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Pvt. Robert Lewis Stephens

U.S. Army

 
 
Pvt. Robert Lewis Stephens Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 15, 2022
1. Pvt. Robert Lewis Stephens Marker
Inscription.
Jan. 21, 1920 - May 11, 1944
Died in service
World War II

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 33° 14.903′ N, 84° 15.617′ W. Memorial is in Griffin, Georgia, in Spalding County. It is at the intersection of South 5th Street and East Solomon Street, on the right when traveling north on South 5th Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 310 E Solomon 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 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: Cpl. Albert R. Goen (here, next to this marker);
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Pvt. Robert A. Underwood (a few steps from this marker); Seaman First Class Calvin Johnson (within shouting distance of this marker); Pvt. Samuel Leon Cook (within shouting distance of this marker); Pvt. Joe V. McDonald (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tech 4 George Henry Allen (about 400 feet away); Pvt. Rufus Jack Thompson (about 400 feet away); PFC. Wyley Hoyt Hand (about 400 feet away). 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 Robert Lewis Stephens. Biography by Honor Our KIA. (Submitted on January 17, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.) 
 
Pvt. Robert Lewis Stephens Marker (marker seen to the left at the end of the building) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 16, 2025
2. Pvt. Robert Lewis Stephens Marker (marker seen to the left at the end of the building)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 179 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on January 17, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.   2. submitted on March 25, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia.
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