Little Creek Hundred in Delmar in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

American Legion Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2021

1. American Legion Memorial

Inscription.
Dedicated November 16, 1975 in honor of the men who gave their lives for our country and the charter members of the post

Marion Hastings • Francis Nunvar • George Harrington • S. Harrison Jones • W. Edward Ritchie • John Sheldon • Randall Ellis • Raymond Wilkinson • Leon D. Short • Ray W. German • Lewis Adkins • J. Newell Johnson • Ray Sturgis • Clarence Cummings • John Frank Marvel

W. W. II J.G. Cropper • George Gurdy • Harold Dutton • Roland Galusha • Howard Hastings • Robert Hayman • George Kerkesh • L. Wendell • Calvert Lecates • Ralph McCain • Harry Neil • Howard Poulson • Robert Powell • Paul Tingle • James Truitt

W. W. I Glen Rayne

Korea John Miller

Vietnam Frederick Killmon

Erected by American Legion, Glen Rayne Post 15.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is November 16, 1975.

Location. 38° 27.426′ N, 75° 34.516′ W. Memorial is in Delmar, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Little Creek Hundred.

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It is at the intersection of North 2nd Street and East Grove Street, on the right when traveling north on North 2nd Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 104 N 2nd St, Delmar DE 19940, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 New Netherland,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Highball Signal (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Town of Delmar (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away in Maryland); Maryland Champions (approx. 0.4 miles away in Maryland); Maryland State Champions of Softball

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2021

2. American Legion Memorial

(approx. 0.7 miles away in Maryland). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Delmar.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2021

3. American Legion Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2021

4. American Legion Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2021

5. American Legion Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 221 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.