High Point in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

World War II Memorial

1941 - 1945

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 17, 2021

1. World War II Memorial

Inscription.
In memory of
Boyd Freeman, Jr. • Robert B. Parker

Honor Roll
Joseph B. Bennett • Ralph M. Branch • Emmett w. Burge • Walter O. Burge • William C. Burge • Clarence R. Cook • Hayden C. Cranford • Dell Creasey • Boyd Freeman, Jr. • Leander Hamilton • Baron C. Hiatt • A. Prevost Hill • James C. Hollingsworth • Ray Hollingsworth • Herman A. Hunt • Donald Jester • Charles G. Lamar • Floyd A. Marion • J. Arthur Marsh, Jr. • David S. Miller • Frank D. Myers • Caster H. Overman • Robert B. Parker • Herman Poole • Herman B. Prather • Joel D. Reece • Robert C. Reynolds • Gurney Shaw • James T. Smith • Guy Lacy Spencer • Charles W. Talton • Albert E. Tedder • Allen Watson • Ernest H. Wilhelm • Dwight Yarborough

Erected 2004 by Mr. & Mrs. R. Dwight Yarborough, donated to the City of High Point, North Carolina.

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

Location. 35° 57.459′ N, 80° 0.318′ W. Memorial is in High Point, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is at the intersection

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of North Main Street (State Highway 1993) and East High Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: High Point NC 27260, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 walking distance of this marker: African Americans in World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (here, next to this marker); High Point Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Maxwell Reid "Max" Thurman (within shouting distance of this marker);

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 17, 2021

2. World War II Memorial

Plank Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Arms Factory (within shouting distance of this marker); The Plank Road Foreman (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in High Point.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 274 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.