Farmville in Prince Edward County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

World War II Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 22, 2021

1. World War II Memorial

Inscription.
In honor of the men and women of Prince Edward County who served their country in the Armed Forces and in memory of the following who made the Supreme Sacrifice in World War II 1941 - 1945

Billy M. Adams • Harry E. Allard • Edwin T. Anderson, Jr. • Mark J. Boothe, Jr. • Roy W. Carter • William M. Carter • Theodore W. Chaney • Thomas M. Cox • Betty W. Driskill • H. Gordon Dudley, Jr. • John W. Fisher • L. Roy Frank • Samuel R. Geyer, Jr. • Arlington W. Ghee • William H. Glasgow • Ray E. Gordon • Thomas H. Graham • Marion L. Hardy, Jr. • William G. Harris • Floyd A. Hartley • George Haskins • Joe W. Hill • L. French Hubbard • Robert L. Johnson • Philander Kelsey, Jr. • Raymond K. King • Paul S. Long • James L. Lowry • William W. McClintic, Jr. • Calvin V. Mann • Aubrey O. Mann • George G. Meadows • W. Rodger Morris • Thomas W. Morrissett • Floyd M. Myers • George A. Newman, Jr. • Norman L. Oas • William L. Price • Robert E. Quarles, Jr. • Joseph A. Riddick • William D. Southall • Melvin F. Thomas • Luther R. Vaughan • Eugene R. Vanable

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• George D. Warriner • William S. Weaver, Jr. • George B. Williams • D. Spencer Wilson • Damon H. Yeatts • Roy J. Yeatts

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 37° 18.097′ N, 78° 23.559′ W. Memorial is in Farmville, Virginia, in Prince Edward County. It is on North Main Street (Business U.S. 15) just north of High Street (County Road 643), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 118 N Main St, Farmville VA 23901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Piedmont,

in Southside Virginia,

and specifically in Central Virginia.

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 original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 22, 2021

2. World War II Memorial

markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); The Light of Reconciliation / Now, Therefore Be It Resolved, (within shouting distance of this marker); Main Street / Mayor J. David Crute / EACO Theatre (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Beulah AME Church (about 300 feet away); First Baptist Church (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named First Baptist Church (about 300 feet away); Dr. William W. H. Thackston (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Farmville.

Other markers no longer nearby. Beulah AME Church (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named First Baptist Church (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 334 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.