Mathews in Mathews County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 26, 2021

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription.

Veterans Memorial. . To honor the memory of the men from Mathews County who gave their lives in wars and conflicts of the twentieth century "Remember we died to keep you and others free". World War I, 1917 - 1918 Brownley, Stanley E. - USNR . Butts, Herbert S. - USA . Collins, Raymond - USA . Garnett, Jenifer - USN . Hatch, Harold - USA . Hudgins, Frank Rosser - USNR . Hudgins, Howard - USA . Morgan, Elbert L. USA . Rayne, Glenn - USA . Richardson, Charles R. - USMC . Smith, Rufus - USA

World War II, 1941 - 1945 Albertson, Wallace M. - USN . Armistead, Boyd Lee Jr. - USA . Belvin, Robert F. - USMM . Billups, Charles O. - USMM . Bohannon, William. - USA . Brooks, Carl Weldon - USA . Callis, Homer V. - USN . Callis, Lewis Wesley - USMM . Callis, Robert M. - USMM . collier, Perrie Boyd - USMM . Cullen, Stewart B. - USCG . Davis, Eugene R. Jr. - USAAC . Davis, Vernon Emmitt - USMM . Dennis, Andrew - USMM . Diggs, Sam Jones - USMM . Forrest, Wilson T. - USMM . Foster, Nat D. Jr. - USMM . Gay, William Burton - USN . Hale, William Franklin - USN . Hammond, William F. - USMM . Harrison, George E. - USMM . Heywood, William Jennings - USA . Hodges, George Dewey - USMM . Hodges, Leslie H. - USMM . Hudgins, Wendell R. - USN . Hudgins, Genious T. Jr. - USMM . Humphrey, Robert H. - USA . Jackson, John Clifford - USN . Jarvis, George A. - USA . Johnson, Herbert Jr. - USA . Johnson, Thomas E. Jr. - USN . Marchang, Lemual A. - USMM . Morgan, Levi Marchang - USMM . Morris, Howard D. - USMM . Owens, Thomas E. - USCG . Peterson, John W. - USA . Pierson, Walter B. - USMM . Raines, Alfred Martin - USA . Rainier, Luther A. - USN . Respess, Mellin E. - USMM . Ripley, William C. Jr. - USMM . Sadler, Harry Lewis - USA . Smith, Luther - USA . Smith, Wilton Vernon - USN . Soles, Alvin Cornwell - USA . Spears, Frederick M. - USN . Thompson, Ernest - USMM . Thornton, James R. - USN . Treakle, Harold - USA . White, James Edward - USA . White, Merritt Franklin - USMM

South Korea, 1950 - 1955 Joyner, William L. - USA

South Vietnam, 1961 - 1975 Brooks, Terry Hudgins - USA . Callis, James Harold - USA . Morris, Alvin Garvie - USA

Originally dedicated in 1953 this stone was placed on the geographical center of the county in front of the old Lee-Jackson School which operated on this site for over 80 years. The original plaque listed only 40 names of the men known at that time to have died in world war two.

Rededicated November 11, 2003 by the members and Auxiliary of American Legion Post 83.

To honor the memory of the men from Mathews County who gave their lives in wars and conflicts of the twentieth century
"Remember we died to keep you and others free"
World War I, 1917 - 1918
Brownley, Stanley E. - USNR • Butts, Herbert S. - USA • Collins, Raymond - USA • Garnett, Jenifer - USN • Hatch, Harold - USA • Hudgins, Frank Rosser - USNR • Hudgins, Howard - USA • Morgan, Elbert L. USA • Rayne, Glenn - USA • Richardson, Charles R. - USMC • Smith, Rufus - USA

World War II, 1941 - 1945
Albertson, Wallace M. - USN • Armistead, Boyd Lee Jr. - USA • Belvin, Robert F. - USMM • Billups, Charles O. - USMM • Bohannon, William. - USA • Brooks, Carl Weldon - USA • Callis, Homer V. - USN • Callis, Lewis Wesley - USMM • Callis, Robert M. - USMM • collier, Perrie Boyd - USMM • Cullen, Stewart B. - USCG • Davis, Eugene R. Jr. - USAAC • Davis, Vernon Emmitt - USMM • Dennis, Andrew - USMM • Diggs, Sam Jones - USMM • Forrest, Wilson T. - USMM • Foster, Nat D. Jr. - USMM • Gay, William Burton - USN • Hale, William Franklin - USN • Hammond, William F. - USMM • Harrison, George E. - USMM • Heywood, William Jennings - USA • Hodges, George Dewey - USMM • Hodges, Leslie H. - USMM • Hudgins, Wendell R. - USN • Hudgins, Genious T. Jr. - USMM • Humphrey, Robert H. - USA • Jackson, John Clifford - USN • Jarvis, George A. - USA • Johnson, Herbert Jr. - USA • Johnson, Thomas E. Jr. - USN • Marchang, Lemual A. - USMM • Morgan, Levi Marchang - USMM • Morris, Howard D. - USMM • Owens, Thomas E. - USCG • Peterson, John W. - USA • Pierson, Walter B. - USMM • Raines, Alfred Martin - USA • Rainier, Luther A. - USN • Respess, Mellin E. - USMM • Ripley, William C. Jr. - USMM • Sadler, Harry Lewis - USA • Smith, Luther - USA • Smith, Wilton Vernon - USN • Soles, Alvin Cornwell - USA • Spears, Frederick M. - USN • Thompson, Ernest - USMM • Thornton, James R. - USN • Treakle, Harold - USA • White, James Edward - USA • White, Merritt Franklin - USMM

South Korea, 1950 - 1955
Joyner, William L. - USA

South Vietnam, 1961 - 1975
Brooks, Terry Hudgins - USA • Callis, James Harold - USA • Morris, Alvin Garvie - USA

Rededicated November 11, 2003 by the members and Auxiliary of American Legion Post 83.

Erected 2003

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

Location. 37° 26.406′ N, 76° 19.368′ W. Memorial is in Mathews, Virginia, in Mathews County. It is on Buckley Hall Road (Virginia Route 14) 0.1 miles south of St. Ives Court, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 10644 Buckley Hall Rd, Mathews VA 23109, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Middle Peninsula

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 26, 2021

2. Veterans Memorial

South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Thomas Hunter (Rosenwald) School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Captain Sally L. Tompkins, C.S.A. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mathews County Courthouse Square (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mathews County Confederate Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Civil War In Mathews County (approx. half a mile away); Fort Cricket Hill (approx. half a mile away); Tompkins Cottage Museum (approx. half a mile away); Tompkins Cottage, circa 1820 (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mathews.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 460 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.