Andersonville in Sumter County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
POW * MIA
You are not forgotten
Photographed by James L.Whitman, May 14, 2023
1. POW * MIA Marker
Dedicated to all our nation's POW * MIA
Past-Present
POW · MIA
World War I 06 Apr 1917-11 Nov 1918 7,470 116,708
World War II 07 Dec 1941 02 Sept 1945 124,079 30,314
Cold War 02 Sept 1945-21 Aug 1991 Classified 343
Korean War 25 June 1950-27 July 1953 7,140 8,177
Vietnam 08 July 1959-27 Jan 1973 2,583 3,000 · 6,000
USS Pueblo 23 Jan 1968-23 Dec 1968 82 ·
Grenada 25 Oct 1983 02 Nov 1983 · 4
Persian Gulf War 16 Jan 1991-27 Feb 1991 · 52
Somalia 02 Dec 1992-15 Sept 1994 6 2
Erected 2013 by Fort Benning Sergeants Major Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 32° 11.681′ N, 84° 8.367′ W. Memorial is in Andersonville, Georgia, in Sumter County. It is on East Church Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 114 E Church St, Andersonville GA 31711, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Piedmont. 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: Andersonville / Father Peter Whelan (here, next to this marker); Wirz Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Captain Henry Wirz (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Camp Sumter Confederate Prison Site
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Photographed by James L.Whitman, May 14, 2023
2. POW * MIA Marker Reverse
Photographed by James L.Whitman, May 14, 2023
3. POW * MIA Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2023, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 16, 2023, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
