Walnut Ridge in Lawrence County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Honored to serve their Country

By Thomas Smith, May 26, 2021

1. Honored to serve their Country Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Billie Robert, Army, WWII • Austin G Smith, Army, WWII • Freddy J Robert, Navy, WWII, Korea • W. A. Slayton, Army, WWII • Kenneth Slayton, Navy, WWII • Veston Broadway, AAF, WWII • Robert Hicks, USAF, WWII, 1955-1963 • James H. Hicks, Navy, 1955-1957 Robert and Pat Hicks

Erected by Robert and Pat Hicks.

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

Location. 36° 7.622′ N, 90° 55.645′ W. Marker is in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, in Lawrence County. Memorial is on North Beacon Road 0.1 miles north of Custom, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 70 N Beacon Rd, Walnut Ridge AR 72476, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Company A, 2nd Battalion Memorial (here, next to this marker); Clark Family Served Their Country (here, next to this marker); T/SGT Cucial Julian Roberts (here, next to this marker); Duty Called…They Answered (here, next to this marker); In Honor Of Carter and Della Holm Family

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(here, next to this marker); Debra Jane "Debbie" Johnson (here, next to this marker); In Memory of the Young Men who made the Supreme Sacrifice (a few steps from this marker); To Honor Robert P Bush (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Walnut Ridge.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 59 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on May 28, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.