Drakes Branch in Charlotte County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Vietnam War Memorial
In memory and honor of Gordon P. Young from Drakes Branch, Army First Cavalry Division, Killed In Action, Ia Drang and the below listed men from Charlotte County who paid the supreme sacrifice. May their names be forever remembered. May God bless their souls "lest we forget"
James C. Dickerson from Randolph, Navy, KIA 16 Aug 1968 • Mac Arthur G. Gee from Charlotte C.H., Army, KIA 05 June 1968 • Samuel B. Hubbard from Red House, Marines, KIA 24 Mar 1967 • Wilbert J. Jones, Jr. from Charlotte C.H., Army, KIA 18 Aug 1968 • Leroy A. Whitlow from Charlotte C.H., Army, KIA 15 Aug 1968
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 36° 59.729′ N, 78° 36.227′ W. Marker is in Drakes Branch, Virginia, in Charlotte County. Memorial is on Main Street (Virginia Route 47) just north of Foster Street (County Road 1210), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4677 Main St, Drakes Branch VA 23937, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Drakes Branch (approx. ¼ mile away); Greenfield (approx. 4½ miles away); Edgehill (approx. 4½ miles away); Charlotte County Library
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