Shelby in Cleveland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

World War II Memorial

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 23, 2022

1. World War II Memorial

Inscription. These Gingko trees are in memory of
nine comrades of our church
who made the supreme sacrifice
in World War II

Herbert Branton • George L. Dover • Grady E. Dover • Elvis Hamrick • Earl R. Hicks, Jr. • Elmer Propst • Garnet Tolbert • Hassell Wall • Raymond B. Yarbrough
[supplemental marker added on right side]
Ginkgo trees were replaced by Bowhall Maples in 1999 as a continuing memorial to these men.

Erected 1948 by The Veterans Brotherhood.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Religion & Religious Structures • War, World II.

Location. 35° 17.581′ N, 81° 32.397′ W. Memorial is in Shelby, North Carolina, in Cleveland County. It is on North Lafayette Street (State Highway 18) just north of Campbell Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is mounted above eye-level on the east facade of the First Baptist Church building, near the Child Care Center entrance. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 120 North Lafayette Street, Shelby NC 28150, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

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,

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: Cleveland County Korean and Vietnam War Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cleveland County World War I Memorial (about 600 feet away); Cleveland County Civil War Monument (about 600 feet away); Cleveland County World War II Memorial (about 800 feet away); The Earl Scruggs Center (about 800 feet away); Shelby Sit-ins (approx. 0.2 miles away); Plato Durham (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bobby Bell (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shelby.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 23, 2022

2. World War II Memorial

(First Baptist Church • east facade)

First Baptist Church (<i>east elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 23, 2022

3. First Baptist Church (east elevation)

(marker is beneath window • on right side of office entrance)

World War II Memorial Trees image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 23, 2022

4. World War II Memorial Trees

(looking south along Lafayette Street)

First Baptist Church (<i>southwest elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 23, 2022

5. First Baptist Church (southwest elevation)

(memorial trees are along Lafayette Street sidewalk on left)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 200 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 2, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.