barnes, Jr. . † Richard G. Rogers . † Harry R. Shirey . † Samuel S. Sampere . † Carson N. Hutsell . † Frank H. Richelt . Julius Tilley . † James T. Burris . † Ivan O. Smith . † Edward N. Hutchison . † Melvin L. Sparks . † Howard L. Woosley . † James H. Smith . † Joseph T. White . † Thomas H. Lamb, Sr. . † Fletcher C. Hurd . † Edward E. Hurd . † Basil E. Burns . † Joseph E. Coyle . † Kendall F. Hudson, † Deceased.

Grey M. Budd • † James E. Brown • † John W. Shallengerger • † C. E. Dick Burris • † Daniel D. Jenkins • † John D. Heverin, Jr. • † Thomas H. Pearce • † Walter L. Marryat • † Roy W. Jones • † William Billy Rohman • † David W. Shockley • † Joseph A. Anderson • † Millard F. Hoskinson • Austin W. Carey • † George L. Caley • † Robert G. Horsey • † William S. Lamb • † W. Glenn Matthews • † James H. Wiest • † Lester C. Smith • † William E. Matthews, Jr. • † William M. Short • † James H. Carson, Jr. • † Marshall Clough • † Jimmie P. Rogers • † Carl C. Conley • † Charles G. Buxton, Jr. • † Stephen G. McKernan • Preston L. Knight • † William R. Carrow • † Richard F. Handsberry • † John P. Postles

† Charles F. Messick • † James W. Jones • † Wade H. Holland • † John Cascaden, Sr. • † Earl W. Wright, Jr. • † Joseph H. Snyder • Alan R. Neal • Robert W. Neal • † Alan L. Olsen • Bobby Hamilton • † Lawrence McClyment • James O. Pinder • † Larry A. Dickerson • Stephen F. Corso • Larry M. Feldman • Harry C. Thompson • † James C. Griffin • †

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Vaughn S. Griffin • Roger S. Dutton, Jr. • † Charles S. May • † Stephen T. Corso, Sr. • † Walter L. Brown • † James E. Fairchild • † Clare P. Shirey R.N. • † Andrew E. Marsh • † Ralph D. Knotts, Jr. • † Frank C. Whalen, Sr. • † Larry W. Dutton, Sr. • † Thomas L. Emerson • † Elmer L. Leonard • † Thos. E. Ned Horn, Sr. • Alphonzo Pat Burris • James Truitt

† Leonard D. Newnam • † Merrill N. Lee • † William C. Urban • Charles C. Clark • † Martin K. Bessinger, Sr. • † Albert H. Kershaw • † Clarence S. Urian • † Raymond M. Lowman • † Edward L. Hughes • † Marshall A. Clough • † Edward C. Clark, Sr. • † John E. Poore • † Ray A. LeVAn, Jr. • † Richard J. Fretz, Jr. • William J. Coonz • † Clarence M. Emerson, Sr. • † Wallace D. Elterich • † Ernest Reed • † Edward S. Semans • † William J. Dixon • † Howard T. Urian, Sr. • † Merritt A. Haley • † Russell J. Haley • † Eddie G. Burris, Sr. • † Eddie G. Burris, Jr. • † William A. Pat Hartnett • † Stephen D. McNatt • † William E. Keiser • † George E. Merrell • † Ralph ¨"Mike" Sherwood • † Paul W. Luff • † Charles

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 1, 2019

2. Veterans Memorial

H. Melton • † Jack L. Achenross

† Raymond S. Faulkner • † Robert M. Faulkner • † Robert P. Faulkner • † Bruce W. Faulkner • † Kenneth R. Bedwell • † George R. Haley • † Howard E. Moore • † Lester S. Mealy • Robert B. Scorah • † Richard F. Scorah • John G. Cooper • † George R. Barnes, Jr. • † Richard G. Rogers • † Harry R. Shirey • † Samuel S. Sampere • † Carson N. Hutsell • † Frank H. Richelt • Julius Tilley • † James T. Burris • † Ivan O. Smith • † Edward N. Hutchison • † Melvin L. Sparks • † Howard L. Woosley • † James H. Smith • † Joseph T. White • † Thomas H. Lamb, Sr. • † Fletcher C. Hurd • † Edward E. Hurd • † Basil E. Burns • † Joseph E. Coyle • † Kendall F. Hudson

† Deceased

Erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 39° 17.42′ N, 75° 37.555′ W. Memorial is in Smyrna, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in Duck Creek Hundred. It is on Wheatleys Pond Road (Delaware Route 300) north of Baynard Farm Lane. Touch for map. Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 1, 2019

3. Veterans Memorial

is at or near this postal address: 4941 Wheatleys Pond Road, Smyrna DE 19977, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Byrd's African Methodist Episcopal Church (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); "First in the World" (approx. 0.3 miles away); Town of Clayton (approx. 0.4 miles away); Clayton Veterans Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Peter's Episcopal Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Thornley House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Presbyterian Church of Smyrna (approx. 1.1 miles away); Site of the Duck Creek Society of Friends (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smyrna.

Another marker is no longer nearby. "First in the World"

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 1, 2019

4. Veterans Memorial

(was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 618 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.