Monticello in Wayne County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Wayne County WWI Veterans Memorial
Photographed By Tom Bosse, September 15, 2023
1. Wayne County WWI Veterans Memorial Marker
To the men of Wayne County who served their country
during the World War this memorial is honorably dedicated
1917-1919
Killed in Action
Bell, Richard Flynn, Quincey A. Parmley, Molie Cooper, Willie B. Jones, Tom Roberts, Charlie Davidson, Clay Kidd, Benjamin H. Shearer, Albert L. Woody, Dewey
Died in Service
Anderson, Earl B. Flynn, James O. McGuire, Albert Baker, Joe F. Gibson, Starling Piles, Claud Cox, Elijah C. Kidd, William T. Roy, Raymond Davis, Grady Maxey, Lewis Smith, Austin B. Smith, William M.
Wounded in Action
Alexander, Fred Davis, William McLane, Walter Alexander, Homer Delno, William Marcum, Frank Blevins, Ezra Dishman, Millet Denney, Luther Brown, George Doss, Obie Massengale, George Bryant, Andy Eller, Milton Meadows, Lilburn Burnett, Robert Fairchild, General Morris, Marshall Burris, Edward Fairchild, Marion Oatts, Ray Carter, Linzy Gibson, Robert Powell, Thomas Coomer, Jessie Guffey, Rufus Roberts, Henry Coomer, Willie Hammond, Denney Roberts, Sherman Conley, Mit Hawkins, Homer Stephens, John Correll, James Hicks, Colson Thompson, John Crisp, Wornie Kidd, Gohlman West, Charles Davis,
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For, when the trumpets sound for Armageddon only those
deserve undying praise who stand where the danger is sorest.
Theodore Roosevelt, 1918
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 36° 49.765′ N, 84° 50.947′ W. Marker is in Monticello, Kentucky, in Wayne County. Memorial is at the intersection of Columbia Avenue (Kentucky Route 92) and South Main Street, in the median on Columbia Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Monticello KY 42633, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Elder W.A. "Uncle Billy" Cooper (within shouting distance of this marker); County Named, 1800 (within shouting distance of this marker); Wayne County Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Monticello (about 700 feet away); West-Metcalfe House (approx. 7.2 miles away); a different marker also named The West-Metcalfe House (approx. 7.2 miles away); Mill Springs (approx. 8.1 miles away); Mill Springs and the Civil War (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monticello.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, September 15, 2023
2. Wayne County WWI Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 66 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
