Yorktown in DeWitt County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
DeWitt County Veterans Memorial
Photographed by James Hulse, May 31, 2021
1. DeWitt County Veterans Memorial
Memory
of the
58,479
Men and Women
of the United States Armed Forces
who never returned from Vietnam
1962
to
1975
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 28° 58.983′ N, 97° 29.671′ W. Memorial is in Yorktown, Texas, in DeWitt County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 72 and East Main Street, on the left when traveling south on State Highway 72. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Yorktown TX 78164, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Hill Country. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: De Witt County (within shouting distance of this marker); Holy Cross Catholic Church (approx. half a mile away); John York and Charles Eckhardt (approx. 0.6 miles away); Yorktown (approx. 0.6 miles away); C. Eckhardt & Sons Building (approx. 0.6 miles away); Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away); 2nd. Lt. Adolph Strieber (approx. 1.7 miles away); Shiloh (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown.
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Photographed by James Hulse, May 31, 2021
2. DeWitt County Veterans Memorial
Photographed by James Hulse, May 31, 2021
3. The veterans of DeWitt County
Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 528 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 2, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
