Amherst in Amherst County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Veterans Memorial Trees
SSgt Gregory C. Dayne
USAF August 1969 - December 1975
Vietnam War
In Memory of:
LTC Eric M. Gouldthorpe
US Army July 1974 - January 2018
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom
Layed to rest at Arlington National Cemetery
February 2, 2018
In Honor of:
Retired Rear Admiral
Jones H. Stanley
US Navy August 1962 - September 1995
Vietnam War
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan • War, Vietnam.
Location. 37° 34.214′ N, 79° 1.943′ W. Memorial is in Amherst, Virginia, in Amherst County. It is on Gordons Fairground Roads (Virginia Route 777) 0.1 miles south of Richmond Highway (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 165 Gordons Fairgrounds Rd, Amherst VA 24521, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Central High School (a few steps from this marker); The Amherst Depot (approx. one mile away); Amherst County Confederate Soldiers Monument (approx. 1½ miles away); POW-MIA Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Vietnam Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Beirut-Lebanon (approx. 1½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amherst.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 14, 2021
3. Retired Rear Admiral Jones H. Stanley Marker
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 14, 2021
6. Retired Rear Admiral Jones H. Stanley Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 376 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 15, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
