Ridgeley in Mineral County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

In Memory

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 24, 2019

1. In Memory Marker

Inscription.
Kenneth Baker • William Cline • Richard Duer • Frederick Digman • John Derosa • Robert Galford • Richard Spence • William Shuck Jr. • Charles Woods

Alva Diehl • David Bootman • Myrle Zimmers • John Sensabauch • Lewis Pryor • Roland Showers Jr. • Chester Miller • Joseph Bowers • Clabern Smith • R.G. Pop Showers • Joseph M. Malampity • William Griffith • Charles H.C. Smith

J. Leo Dougherty • Paul Klien • James Dittmer Jr. • Edgar Northcraft • Edward Williams • Allen White • Hesse Hornick • William Frantz • William Spangler • Golden Troutman • Charles W. Valentine • Arthur Reed • Joseph T. Sirna

Calvin Mardorff • Emil Comer • Charles Messick • James Mulligan • William Byrne • Howard Dickerhoff • William Lindsay • Leo V. Mills • Floyd Kerns • George J. Billmeyer • Ralph Brant • James B. Williams • Joseph Null

Erected by American Legion Post 136, Wm. E. Shuck, Jr. Memorial.

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

Location. 39° 38.607′ N, 78° 46.155′ W.

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Memorial is in Ridgeley, West Virginia, in Mineral County. It is on 2nd Avenue east of Diagonal Alley, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 10 2nd Avenue, Ridgeley WV 26753, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Eastern Panhandle.

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 walking distance of this marker: Combined Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ridgeley Honor Roll (about 500 feet away); History of Ridgeley West Virginia (about 600 feet away); William E. Shuck Jr. Memorial (about 700 feet away); William Edward Shuck, Jr. (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Ohio (approx. 0.3 miles away); Explore a Trail Network (approx. 0.4 miles away in Maryland); A Home on the Boat—The Captain's Cabin

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 24, 2019

2. In Memory Marker

(approx. 0.4 miles away in Maryland). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ridgeley.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 337 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 26, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.