Morgantown in Monongalia County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Vietnam Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, December 7, 2021

1. Vietnam Memorial

Inscription.
In Honor of Morgantown High School students who lost their lives in Vietnam and all those who served.

Thomas W. Bennett • Roger A. Bise • Major R. Dalton • Howard W. Jackson • David A. Kovac • Carroll B. Lilly • James E. Messenger • Charles K. Nowell Jr. • Gordon D. Perry • John P. Pickett • Willliam R. Ross Jr. • Ronald D. Rowsey • Willliam D. Sisler • Joseph Slavensky Jr. • Dean C. Spencer III • Robert S. Hoskins • Delmas S. Townsend • Jack Wade Scarborough Jr.

Erected by Morgantown High School Key Club.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.

Location. 39° 37.427′ N, 79° 57.365′ W. Memorial is in Morgantown, West Virginia, in Monongalia County. It is on Wilson Avenue just west of Cedar Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located beneath the flagpole to the right of the main entrance to Morgantown High School. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 51 Wilson Ave, Morgantown WV 26501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Central West

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Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern 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 Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vietnam Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Vietnam Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Willey House / Willey Amendment (approx. 0.2 miles away); Waitman Thomas Willey (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Honor and Remembrance (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Iron Works (approx. 0.3 miles away); Monongalia Arts Center (approx. 0.3 miles away); Kerns Fort (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morgantown.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, December 7, 2021

2. Vietnam Memorial

Marker is at the base of the flagpole to the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 415 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 29, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.