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Sgt Deforest L. Talbert

 
 
Sgt Deforest L. Talbert Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 31, 2021
1. Sgt Deforest L. Talbert Marker
Inscription.
In Memory Of
Sgt Deforest L. Talbert
24 Jan 1982 - 27 Jul 2004

Killed In Action
Balad Ruz, Iraq

B Co 1st/150th Armor BN
West Virginia State University - 2000-2003

 
Erected by West Virginia State University.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansEducationWar, 2nd Iraq.
 
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 (West Virginia 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (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.
 
Sgt Deforest L. Talbert Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 31, 2021
2. Sgt Deforest L. Talbert Marker
 
 
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 255 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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