Columbus in Muscogee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Memorial Stadium
Photographed By Daniel Bellware, December 23, 2023
1. Memorial Stadium Marker
Inscription.
Memorial Stadium. . (side 1) , The Columbus City Council authorized the construction of Memorial Stadium in 1925 as a memorial for local citizens who served and died during World War I. In 1932, the Council authorized an ornamental entrance to the stadium that included a plaque with the names of Columbus and Muscogee County citizens who died during World War I. The plaque is no longer present. The Columbus Consolidated Government Council renamed the stadium the A.J. McClung Memorial Stadium in 2003 to honor the public service of Mr. A.J. McClung, the first African-American Mayor of Columbus. In 2021, the Council named the football field the Veterans Memorial Field in honor of local citizens who served in the military. This historical marker contains the results of recent research into the names of local citizens who died in military service during World War I.
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(Continued from other side). Citizens of Columbus and Muscogee County, GA, who died in military service during World War I are listed below. Mr. Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. developed the list through research in the State Archives and Columbus historic newspapers. In some cases, no first name (NFN) was available. All servicemen served in the U.S. Army or U.S. Navy. Seven servicemen were African-American (marked with an )., Robert E. Ball . Otis Boss . Jennings Brown(e) . Lee Bullard . Gene Butts . Carter NFN . LeRoy Clapp . Edgar Coots . Alfred Carlton David (Navy) . Larry Eckman . Lewis S. Fields . Homer Fincer . Charles A. Ford . Jake Goodman . George Griffin . Charles S. Harrison . Evans Hawk . Earnest Henry . John D. Hill . Henry Hughes . Bert B. Lackey . Eldridge Lake . Cecil D. Martin . Clarence L. Massey . McKinnon NFN . Eralbert T. Miller . Edgar Nathaniel Musick (Navy) . William Thomas Niblett . Laney E. Nugent . Henry ONeal . Horace Decker Rowe . James Russell . Albert N. Scott . William Slade . Walter Young Smith (Navy) . Arthur Stallings . John Talbot . Arthur H. Taylor . Carl Thompson . Emmet R. Whitten . Louis R. Williams . Homer Wyatt . Frank C. Wynn
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The Columbus City Council authorized the construction of Memorial Stadium in 1925 as a memorial for local citizens who served and died during World War I. In 1932, the Council authorized an ornamental entrance to the stadium that included a plaque with the names of Columbus and Muscogee County citizens who died during World War I. The plaque is no longer present. The Columbus Consolidated Government Council renamed the stadium the A.J. McClung Memorial Stadium in 2003 to honor the public service of Mr. A.J. McClung, the first African-American Mayor of Columbus. In 2021, the Council named the football field the Veterans Memorial Field in honor of local citizens who served in the military. This historical marker contains the results of recent research into the names of local citizens who died in military service during World War I.
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Citizens of Columbus and Muscogee County, GA, who died in military service during World War I are listed below. Mr. Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. developed the list through research in the State Archives and Columbus historic newspapers. In some cases, no first name (NFN) was available. All servicemen served in the U.S. Army or U.S. Navy. Seven servicemen were African-American (marked with
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Robert E. Ball Otis Boss Jennings Brown(e) Lee Bullard *Gene Butts Carter NFN LeRoy Clapp Edgar Coots Alfred Carlton David (Navy) Larry Eckman Lewis S. Fields Homer Fincer Charles A. Ford Jake Goodman *George Griffin Charles S. Harrison *Evans Hawk *Earnest Henry John D. Hill *Henry Hughes Bert B. Lackey Eldridge Lake Cecil D. Martin Clarence L. Massey McKinnon NFN Eralbert T. Miller Edgar Nathaniel Musick (Navy) William Thomas Niblett Laney E. Nugent *Henry ONeal Horace Decker Rowe James Russell Albert N. Scott William Slade Walter Young Smith (Navy) *Arthur Stallings John Talbot Arthur H. Taylor Carl Thompson Emmet R. Whitten Louis R. Williams Homer Wyatt Frank C. Wynn
Erected 2022 by Columbus Consolidated Government.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Sports • War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.
Location. 32° 27.042′ N, 84° 59.085′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Georgia, in Muscogee County. Memorial can be reached from Lumpkin Boulevard, half a mile west of Victory Drive, on the right when traveling west. Marker is in front of the box office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 4th Street, Columbus GA 31901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of
Photographed By Daniel Bellware, December 23, 2023
Photographed By Daniel Bellware, December 23, 2023
3. Memorial Stadium Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2023, by Daniel Bellware of Columbus, Georgia. This page has been viewed 60 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on December 23, 2023, by Daniel Bellware of Columbus, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
