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Tech 5 Charles Wesley Powell

U.S. Army

 
 
Tech 5 Charles Wesley Powell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 15, 2022
1. Tech 5 Charles Wesley Powell Marker
Inscription.
March 15, 1917 - Feb. 21, 1944
Died in service
World War II

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 33° 14.86′ N, 84° 15.819′ W. Memorial is in Griffin, Georgia, in Spalding County. It is on South Hill Street (Georgia Route 155) north of East Taylor Street ( Route 16), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 126 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: Pfc. Amos Paul Holt
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(here, next to this marker); SSgt. Abraham Bradford Butler, Jr. (a few steps from this marker); LCpl James Thomas Harris (within shouting distance of this marker); Cpl. Artis Milner (within shouting distance of this marker); Pvt. Linwood Vaughn (within shouting distance of this marker); Pvt. James M. Farley (within shouting distance of this marker); Pvt. Northen Watson Ponder (within shouting distance of this marker); Pvt. Rufus Graham (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 . . .  Tech 5 Charles Wesley Powell. Biography by Honor Our KIA. (Submitted on January 17, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.) 
 
Tech 5 Charles Wesley Powell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 15, 2022
2. Tech 5 Charles Wesley Powell Marker
Featured marker is on the left.
 
 
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 152 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 17, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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