Paragould in Greene County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Paragould War Memorial
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 8, 2011
1. Paragould War Memorial
Inscription.
Paragould War Memorial. .
Let us hold in honored memory those men from Greene County who gave their lives that mankind might hope for a better world., World War I. Ranzi Adams . Lon Austin . Charles J. Barnett . Jimmie Bonds . Arlin Boone . Luther F. Bowlin . William B. Brooks . Chesser W. Brown . Don P. Brown . Jack Brown . James Chestnut . Wilmer L. Childers . Adla S. Chitwood . Oscar R. Clayton . Fred C. Costen . Earl D. Cothren . Arthur P. Crow . Hubert L. Cupples . John Deboe . Clarence W. Depew . Elbert E. Dixon . Walter Dollar . Richard Easter . Amos W. Fitzgerald . Olen Fletcher . Wesley Foster . Jack Good . George A. Hopper . John Howe . Adams Jackson . Hollie J. Layman . Walter L. Meador . John H. Noel . Charlie Riley . Isaac A. Stover . Jessie J. Sutton . Arlie E. Walters . John W. Watson . Murry M. Watwood . Alvie C. Weatherford,
World War II. Robert G. Ahlf . Victor W. Baker . Wesley A. Baty . Allen R. Beaver . Earl L. Bishop . Jim C. Blagg . Jack D. Bridges . James S. Butler . Henry N. Cathey . Guy W. Cobb, Jr. . Dewey Dowdy . Ezra F. Farmer . Wilson M. Hall . Crillon A. Hass . Archie Henson . M. H. McMurtry, Jr. . Emmett L. Moore . Andy S. Myers, Jr. . Hubert G. Ogles . James J. Payne . Lois F. Shatley . James S. Staggs . E. Walker . Billy G. Finley . William P. Ford . Major L. Hunter . John A. Eubanks . Birt F. Walker . Wayne R. Henley . Urban E. Myer . Thomas L. Payne . C. L. Rowe . Sidney L. Rowe . George W. Spain . Woodrow Miller . James E. Browning . Woodrow L. Bruce . William C. Eaker Herschel S. Fahr . . John N. Faulkner . Leslie H. Freeman . Walter S. Gardner . Melvin Hilburn . Eugene Johnson . Robert T. Johnson . Harold P. Kennedy . Vowell G. Parrish . Robert E. Pierce . Virgil A. Straub . Walter C. Hathcock . Richard J. Hopkins . Woodson B. Crawford . Harley W. Blankenship . Milbern F. Lovelady . Claude C. Robeson . William A. Sullinger . Robert L. Williams . Dallas W. Wilson . Jimmie W. Wogman . Donald L. Barron . Clayton O. Craft . Elbert W. Jenkins . Willie L. Peeler . Joseph M. Robertson . Norman M. Tillman . Roman E. Schmuecker . Newell O. Maxwell . Jeff L. Williams . Willis D. Atchison . Verla F. Jackson . Dillard D. Lawson . Forrest A. Trantham . Lloyd L. Livingston . Kenneth M. Clayton . Roy E. Parkinson
Let us hold in honored memory those men from Greene County who gave their lives that mankind might hope for a better world.
World War I
Ranzi Adams Lon Austin Charles J. Barnett Jimmie Bonds Arlin Boone Luther F. Bowlin William B. Brooks Chesser W. Brown Don P. Brown Jack Brown James Chestnut Wilmer L. Childers Adla S. Chitwood Oscar R. Clayton Fred C. Costen Earl D. Cothren Arthur P. Crow Hubert L. Cupples John Deboe Clarence W. Depew Elbert E. Dixon Walter Dollar Richard Easter Amos W. Fitzgerald Olen Fletcher Wesley Foster Jack Good George A. Hopper John Howe Adams Jackson Hollie J. Layman Walter L. Meador John H. Noel Charlie Riley Isaac A. Stover Jessie J. Sutton Arlie E. Walters John W. Watson Murry M. Watwood Alvie C. Weatherford
World War II
Robert G. Ahlf Victor W. Baker Wesley A. Baty Allen R. Beaver Earl L. Bishop Jim C. Blagg Jack D. Bridges James S. Butler Henry N. Cathey Guy W. Cobb, Jr. Dewey Dowdy Ezra F. Farmer Wilson M. Hall Crillon A. Hass Archie Henson M. H. McMurtry, Jr. Emmett L. Moore Andy
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S. Myers, Jr. Hubert G. Ogles James J. Payne Lois F. Shatley James S. Staggs E. Walker Billy G. Finley William P. Ford Major L. Hunter John A. Eubanks Birt F. Walker Wayne R. Henley Urban E. Myer Thomas L. Payne C. L. Rowe Sidney L. Rowe George W. Spain Woodrow Miller James E. Browning Woodrow L. Bruce William C. Eaker Herschel S. Fahr John N. Faulkner Leslie H. Freeman Walter S. Gardner Melvin Hilburn Eugene Johnson Robert T. Johnson Harold P. Kennedy Vowell G. Parrish Robert E. Pierce Virgil A. Straub Walter C. Hathcock Richard J. Hopkins Woodson B. Crawford Harley W. Blankenship Milbern F. Lovelady Claude C. Robeson William A. Sullinger Robert L. Williams Dallas W. Wilson Jimmie W. Wogman Donald L. Barron Clayton O. Craft Elbert W. Jenkins Willie L. Peeler Joseph M. Robertson Norman M. Tillman Roman E. Schmuecker Newell O. Maxwell Jeff L. Williams Willis D. Atchison Verla F. Jackson Dillard D. Lawson Forrest A. Trantham Lloyd L. Livingston Kenneth M. Clayton Roy E. Parkinson
Erected 1924.
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2. Statue of Liberty Replica Paragould War Memorial
Location. 36° 3.363′ N, 90° 29.329′ W. Memorial is in Paragould, Arkansas, in Greene County. It is at the intersection of West Court Street and South 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east on West Court Street. Marker is located near the northeast corner of the historic 1888 Greene County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 300 West Court Street, Paragould AR 72450, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Arkansas’ Crowleys Ridge and in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper 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, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum
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3. Paragould War Memorial
(historic Greene County Courthouse, 1888, in background)
Regarding Paragould War Memorial. Located on the grounds of the historic Greene County Courthouse; the Paragould War Memorial features a seven-foot bronze Statue of Liberty replica, which has the distinction of being the oldest Statue of Liberty outside the state of New York.
National Register of Historic Places #97000554.
Also see . . . 1. Paragould War Memorial. Wikipedia entry, Links to National Register of Historic Places Registration Form.
The
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4. Historic Greene County Courthouse (1888)
(former Greene County Courthouse, 1888, now houses the Paragould Regional Chamber of Commerce.)
statue is a bronze cast created by John Paulding, and was cast at the American Art Bronze Foundry in Chicago, Illinois in 1920. The statue is 95 inches high, and is mounted on a rectangular marble base 80 inches high. It was erected to honor the city's soldiers who participated in World War I, and is the only sculptural memorial in Arkansas from that war that is not a doughboy statue. (Submitted on June 12, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Paragould War Memorial. The Paragould War Memorial was unveiled on Armistice Day, November 11, 1924, on the northeastern corner of the Greene County Courthouse lawn. Around 5,000 people attended the event, with businesses closing and patriotic decorations adorning buildings throughout town. The dedication began with an elaborate parade through the city that included the mayor, mounted police officers, the senior band, and, according to the Paragould Soliphone, “veterans of the World War, labor organizations, gold star mothers and fathers, DeMolays, Rainbow girls, Boy Scouts, junior band, school children, and several floats.” The principal speaker of
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5. Historic Greene County Courthouse (1888) Marker
Erected — 1888 J.N.O. Osteen County Judge Boon & McGinnis Contractors Remodeled — 1918 W. A. Branch County Judge J. E. Shane Architect
the day was Harry L. Ponder of Walnut Ridge (Lawrence County), a former state senator. (Submitted on June 12, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
3. Paragould War Memorial-Lady Liberty. The Paragould War Memorial is a bronze Statue of Liberty replica associated with the post-World War I movement to memorialize Arkansans who served in the war. It was one of eight sculptures erected across the state in the 10 to 15 years following the end of the war in 1919. The other seven sculptures depict "doughboy" figures. (Submitted on June 12, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
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6. Greene County Courthouse
(six blocks southwest of marker, at 107 West Garland Street)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,048 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 12, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
