Prince George in Prince George County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

In Memoriam

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 8, 2020

1. In Memoriam Marker

Inscription.
To those who made the Supreme Sacrifice in the services of their country in World Wars I and II from Prince George County, Virginia

World War I
White Timothy B. Gogle • Roy Ellis • Harvey F. D. Tatum

Colored James Wooden

World War II
White Ray C. Ayers • Robert B. Baird • Thomas A. Burney • John L. Corum • Frank L. Cole • Peter R. Dennis • Edward T. Fauntleroy • Walter A. Gibbs • Paul Golnik • Turner G. Harrell • Lynwood C. Harrell • William Horak • Douglas D. Johnson • Charles C. Johnson • Walter T. Kurnas • Elmer L. McKesson • Raleigh C. Powell, Jr. • Gratto M. Rosazza • Milos G. Rott • Michael H. Burchell • Edward L. Rott • Elmer H. Sheets • Allen D. Spiers • James C. Steele, Jr. • Preston E. Temple • John H. Tomko • Edward A. Vargo • Joseph F. Vlkojon • Martin J. Volek

Colored Rolands S. Epps • William H. Harvell • Joseph M. Parham

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 37° 13.241′ N, 77° 17.272′ W. Memorial is in Prince George, Virginia, in Prince George County.

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It is on Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 106) 0.1 miles west of Administration Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6406 Courthouse Rd, Prince George VA 23875, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Coastal Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Confederate Soldiers of Prince George Co. (here, next to this marker); Prince George County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); The Clerk's Office (a few steps from this marker); Prince George Court House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 8, 2020

2. In Memoriam Marker

Prince George Court House (within shouting distance of this marker); History at Prince George Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jordan's Point (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prince George.

Additional commentary.
1. Note on the marker
Unfortunately, this marker reflects the era in which it was erected and segregates those lost in the wars by their races. The racial language used in the profile is verbatim from the marker.

— Submitted May 9, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

Additional keywords. Jim Crow South

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 233 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 9, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.