Point Pleasant in Mason County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

World War II Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 31, 2021

1. World War II Memorial

Inscription.
In memory of the men of Mason County who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II

Mason County men that gave their lives in World War II
Samuel W. Balch • Zallie Barnett • Charles P. Barnette • Earl W. Boyer • James P. Byus • Bert L. Capehart, Jr. • Joseph H. Capehart • Roy C. Cartright • Harry D. Gaudill • Lewis E. Chapman, Jr. • Oddie O. Chapman • George R. Clongh • George H. Davis • Russel J. Dowell • Harold F. Drake • William G. Dyer • James C. Eads • Kelson Edmondo • William E. Fox • Glenn N. Goodnite • James Halstead • Rollin J. Halstein • Marshall F. Hampton • Fred T. Hartley • Paul A. Henry • Peter W. Herdman • Roger L. Hicks • Denver M. Hill • Jennings B. Huffman • James P. Huffman • Carl Hood • Joseph R. Jeffers • Emmett W. Johnson • Homer R. Johnson • Otho L. Jones • Robert T. Jones • Lester L. Kidwell • Milburn R. Kinnaird • Robert E.L. Knapp • Monroe J. Lehman • Crummett E. Lough • William MacKnight, Jr. • Eldon H. Martin • Dewey L. Mayes • Ottie J. McGraw • Fred H. McComas • Emmons P. McConihay • Jack McCulloch • Murreil M. McKinney • Warren H. McKinney • Ricahrd L. Nibert • Harry S. Patterson • Donal V. Peck • William H. Peery • Roger K. Powell • Jack J. Propp, Jr. • Mickey S. Richard

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• Stanley W. Roach • Stephen L. Ross • Albeune M. Roush • Ralph L. Roush • Alfred J. Russell • Laban Sayre • Peter E. Schultz • William O. Schultz • Ira Shamblin, Jr. • Layton W. Slaughter • Daniel E. Slayton, Jr. • Freddie R. Smith • Harry O. Stewart • James R. Surface • Lester Tanner • Fay W. Thabet • Thomas D. Waldie • Clarence A. Watson • Albert I. Watterson • James W. Watterson • Raymond L. Winebrenner • Paul D. Woyan • William C. Woods • Romie C. Parsons

Erected 1949 by The War Mothers Club of Mason County, West Virginia.

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

Location. 38° 50.666′ N, 82° 8.273′ W. Memorial is in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in Mason County. It is at the intersection of 6th Street (County Route 62/29) and Main Street, on the right when traveling east on 6th Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 200 6th St, Point Pleasant WV 25550, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in West Virginia’s Mid-Ohio Valley. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France

and also the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Sam Littlepage (a few steps from this marker); 207 Sixth Street (within shouting distance of this marker); West Virginia (Mason County) / Ohio (within shouting

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 31, 2021

2. World War II Memorial

distance of this marker); Point Pleasant (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Silver Bridge Collapse (within shouting distance of this marker); Mason County Jail Explosion Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Silver Bridge Collapse (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Point Pleasant.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 327 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on August 3, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.