Danville, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
POW-MIA Memorial
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 36° 37.179′ N, 79° 22.75′ W. Memorial is in Danville, Virginia. It is on American Legion Boulevard 0.2 miles east of Clarksville Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 135 American Legion Blvd, Danville VA 24540, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is 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 markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: POW★MIA (within shouting distance of this marker); Sacred to the Memory of
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Calvary United Methodist Church (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, January 25, 2025
2. POW-MIA Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 624 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on January 25, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. 3. submitted on April 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
