Griffin in Spalding County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

PFC. Roy Wesley Thomas

U.S. Army

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 15, 2022

1. PFC. Roy Wesley Thomas Marker

Inscription.
Dec. 28, 1919 - Jan. 10, 1946
Died in service
World War II

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

Location. 33° 14.778′ N, 84° 15.504′ W. Memorial is in Griffin, Georgia, in Spalding County. It can be reached from 4th Street south of East Taylor Street (Georgia Route 16), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 410 E Taylor St, Griffin GA 30224, 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 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: 1st Lt. William Palmer (Tex) Gunnin (here, next to this

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marker); 2nd Lt. Connell Patrick (within shouting distance of this marker); Capt. William Henry Mooney, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Sgt. Robert L. Crowder (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Lt. James Robert Vance (within shouting distance of this marker); Pvt. Pletz J. Belk (within shouting distance of this marker); Tech Sgt. Kellis Madison (within shouting distance of this marker); LCPL James Thomas Williams (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 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 First Class Roy Wesley Thomas. Biography by Honor Our KIA. (Submitted on January 17, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 15, 2022

2. PFC. Roy Wesley Thomas Marker

Featured marker is right of doors.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 17, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.