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World War II

1941 - 1945

 
 
World War II Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 14, 2021
1. World War II Marker
Inscription.
"This war has been an array of the forces of evil against those of righteousness…

No matter what the cost, the war had to be won." — Dwight D. Eisenhower

Those who died
John W. Acree • Clifton Earl Adams • James R. Adams • John E. Adams • Donald Anderson • Robert H. Anderson • Roy W. Anderson • Carlos M. Bane • Hoyle H. Banton • William K. Barbour • Charles E. Beemer • Jack N. Binch • Eddie M. Bobbitt • Arthur J. Bolding • Withers F. Bolton • Richard Booth, Jr. • Charles A. Bosiger • Harry P. Bowling • Allen L. Brewer • David S. Brizendine • Jesse Burns • Robert T. Burrsus • Horace A. Byrd • Elest P. Campbell • Frank Carter • Wesley P. Carwile • John B. Chambers • Russell H. Cheatham • Warren K. Clemmons • Hansford A. Conner • Haywood A. Cox • Carlisle M. Craig • Edley Craighill, Jr. • William A.M. Dabney • Carroll W. Davis • John H. Davis, Jr. • William A. Davis • A. Dunn Dillard • Amos R. Dobson, Jr. • James T. Dolan • Charles A. Drewry • William E. Drinkard • Robert R. Driskill • William A. Drumheller • Vincent J. Clark • James A. Dunn, Jr. • James O. Edwards • Chalmas H. Elliott • Allie C. Field, Jr. • John E. Fogle, Jr. • Henry S. Fowler • Ernest J. Fox • Rutledge
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P. Fuller • Lonnie W. Gilliam • Walter R. Godsey • Frank G. Grayson • William T. Guill • John S. Hackworth, Jr. • Ralph L. Hackworth • Russell W. Hague • Henry R. Hamner • Charles W. Hanna • Vernon F. Harless • Clyde T. Harris • Giles B. Harris • Floyd J. Henley • Samuel L. Hitt • Ernest L. Howard • Mayburn L. Hudson • Robert H. Humphrey • Berkley H. Inge • Page H. Isbel • Ralph E. Jennings • Ernest F. Jessee, Jr. • Calvert Johnson • Harry L. Johnson • James L. Johnson • James W. Johnson • Harold D. Joy • Dan R. Justice • Alvin H. Justis, Jr. • Herman L. Keesee • Claude King, Jr. • James E. Kirby • Granville G. Kirby • Merlin F. Kulp • Jerome M. Lacy • William D. Langhorne, Jr. • Walter E. LeFew • Robert T. Lemmon, Jr. • Thomas J. Ligon, Jr. Walter L. Maddox, Jr. • Frank E. Marcus, Jr. • Edmund W. Marsh • Samuel F. Marshall • McClure D. Martin • Samuel E. Martin • Mack C. Mason, Jr. • Robert M. Maon • William E. Mayberry • E. Byron Meador, Jr. • Norman D. Meredith • James P. Mitchell • Raymond T. Moore • William Pryor Morgan, Jr. • Charles H. Mountcastle • Maynard I. Moyer • Warren Moyer • Henry A. Murphy • Jams U. Myers • William E. McCarthy, Jr. • Lawrence E. McCraw • Samuel M. McNutt • Harold Nase • Harry E. Norvell • William J. Nuckles • George H.
World War II Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 14, 2021
2. World War II Marker
Orchard, Jr. • Mark I. Overstreet • Frank W. Page • Walker L. Parrish • Grant G. Parsons • West A. Payne • Zebulon V. Penny • Samuel D. Perkins, Jr. • Lewis Pettigrew • James G. Phillips • Luther W. Pickeral, Jr. • Raymond E. Powell • Paul L. Price • Coleman D. Ramsey • James E. Reid • Thomas D. Reese • Leonard J. Riley • Clarence Roberson • David P. Rorer, Jr. • James E.H. Rumbough • David M. Russell • Phillip N. Russell • Bertram H. Sadler • Curley Scott • William P. Shelton, Jr. • James R. Silby • Charles A. Simmons • Thomas E. Sligh • William H. Smith, Jr. • Clyde T. Spencer, Jr. • Herman O. Sprouse • Gerald H. Staton • Henry C. Staton • William A. Stedman • Harry N. Stone • William G. Suhling, III • Baldwin Tanner • Andrew H. Thompson • Russell M. Thurmond • Perry L. Tomlin • Cornelius E. Trent, Jr. • Thomas A. Trent • George T. Tuck • Harold R. Tuck • Raymond W. Tweedy • John Walter Twitty, Jr. • Edward C.G. Tyree • James Russell Volk • George N. Wade • Ronald P. Wade • Howard E. Walker • David G. Waller • Robert B. Ware • Robert G. Ware • Percy E. Watlington, Jr. • James T. White • Samuel L. Whitlow • Henry B. Williams • Robert H. Williams • Ralph G. Wingfield • Daniel P. Womack • Randolph M. Wood • Kenneth L. Woolridge • James A. Wright • Massie
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Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #34 Dwight D. Eisenhower series list.
 
Location. 37° 24.851′ N, 79° 8.615′ W. Marker is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in the Central Business District. Memorial is on Monument Terrace just south of Church Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 863 Church St, Lynchburg VA 24504, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lynchburg History (here, next to this marker); Korean War (a few steps from this marker); Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines of the Spanish American War (a few steps from this marker); POW★MIA (a few steps from this marker); John Lynch (a few steps from this marker); Mr. Elder’s Rose Garden (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam (within shouting distance of this marker); Lynchburg (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lynchburg.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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