DeQuincy in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Those who paid the Supreme Sacrifice
Photographed by Dave W, May 1, 2022
1. Those who paid the Supreme Sacrifice Marker
World War I
April 6, 1917 Nov. 11, 1918
Thomas Jefferson Gearen Jessie James Rainwater
World War II
Dec. 7, 1941 Sept. 2, 1945
Woodrow Wilson Alston Norris Bennett John Laird Boyd Louis Cooper George L. Dodgen Arley A. Doyle Huey Gearen Willie Warren German Charles W. Gilland Jack Inman Paul L. Joffrion Lucien R. Johnson Grover Clayton Justus James E. Kendall Paul Eugene Lyles Avery E. Perkins Paul Perkins Harold E. Rainwater James W. Stanfield William Everett Whiddon William C. Wells Merrill White
Korean War
June 25, 1951 July 27, 1953
Donald Graham James J. Williams Sherrell E. Isdale Jr.
Vietnam Conflict
August 5, 1964
F. I. Sonny Granger Tracy R. Hyatt Ruben Jones Jr. William W. Pharris Claiborne J. Skinner
"They shall not grow old as we
who are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them
nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun
we shall remember them.
Erected 1975.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 30° 27.103′ N,
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Regionally, this memorial is in Louisiana’s Acadiana Cajun Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kansas City Southern Depot (a few steps from this marker); All Saints Episcopal Church (approx. Ό mile away); Newport Industries (approx. half a mile away).
Photographed by Dave W, May 1, 2022
2. Those who paid the Supreme Sacrifice Marker
Photographed by Dave W, May 1, 2022
3. Those who paid the Supreme Sacrifice Marker
Photographed by Dave W, May 1, 2022
4. Those who paid the Supreme Sacrifice Marker
Photographed by Dave W, May 1, 2022
5. Those who paid the Supreme Sacrifice Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 234 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 19, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
