Walton in Boone County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Walton-Verona Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 11, 2023

1. Walton- Verona Veterans Memorial

The center Steele

Inscription. This memorial honors all Veterans who
served our great nation, and to the
future men and women who
will one day take their place.

May they never be forgotten.

2nd Marker
World War I
1917-1918
Casualties
116,516

3rd Marker
World War II
1941-1945
Casualties
405,399

4th Marker
Korean War
1950-1953
Casualties
36,576

5th Marker
Vietnam War
1964-1975
Casualties
58,200

6th Marker
Persian Gulf
1990-1991
Casualties
382

7th Marker
Afganistan
2001-2014
Casualties
2,350

8th Marker
Iraqi Freedom
2003-2016
Casualties
4,424

Erected 2004 by American Legion Johnson-McElroy Post #277.

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

Location. 38° 52′ N, 84° 36.652′ W. Memorial is in Walton

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, Kentucky, in Boone County. It is at the intersection of Church Street and Dixie Hwy (U.S. 25), on the left when traveling east on Church Street. The memorial is located behind the Walton City Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 10 Church Street, Walton KY 41094, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Walton Vernona Purple Heart Monument (here, next to this marker); Walton Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Nicholas & Gertrude Blau House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); C. Scott Chambers House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mayhugh-Hartman House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Walton CCC Camp Bean Ridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Richwood Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Major John P. Gaines (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Walton.

Other markers no longer nearby. Abner Gaines House (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Skirmish at Snow’s Pond (was approx. 2.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 11

2. Walton- Verona Veterans Memorial

The World War I marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 11, 2023

3. Walton- Verona Veterans Memorial

The World War II marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 11, 2023

4. Walton- Verona Veterans Memorial

The Korean War marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 11, 2023

5. Walton- Verona Veterans Memorial

The Viet Nam War marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 11, 2023

6. Walton-Verona Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 11, 2023

7. Walton-Verona Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 11, 2023

8. Walton-Verona Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 11, 2023

9. Walton- Verona Veterans Memorial

Full view of the complex

Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2023, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 18, 2023, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 6, 7, 8. submitted on September 24, 2023, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 9. submitted on September 18, 2023, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.