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

Clay County WWI & WWII Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 27, 2021

1. Clay County WWI & WWII Veterans Memorial

Inscription. 1941 - 1945

To honor those who died in the cause of liberty, intelligence, our nation's safety

Adkins, Albert B. • Adkins, Homer J. • Baker, Albert W. • Bracc, Hansel • Braley, Clifford L. • Brooks, Alfred L. • Brown, Lelannd B. • Butcher, William H. • Cocar, Fred C. Jr. • Comer, Clarence C. • Cottrell, Clarence • Cunningham, Dencil P. • Cutlip, Albert E. • Davis, Richard R. • Downey, John S. • Fitzwater, Ralph • Gillespie, Cluster G. • Hall, Clifford R. • Hamric, Dane H. • Hamrick, James H. • Happeny, Manuel E. • Hensley, Eluin • Jarvis, Laco H. • Jones, Burman G. • Jones, Johnnnie B. • Jammar, Phillip T. • Keller, Carl L. • Jones, Ozro B. • Laurence, Cle C. • Laurence, Glen M. • Linkinogger, Berlin • Marling, Frank • Mollohan, Raymond • Neal, Lester L. • Nottingham, Ray J. • Paxton, Leonn S. • Price, Wiley G. • Reedy, Luster B. • Runnion, Norvall L. • Rogers, Luz G. • Salisbury, Elmer • Samples, Fenton • Sams, Abraham C. • Schoonquer, Henry K. • Sears, John E. • Shamblin, Fred A. • Stockwell, Carey K. • Taylor, Clarence F. • Uance, Robert L. • Walker, Arthur R. • Williams, Hubert B. • Wilson, Samuel T. • Dorsey, John Buck • Strictland, Thomas H.

1917 - 1918

Adkins, Thomas F. • Buckner,

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Thomas • Chapman, Jack D. • Cochran, David J. • Cox, James R. • Downey, Jerry P. • Elliott, George W. • Frazier, Robert • Gibson, John Virgil • Hart, Quantrell C. • Johnson, Richard • Knotts, William • Lyons, Floyd • Nicholas, Anderson • Osburn, Lawrence • Price, Carrington M. • Ramsey, James W. • Reed, James Elliott • Truman, Joseph S. • Uauchan, Okey • Whittington, Stanto

Sponsored by Clay Lions Club

Erected by Clay Lions Club.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 38° 27.581′ N, 81° 5.007′ W. Memorial is in Clay, West Virginia, in Clay County. It is on Main Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Clay WV 25043, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Charleston Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clay County Viet Nam Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Clay County Korean Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Floyd T. Sargent (a few steps from this marker); Clay (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Clay County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Benjamin L. Stephenson

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 27, 2021

2. Clay County WWI & WWII Veterans Memorial

(within shouting distance of this marker); Dundon, West Virginia (approx. 0.9 miles away); Union Militias (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clay.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 457 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 9, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.