Griffin in Spalding County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Seaman George Holman Conkle
Merchant Marines
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 15, 2022
1. Seaman George Holman Conkle Marker
Died in service
World War II
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 33° 14.714′ N, 84° 15.195′ W. Memorial is in Griffin, Georgia, in Spalding County. It can be reached from Memorial Drive (Georgia Route 16) 0.1 miles south of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is in entrance courtyard of Flint River Regional Library. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 800 Memorial Dr, 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: SSgt. Woodrow Wilson Smith (here, next to this marker); Tech 5 John Emmett Wallace, III (here, next to this marker); Lt. Charles Davis "Snag" Smith (here, next to this marker); Capt. Robert Langdon Ferguson (a few steps from this marker); Pvt. James Reynolds (a few steps from this marker); To the Women of Griffin and Spalding County (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Cemetery (about 400 feet away); Stonewall Confederate Cemetery Trees (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
this page online
Regarding Seaman George Holman Conkle. He was killed when a German U-boat torpedoed the S.S. Gulftrade off the coast of New Jersey.
Also see . . . Seaman George Holman Conkle. Biography by Honor Our KIA. (Submitted on January 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 15, 2022
2. Seaman George Holman Conkle Marker
Featured marker is on the left (obscured by plant).
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 149 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
