Jamestown in Russell County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

In Memory of those who died for God and Country

Photographed by Dave W, June 30, 2022

1. In Memory of those who died for God and Country Marker

Inscription.
Following is a list of the names of service men from Russell County who lost their lives while serving their country during one of the wars as listed

World War I 1917 – 1918…. Cecil Brummett • Matha E Cravens • Earl Dunbar • Fonso Dunbar • W Wesley foley • Addis Higginbotham • Eddison Hughes • Green McQueary • Zola Lee Miller • Sam F Piercy • James Paul Rogers • Luther Snow • Grover Wells • James R Whittle

World War II 1941-1946…. Elmer R Antle • Elmo Bennett • Orvis Bernard • William I Bernard • William C Bowler • Dewey T Coffey • Herman W Coffey • Oscar R Coffey • Ramon Compton • Marcus W Cook • Thomas E Cooper • Elmer W Duncan • James C Edmonds • Carlie Flanagan • Edward D Foley • Adelmer Gaskin • Elvis R Gaskin • Benjamin J Glover • Mannon Guffey • William R Hill • Robert F Holt • William R Kerns • Fred Kinnett • Alpha A Lafavers • Lonnie Lafavers • Curtis L Lawless • John E Mann • John E Mason • James R McBeath • Elmer Miller • Philips Owens • Arnold Polston • Guy Polston • Otto V Popplewell • Wilbur H Popplewell • James C Rogers • Melvin Russell • James Shearer • James S Smith • James R Sullivan • Herlan

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R Tarter • Henry G Wade • Winfred H Wade • Curtis W Wilson

Korean War 1950-1953…. George W Conner • Kenneth G Grider • Ottis D. Johnson • Ernest C Robertson

Vietnam War 1955-1975…. Ronnie C Anderson • Edward D Bennett • Eddie W Brown • Roger L Conner • Shelby G Cooper • Chester P Simpson • Avery G Smith

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 36° 59.065′ N, 85° 3.77′ W. Memorial is in Jamestown, Kentucky, in Russell County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (Business U.S. 127) and East Cumberland Avenue (Kentucky Route 619), in the median on North Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 48 N Main St, Jamestown KY 42629, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Kentucky’s Lake Cumberland Region

and specifically in the Pennyroyal Region.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

Photographed by Dave W, June 30, 2022

2. In Memory of those who died for God and Country Marker

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Russell County World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Russell County (within shouting distance of this marker); Jamestown Skirmishes (within shouting distance of this marker); Chalybeate Springs (approx. 5.1 miles away); Forage Depot-Civil War (approx. 9.6 miles away); Creelsboro (approx. 10.1 miles away).

Photographed by Dave W, June 30, 2022

3. In Memory of those who died for God and Country Marker

Photographed by Dave W, June 30, 2022

4. In Memory of those who died for God and Country Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 4,275 times since then and 3,946 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 29, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.