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Smyrna, Tennessee World War II Memorial

 
 
Smyrna, Tennessee World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 12, 2021
1. Smyrna, Tennessee World War II Memorial
Inscription.
Erected in honor
of
the gallant men and women
from Smyrna
who
served in World War II
Nov. 11, 1945

Additional tablet:
Future preparation for those
who continue to
sacrifice for our freedom
July 4, 1977

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 35° 59.734′ N, 86° 31.226′ W. Memorial is in Smyrna, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It can be reached from Sam Ridley Parkway (Tennessee Route 266). Marker is on paved trail southwest of Capt. Jeff Kuss Memorial Plaza. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 102 Sam Ridley Parkway East, Smyrna TN 37167, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Middle Tennessee and in Greater Nashville. 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, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Smyrna, Tennessee Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Smyrna Airport (within shouting distance of this marker); Captain Jeff Kuss, USMC (within shouting distance of this marker); Smyrna Railroad Depot (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sam Davis (approx. 0.9 miles away); Dewitt Smith Jobe (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sam Davis Gravesite (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Sam Davis Boyhood Home (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smyrna.
 
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Smyrna, Tennessee World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 12, 2021
2. Smyrna, Tennessee World War II Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 271 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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