Institute in Kanawha County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Veterans Memorial
In memory of these West Virginia State College R.O.T.C. graduates who died in military action for their country.
1LT Raymond B. Gilbert Korea 2LT Gerald T. Robbins Korea 1LT Milton L. Majette Korea Capt Roland Belcher Vietnam Capt George Coleman Vietnam
Erected by West Virginia State College.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • War, Korean • War, Vietnam.
Location. 38° 22.931′ N, 81° 45.888′ W. Memorial is in Institute, West Virginia, in Kanawha County. It can be reached from Fairlawn Avenue (Route 25) 0.1 miles east of Barron Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5022 Fairlawn Ave, Dunbar WV 25064, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Charleston Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sgt Deforest L. Talbert (here, next to this marker); James Edwin Campbell (here, next to this marker); John H. Hill (here, next to this marker); J. McHenry Jones (here, next to this marker); Byrd Prillerman (here, next to this marker); John W. Davis (here, next to this marker); William J.L. Wallace (here, next to this marker); Harold M. McNeill (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Institute.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 183 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

