Pearisburg in Giles County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Giles County War Memorial

World War Honor Roll image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Doda, May 20, 2018

1. World War Honor Roll

Inscription.

Giles County War Memorial. . (side 1) , Honor Roll , 1917, 1919

In memory of the men of Giles County who gave their lives in defense of their country in the World War.

Charles B. Davis . Leonard C. Duncan . W. Kyle Echols . Otey H. Elmore . Elcana J. Gillispie . Robert B. Hale . John B. Henderson . Nain R. Harless . Earnest M. Hicks . Samuel M. Johnson . John R. Johnston . Jr. . Leslie E. Kirk . Christain T. Kirk . Wiley S. Lucas . Everett L. Meredith . Herbert W. Morris . Evermond Powell . Warren D. Ratcliffe . John K. Sarver . Kenneth L. St. Clair . Lloyd M. Whittaker . Alfred H. Williams . Ernest M. Williams . Tom Williams . Bittle W. Woods . Thomas Smith (colored)

(side 2) , Honor Roll , 1941, 1945

In memory of Giles County men who gave their lives in defense of their country in World War II

Dillard C. Akers . Lawrence Ray Allison . Warren H. Bales . Ted Lee Blair . George Thomas Beller . Henry W. Blankenship . Richard Bowman Blankenship . Francis A. Blevins . James E. Boothe . Lewis Lindon Bowles . Martin Bowles . Everette Kester Burton . Edward H. Brookman . Cecil Burnett Caldwell . John Carr . James Monroe Charlton . Jr. . Carlton Chapman . Ashton L. Cole . Stafford Sterling Conner . James Lee Cunningham . Horace Greely Dent . Clarence Marshall Dowdy . Amos Farewell . Charles Edward Felts . Jr. . Arnold George Ferguson . Daniel Lewis Finley . Lloyd Martin Finley . Roy Hunter Fleshman . William Allen Fletcher . Jr. . Henry Brown Frazier . Harold D. French . Raymond Heath Fuller . Finley Howard Ganoe . Joe Hammond Givens . Henry E. Hall . Joseph Victor Hess . Daniel J. Hilton . Jr. . Cecil Fleming Hodges . Claude H. Horne . Robert Ralph Ingram . Greek Randolph James . Jr. . Albert Carr Johnston . Preston Hix Johnston . Miller F. Kline . Fred W. Labrie . Victor Lafayette . Willie Lee Lang . Ernest Kyle Moore . Robert Lee Mullins . Robert W. Nix . III . Charles William Poff . James E. Price . Robert C. Robertson . Junior Eugene Rogers . Norvel Burin Saunders . Anderson Everett Smith . Edwin Leon Stafford . Charles Estil Stump . Alvin Oner Tawney . Sherwood Taylor . Lawrence Maston Thomas . George Frazier Thompson . Robert J. Thompson . Emory G. Thornton . Wilber W. Tingler . William V. Warner . Ernest Wayne White . Cecil R. Wiley . Clarence Harold Williams . Vernon Beamer Williams . Willie L. Williams

Dedicated by American Legion Post 68 . American Legion Post 311 , Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6000

(side 3) , In memory of Korean War dead

George D. Barnette . Billy Jo Charlton . Eugene C. Comer . William H. Hare . Hobert C. Moye . Preston Mullins . Jr. . Eugene P. Perry . Earnest R. Robertson . Irvin K. Skeens . Donald F. Smith . Earnest E. Surber

Dedicated by V.F.W. Post 6000 , American Legion Post 68 , American Legion Post 311

(side 4) , Giles County Vietnam casualties

Charles E. Bonds . Carl M. Mabe . Paul R. Martin . Ronald D. Sparks . Bradley H. Tate

Dedicated by Pearisburg Woman's Club

(side 1)
Honor Roll
1917—1919

In memory of the men of Giles County who gave their lives in defense of their country in the World War.

Charles B. Davis • Leonard C. Duncan • W. Kyle Echols • Otey H. Elmore • Elcana J. Gillispie • Robert B. Hale • John B. Henderson • Nain R. Harless • Earnest M. Hicks • Samuel M. Johnson • John R. Johnston • Jr. • Leslie E. Kirk • Christain T. Kirk • Wiley S. Lucas • Everett L. Meredith • Herbert W. Morris • Evermond Powell • Warren D. Ratcliffe • John K. Sarver • Kenneth L. St. Clair • Lloyd M. Whittaker • Alfred H. Williams • Ernest M. Williams • Tom Williams • Bittle W. Woods • Thomas Smith (colored)

(side 2)
Honor Roll
1941—1945

In memory of Giles County men who gave their lives in defense of their country in World War II

Dillard C. Akers • Lawrence Ray Allison • Warren H. Bales • Ted Lee Blair • George Thomas Beller • Henry W. Blankenship • Richard Bowman Blankenship • Francis A. Blevins • James E. Boothe • Lewis Lindon Bowles • Martin Bowles • Everette Kester Burton • Edward H. Brookman • Cecil Burnett Caldwell • John Carr • James Monroe Charlton • Jr. • Carlton Chapman • Ashton L. Cole • Stafford Sterling Conner • James Lee Cunningham • Horace Greely Dent • Clarence Marshall Dowdy • Amos Farewell • Charles Edward

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Felts • Jr. • Arnold George Ferguson • Daniel Lewis Finley • Lloyd Martin Finley • Roy Hunter Fleshman • William Allen Fletcher • Jr. • Henry Brown Frazier • Harold D. French • Raymond Heath Fuller • Finley Howard Ganoe • Joe Hammond Givens • Henry E. Hall • Joseph Victor Hess • Daniel J. Hilton • Jr. • Cecil Fleming Hodges • Claude H. Horne • Robert Ralph Ingram • Greek Randolph James • Jr. • Albert Carr Johnston • Preston Hix Johnston • Miller F. Kline • Fred W. Labrie • Victor Lafayette • Willie Lee Lang • Ernest Kyle Moore • Robert Lee Mullins • Robert W. Nix • III • Charles William Poff • James E. Price • Robert C. Robertson • Junior Eugene Rogers • Norvel Burin Saunders • Anderson Everett Smith • Edwin Leon Stafford • Charles Estil Stump • Alvin Oner Tawney • Sherwood Taylor • Lawrence Maston Thomas • George Frazier Thompson • Robert J. Thompson • Emory G. Thornton • Wilber W. Tingler • William V. Warner • Ernest Wayne White • Cecil R. Wiley • Clarence Harold Williams • Vernon Beamer Williams • Willie L. Williams

Dedicated by American Legion Post 68 • American Legion Post 311
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6000

(side 3)
In memory of Korean War dead

George D. Barnette • Billy Jo Charlton • Eugene C. Comer • William H. Hare • Hobert C. Moye • Preston Mullins • Jr. • Eugene P. Perry • Earnest R. Robertson • Irvin K. Skeens

World War II Honor Roll image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Doda, May 20, 2018

2. World War II Honor Roll

• Donald F. Smith • Earnest E. Surber

Dedicated by V.F.W. Post 6000
American Legion Post 68
American Legion Post 311

(side 4)
Giles County Vietnam casualties

Charles E. Bonds • Carl M. Mabe • Paul R. Martin • Ronald D. Sparks • Bradley H. Tate

Dedicated by Pearisburg Woman's Club

Erected by American Legion Post 68, American Legion Post 311, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6000, Pearisburg Woman's Club.

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

Location. 37° 19.595′ N, 80° 44.103′ W. Marker is in Pearisburg, Virginia, in Giles County. Memorial is at the intersection of Wenonah Avenue (Business U.S. 460) and North Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Wenonah Avenue. On the grounds of the Giles County Court House. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pearisburg VA 24134, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Pearisburg (a few steps from this marker); Giles County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Soldiers of Giles County (within shouting distance of this marker); McClaugherty Mill Stone

Korean War Dead image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Doda, May 20, 2018

3. Korean War Dead

(within shouting distance of this marker); First Court of Giles County (approx. 1.3 miles away); Snidow's Ferry (approx. 3.3 miles away); Narrows (approx. 4.2 miles away); Snidow Pioneers (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pearisburg.

Vietnam Casualties image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Doda, May 20, 2018

4. Vietnam Casualties

Giles County War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Doda, May 20, 2018

5. Giles County War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 375 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 19, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.