Columbia in Marion County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Marion County War Memorial
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 10, 2024
1. Marion County War Memorial
Inscription.
Honoring those who served and
dedicated to the everlasting memory
of the men from Marion County, Miss.,
who gave their lives, in all wars,
for their state and nation.
Those who gave their lives
1914 – World War I – 1918
Branton, Homer B. • Ford, Earl C. • Fortenberry, Forest • Hartfield, Jay • Hartfield, James L. • Herring, Jonas R. • Johnson, Fleet • Lang, Houston • Lowe, Ottis • Pope, Archie H. • Rankin, Horatio W. • Scarborough, Clarence
1941 – World War II – 1945
Abram, Leroy J. • Alexander, James C. • Alford, Shelby R. • Armstrong, Thomas H. • Barber, Edward • Blackledge, Charles H. • Bracey, Harold W. • Breakfield, Isaac • Brister, Raz • Bryant, Everett, Jr. • Buchanan, J.S. • Bullock, Truett K. • Collins, Mozelle • Cook, Hubert G. • Criscoe, James R. • Crout, Jacob V. • Dale, Sam B., Jr. • Denison, Victor D. • Dunnaway, Mason L. • Fiveash, Cecil A. • Forbes, Frank • Forbes, George W. • Fortenberry, Carl W. • Fortenberry, Ralph N. • Gates, Alex S. • Goar, Martin • Goar, Kit • Godard, Luther H. • Griffith, Thomas C. • Hamilton, Theodore H. • Hart, Joseph B. • Hood, Louis H. • Hudson, Alton E. • James,
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Joseph N., Jr. • Jones, Elzie • Kelly, Willie R.
W. W. II, Cont.
Kyzar, Robert R. • Lewis, Wade • Lott, Garland • Matheny, Ray F. • May, Charles H. • May, George G. • May, John C. • McCorkle, William • McDowell, Ira P. • McLendon, Robert F. • McNeese, J.T. • Mobley, William E. • Morgan, Paul J. • Odom, Loranzie Z. • Madden, John F. • Oglesbee, Ezrat • O'Quin, Herbert C. • Oxner, Charlie T. • Parker, Robert • Parkman, Virgill • Pounds, Frank • Regan, Dan • Robbins, Attress I. • Robertson, Corley C. • Saxon, Thomas L.J. • Smith, David • Smith, Ollie R. • Smith, Sedgie J. • Stevens, Francis R. • Summer, Lee G. • Sumrall, Harrell B. • Thaxton, Barney E. • Thompson, Bob F. • Thornhill, Milton C. • Trest, Guy C. • Varnado, Pat. H. • Ward, Tarvey V. • White, Volmer D. • Whitehead, V.O. • Wilkinson, Charles B.
1950 – Korean War – 1953
Burr, James • Cox, Darron R. • Darr, Charles W. • Price, Carlton F., Jr. • McBride, Joe D. • May, Charles R. • Earls, William B. • Ford, Frank D. • Hendricks, Frank B., Jr. • Dale, Buford L. • Johnson, James H. • Martin, Jewel R. • Myres, Lee D. • Rodgers, Cleveland G.
Topics. This memorial is listed
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 10, 2024
Location. 31° 15.059′ N, 89° 50.102′ W. Memorial is in Columbia, Mississippi, in Marion County. It is on Broad Street (State Road 13) south of Meak Alley, on the right when traveling south. Memorial is on the Marion County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 250 Broad St, Columbia MS 39429, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Pine Belt. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Temporary State Capital (within shouting distance of this marker); Hanging of Will Purvis (within shouting distance of this marker); 720 Main Street
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 10, 2024
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 10, 2024
4. Marion County War Memorial (World War II & Korean War)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 286 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 17, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
