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Pvt. Cecil R. Moon

U.S. Army

 
 
Pvt. Cecil R. Moon Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 15, 2022
1. Pvt. Cecil R. Moon Marker
Inscription.
1896 - June 17, 1918
Died in service
World War I

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 33° 14.901′ N, 84° 15.84′ W. Memorial is in Griffin, Georgia, in Spalding County. It is at the intersection of South Hill Street (Georgia Route 155) and West Solomon Street, on the right when traveling south on South Hill Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 101 S Hill St, Griffin GA 30223, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Piedmont and in Metro Atlanta. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: P.F.C. Monte C. Kinasz (here, next to this marker); 2nd Lt. T.I. "Billy" Hawkins, Jr. (a few steps from this marker); Cpl. Noah W. Barfield (within shouting distance of this marker); Lt. Robert W. Duncan (within shouting distance of this marker); History of Griffin, Georgia (within shouting distance of this marker); General Lewis Lawrence Griffin (within shouting distance of this marker); Pvt. Alvertis Smith (within shouting distance of this marker); P.F.C. Bobby L. Byars (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Griffin.
 
More about this memorial. Plaque is part of Honor Our KIA, a community initiative to commemorate Griffin and Spalding County soldiers who
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have died during combat since World War I. Each plaque is accompanied by a QR code that links to the soldier's biography on the project's website.
 
Also see . . .  Pvt Cecil Ray Moon. Biography on the Honor Our KIA website. (Submitted on January 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.) 
 
Pvt. Cecil R. Moon Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 15, 2022
2. Pvt. Cecil R. Moon Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 181 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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Jun. 27, 2026