Lake Placid in Highlands County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Dedicated to Lake Placid Area Veterans of World War II

Photographed by Sean C Bath, November 12, 2022

1. Dedicated to Lake Placid Area Veterans of World War II Marker

Inscription.

Dedicated to Lake Placid Area Veterans of World War II. . Jimmy L. Adkins . Lowther Albritton . Joseph E. Barton . Milton Barton . Emmett Bates . Earl Booker . Norman Booker . James Bozeman . Bill Browning . Billy Carlton . Broward Cline . Calvin Collier . W.G. Collier . Walter Collier . Willis Collier . Bert Crawford, Jr. . Pete Crews . Jack Devane . Bill Driggers . Hardie Driggers . Oscar Von Duncan . R.p. Dunty, Jr. . Cecil Durrance . Ernest Durrance . Streety Durrance . Bill Ebrite . Hatcher Edgemon . James Edgemon . Russell Edgemon . Afred T. Eide, Jr. . Howard E. Eide . Robert Endicott . Joe H. Gould . John W. Gould . Hollis Funderburk . Freddy Guess . Henry G. Guess, Jr. . John Henry Hancock . K.B. Hancock . Lucius Henderson . Roy Henderson . Ward Henderson . Albert E. Hendry, Jr. . Jack Hendry, Jr. . Milton "Bud" Hendry . Pete Hendry . Cecil High . Ben Hope . Wynn Hope . Dolen Hutson . Tyler Jackson, Jr. . Emmett Jones . Ira Jones . Clyde Johnson . Edwin Kelly . Esty Kelly . Irwin Kelly . Ferdinand "Bud" Koetz . Gordon Krell . Ted McClelland . Roman McGahee . Harold Meredith . Myles Miller . Ellis Morgan . Shelton Mullins . M.W. Newton . Bill O'Connor . O.C. Parrish, Jr. . Grady Parrish . Charles F. Payne . Bobby Pendarvis . Lucene Pollard . Marklin Prescott . Novil Prescott . Otes Prescott . Johnny Robinson . Harvey Roberts . Hubert Roberts . William Roberts . Lamont Roberts . Lawton Roberts . Perry Rogers . Charles Rucker . Alger Rhymes . A.J. Sapp . Dillon Sessions . Elwood Sessions . Herman Sessions . Garvin Shackelford . Harold Shackelford . Robert Shira . Fred Smith . J.B. Smith . Irwin Shuler . Arthur Simpson . Barney Smoak . Allen P. Smoak . Creswell Smoak . Wesley Smoak . Willie B. Smoak . Mallie Tuck . Joe Tucker . Kenneth Turner . Kenneth Tyson . Vernon Tyson . David Whitmore . Patty Whitmore . Broward Williams . Charles L. Williams . Charles "Brother" Williams . Doyle Williams . Barl Williams . Jack Williams . Robert L. Williams . Samuel Williams, Jr. . Wendell Williams . Cecil Womble . Ralph Womble . . killed In actionJimmy L. Adkins . Lowther Albritton . Joseph E. Barton . Milton Barton . Emmett Bates . Earl Booker . Norman Booker . James Bozeman . Bill Browning . Billy Carlton . Broward Cline . Calvin Collier . W.G. Collier . Walter Collier . Willis Collier . Bert Crawford, Jr. . Pete Crews . Jack Devane . Bill Driggers . Hardie Driggers . Oscar Von Duncan . R.p. Dunty, Jr. . Cecil Durrance . Ernest Durrance . Streety Durrance . Bill Ebrite . Hatcher Edgemon . James Edgemon . Russell Edgemon . Afred T. Eide, Jr. . Howard E. Eide . Robert Endicott . Joe H. Gould . John W. Gould . Hollis Funderburk . Freddy Guess . Henry G. Guess, Jr. . John Henry Hancock . K.B. Hancock . Lucius Henderson . Roy Henderson . Ward Henderson . Albert E. Hendry, Jr. . Jack Hendry, Jr. . Milton "Bud" Hendry . Pete Hendry . Cecil High . Ben Hope . Wynn Hope . Dolen Hutson . Tyler Jackson, Jr. . Emmett Jones . Ira Jones . Clyde Johnson . Edwin Kelly . Esty Kelly . Irwin Kelly . Ferdinand "Bud" Koetz . Gordon Krell . Ted McClelland . Roman McGahee . Harold Meredith . Myles Miller . Ellis Morgan . Shelton Mullins . M.W. Newton . Bill O'Connor . O.C. Parrish, Jr. . Grady Parrish . Charles F. Payne . Bobby Pendarvis . Lucene Pollard . Marklin Prescott . Novil Prescott . Otes Prescott . Johnny Robinson . Harvey Roberts . Hubert Roberts . William Roberts . Lamont Roberts . Lawton Roberts . Perry Rogers . Charles Rucker . Alger Rhymes . A.J. Sapp . Dillon Sessions . Elwood Sessions . Herman Sessions . Garvin Shackelford . Harold Shackelford . Robert Shira . Fred Smith . J.B. Smith . Irwin Shuler . Arthur Simpson . Barney Smoak . Allen P. Smoak . Creswell Smoak . Wesley Smoak . Willie B. Smoak . Mallie Tuck . Joe Tucker . Kenneth Turner . Kenneth Tyson . Vernon Tyson . David Whitmore . Patty Whitmore . Broward Williams . Charles L. Williams . Charles "Brother" Williams . Doyle Williams . Barl Williams . Jack Williams . Robert L. Williams . Samuel Williams, Jr. . Wendell Williams . Cecil Womble . Ralph Womble, -Killed In Action

Jimmy L. Adkins • Lowther Albritton • Joseph E. Barton • Milton Barton • Emmett Bates • Earl Booker • Norman Booker • James Bozeman • Bill Browning • Billy Carlton • Broward Cline • Calvin Collier • W.G. Collier • Walter Collier • Willis Collier* • Bert Crawford, Jr. • Pete Crews • Jack Devane • Bill Driggers • Hardie Driggers • Oscar Von Duncan • R.p. Dunty, Jr. • Cecil Durrance • Ernest Durrance • Streety Durrance • Bill Ebrite • Hatcher Edgemon • James Edgemon • Russell Edgemon • Afred T. Eide, Jr. • Howard E. Eide • Robert Endicott • Joe H. Gould • John W. Gould • Hollis Funderburk • Freddy Guess • Henry G. Guess, Jr. • John Henry Hancock • K.B. Hancock • Lucius Henderson • Roy Henderson • Ward Henderson • Albert E. Hendry, Jr. • Jack Hendry, Jr. • Milton "Bud" Hendry • Pete Hendry • Cecil High • Ben Hope • Wynn Hope • Dolen Hutson • Tyler Jackson, Jr. • Emmett Jones • Ira Jones • Clyde Johnson • Edwin Kelly • Esty Kelly • Irwin Kelly • Ferdinand "Bud" Koetz • Gordon Krell • Ted McClelland* • Roman McGahee • Harold Meredith • Myles Miller • Ellis Morgan* • Shelton Mullins • M.W. Newton • Bill O'Connor • O.C. Parrish, Jr. • Grady Parrish • Charles F. Payne • Bobby Pendarvis • Lucene Pollard • Marklin Prescott • Novil Prescott • Otes Prescott • Johnny Robinson • Harvey Roberts • Hubert Roberts • William Roberts* • Lamont Roberts • Lawton

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Roberts • Perry Rogers • Charles Rucker • Alger Rhymes • A.J. Sapp • Dillon Sessions • Elwood Sessions • Herman Sessions • Garvin Shackelford • Harold Shackelford • Robert Shira • Fred Smith • J.B. Smith • Irwin Shuler • Arthur Simpson • Barney Smoak • Allen P. Smoak • Creswell Smoak • Wesley Smoak • Willie B. Smoak • Mallie Tuck • Joe Tucker • Kenneth Turner • Kenneth Tyson* • Vernon Tyson • David Whitmore • Patty Whitmore • Broward Williams • Charles L. Williams • Charles "Brother" Williams • Doyle Williams • Barl Williams • Jack Williams • Robert L. Williams • Samuel Williams, Jr. • Wendell Williams* • Cecil Womble • Ralph Womble* • • * killed In actionJimmy L. Adkins • Lowther Albritton • Joseph E. Barton • Milton Barton • Emmett Bates • Earl Booker • Norman Booker • James Bozeman • Bill Browning • Billy Carlton • Broward Cline • Calvin Collier • W.G. Collier • Walter Collier • Willis Collier* • Bert Crawford, Jr. • Pete Crews • Jack Devane • Bill Driggers • Hardie Driggers • Oscar Von Duncan • R.p. Dunty, Jr. • Cecil Durrance • Ernest Durrance • Streety Durrance • Bill Ebrite • Hatcher Edgemon • James Edgemon • Russell Edgemon • Afred T. Eide, Jr. • Howard E. Eide • Robert Endicott • Joe H. Gould • John W. Gould • Hollis Funderburk • Freddy Guess • Henry G. Guess, Jr. • John Henry Hancock • K.B. Hancock • Lucius Henderson • Roy Henderson • Ward Henderson • Albert E. Hendry,

Photographed by Dave W, March 11, 2023

2. Dedicated to Lake Placid Area Veterans of World War II Marker

The marker can be seen on the ground below the middle of the caboose.

Jr. • Jack Hendry, Jr. • Milton "Bud" Hendry • Pete Hendry • Cecil High • Ben Hope • Wynn Hope • Dolen Hutson • Tyler Jackson, Jr. • Emmett Jones • Ira Jones • Clyde Johnson • Edwin Kelly • Esty Kelly • Irwin Kelly • Ferdinand "Bud" Koetz • Gordon Krell • Ted McClelland* • Roman McGahee • Harold Meredith • Myles Miller • Ellis Morgan* • Shelton Mullins • M.W. Newton • Bill O'Connor • O.C. Parrish, Jr. • Grady Parrish • Charles F. Payne • Bobby Pendarvis • Lucene Pollard • Marklin Prescott • Novil Prescott • Otes Prescott • Johnny Robinson • Harvey Roberts • Hubert Roberts • William Roberts* • Lamont Roberts • Lawton Roberts • Perry Rogers • Charles Rucker • Alger Rhymes • A.J. Sapp • Dillon Sessions • Elwood Sessions • Herman Sessions • Garvin Shackelford • Harold Shackelford • Robert Shira • Fred Smith • J.B. Smith • Irwin Shuler • Arthur Simpson • Barney Smoak • Allen P. Smoak • Creswell Smoak • Wesley Smoak • Willie B. Smoak • Mallie Tuck • Joe Tucker • Kenneth Turner • Kenneth Tyson* • Vernon Tyson • David Whitmore • Patty Whitmore • Broward Williams • Charles L. Williams • Charles "Brother" Williams • Doyle Williams • Barl Williams • Jack Williams • Robert L. Williams • Samuel Williams, Jr. • Wendell Williams* • Cecil Womble • Ralph Womble*

* -Killed In Action

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location.

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27° 17.874′ N, 81° 22.062′ W. Memorial is in Lake Placid, Florida, in Highlands County. It can be reached from West Park Street west of Service Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 12 W Park St, Lake Placid FL 33852, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Florida.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1927 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Lastinger Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of the Challenger Astronauts (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Applying Science to Conservation Action (approx. 8 miles away); Building on the Legacy of Richard Archbold (approx. 8 miles away); Establishing Archbold Biological Station (approx. 8 miles away); The Red Hill Estate (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Placid.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2023, by Sean C Bath of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 447 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 20, 2023, by Sean C Bath of Silver Spring, Maryland. 2. submitted on March 12, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.