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

Pvt. Linwood Ray Biles

U.S. Army Air Corps

 
 
Pvt. Linwood Ray Biles Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 15, 2022
1. Pvt. Linwood Ray Biles Marker
Inscription.
Sept. 17, 1923 - July 25, 1943
Died in service
World War II

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 33° 14.855′ N, 84° 15.736′ W. Memorial is in Griffin, Georgia, in Spalding County. It is on South 6th Street south of East Bank Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 129 S 6th 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 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: Fireman First Class John Clarence Johnson (here, next to
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this marker); Pvt. Ira G. Goolsby, Jr. (a few steps from this marker); Cpl. M.H. Hunter (a few steps from this marker); PFC. Willie James Walker, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Pvt. Cecil Pace Hurst (within shouting distance of this marker); Pfc. Wiley Gwin King (within shouting distance of this marker); Spalding County (within shouting distance of this marker); Pvt. L.B. King (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 Linwood Ray Biles. Biography by Honor Our KIA. (Submitted on January 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.) 
 
Pvt. Linwood Ray Biles Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 15, 2022
2. Pvt. Linwood Ray Biles Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 133 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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