Griffin in Spalding County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Spalding County World War II Memorial
Inscription.
and in memory of
our heroic dead
World War II
[Left wing]
Apple, Ravel Allen, George H. Awtry, Charles L. Bates, Fred Wilson Barfield, Noah W. Bailey, Aaron C. Baugh, Howard L. Beckham, J. Harold Belk, Pletz J. Bies, Linwood R. Blake, James E. Jr. Bozeman, Annon I. Boggs, John Joseph Bolton, W. Maddox Brown, Lewis N. Briscoe, Calvin Buckalew, Paul E. Burnett, James N. Butler, A. B. Chapman, Edmond R. Chambley, Ralph Marion Cobb, Fred E. Cook, Samuel L. Cooley, Hoke S. Sr. Conkle, George Holmon Corley, William F. Coulter, William R. Crowder, Robert Dallas, Thomas R. Doke, Raymond L. Edwards, Lloyd E. Ferguson, Robert L. Fleming, Hosea McCall Forbes, Walter B. Gaddy, Robert J. Goddard, Merrill Goodman, Mickey E. Goen, Albert R. Goolsby, Ira G. Gregory, Thomas M. Gunnin, Palmer Hand, Charlie L. Hand, W. Hoyt Harris, Hilton T. Harris, H. Dennis Hawkins, T. I. Jr. Holt, Pete Hurst, Cecil P. Jackson, Johnnie Eugene
[Right wing]
Johnston, Hugh D. Johnston, Earl Johnson, J. Clarence Johnson, J. Calvin Jones, Ralph M. Jr. Jones, William R. Kilgore, James L. King, W. Gwin Jr. Kennedy, Robert R. Langley, Charles D. Larkin, Kay Lawler, A. W. Jr. Lee, William D. Manning, Raymond A. Madison, Kellis J. Martin, Linwood P. McElroy, Paul D. McDonald, Joe McDowell, Burdell Melton, Frederick D. Milner, Artis Mooney, William H. Jr. Meyers, Talmadge T. Nealy, Ernest Patrick, Connell Parson, J. W. Phillips, John H. Jr. Powell, Charles W. Reynolds, James Rickerson, S. E. Sikes, Cecil M. Smith, Charles Davis Smith, Herman W. Chapman, Albert T. Jr. Smith, Woodrow Stephens, Robert I. Terrell, Albert J. Thomas, Roy W. Thompson, Rufus J. Thompson, Leon B. Underwood, Robert A. Vaughn, Linwood Walker, Willie Jr. Wallace, John E. III Washington, John E. Wilheit, Phillip A. Wells, Roy C. Jr. White, Miss Louella Womack, Robert L. Wooten, Thomas E. Martin, James O.
Erected by Pulaski Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.
Location. 33° 14.791′ N, 84° 15.238′ W. Marker
is in Griffin, Georgia, in Spalding County. Memorial is at the intersection of Memorial Drive (Georgia Route 16) and 1st Street, on the right when traveling west on Memorial Drive. Marker is in Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Griffin GA 30223, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Global War on Terror (a few steps from this marker); Flame of Freedom (a few steps from this marker); In Honor of Lt. Col. Allan B. Imes (a few steps from this marker); In Memory of Revolutionary Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); The Orphan Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Georgia Militia at Griffin (within shouting distance of this marker); Spalding County Korean and Vietnam Wars Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Spalding County (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Griffin.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 196 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 27, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.