Florence in Florence County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
World War I Memorial
Florence Veterans Park
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 2, 2020
1. World War I Memorial
In Memory of the Service Men
From Florence County, South Carolina
Who gave their lives in the World War
1914 – 1918
To The End That Liberty
Should not perish from the Earth
White — Officers
William B. Oliver, Jr., 1st Lt. Madisn W. Jones 2nd Lt.
Buchanan B. Seymuor, 1st Lt. John Wilder 2nd Lt.
Enlisted Men
Samuel K. Ard Robert L. Bostick Leroy S. Brown Jerry M. Cameron George W. Cox Clinton Z. Dennis Roland A. Dewitt Curtis Finklea Leroy Gainey Willie Greenlee William M. Grimsley King Hewitt Grady M. Hill Sidney F. Jones Joseph D. Joye Edwin H. Large Sam J. Lee Baxter C. Leonard William J. Logan & Mack Matthews Ezekiel McAllister Bayton McClam Lowell H. McElveren Joseph E. McCurry James W. McCutchen Cleveland W. McKenzie Aubrey McLeod Christopher J. Mixon Claudius R. Petty Raleigh Q. Posser Clyde C. Revell James A. Saleeby James M. Shuller Oscar T. Sims Baxter L. Ulrich Otto Watford Willie M. Weatherford Ernest M. Williams.
Colored — Enlisted Men
Sam Abraham King E. Bailey John Burgess Charlie Cockfield Fred Dozier Clayton Green Robert Hamilton Livingstone E. Harrell George Hugee Sylvestor Law Thomas McDonald Willie McFadden John McKoy Arney Owens Julius Planter Charlie Smalls Jack Townsend Clarence Williams Loyd Williams Robert Williams Barney Williamson Wash Wilson Mobile Wright Berkley Zimmerman
Erected 1928
By the American Legion Rifle Platoon of Florence,
Under the Auspices of Fred H. Sexton Post No.1, American Legion
and the American Legion Auxiliary
Erected 1928 by American Legion Rifle Platoon of Florence, under the auspices of Fred H. Sexton Post No.1 American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary.
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Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 34° 11.073′ N, 79° 50.039′ W. Memorial is in Florence, South Carolina, in Florence County. It can be reached from Woody Jones Boulevard 0.4 miles east of West Radio Drive, on the left when traveling east. Florence Veterans Park can be reached from parking lot east of the Florence Civic Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3300 W Radio Dr, Florence SC 29501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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, 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 walking distance of this marker: Belleau Wood Oak Trees (here, next to this marker);
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 2, 2020
2. World War I Memorial
More about this memorial. "Dulce et Decorum est Pro Patria Mori" translates to "It is sweet and fitting to die for the homeland."
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 2, 2020
3. Florence Veterans Park All Branches of Service Monument
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 2, 2020
4. Florence Veterans Park Entrance
Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 273 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 12, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
