Tybee Island in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

World War II Memorial

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. World War II Memorial

Inscription.

World War II Memorial. . Erected To The Memory And Honor Of The Men Who Served Their Country During World War II From Savannah Beach 1946. ★ Bordley, George ★ Bryan, Clifford Jennings ★ Manning, O.D. ★ Waszkiewicz, Lawrence Bailey, William Howard . Benet, Robert L. . Benet, Jr. William F. . Bergman, Herbert . Bergman, Jr. John A. . Blackburn, D.R. . Blair, James O. . Boyd, G.A. . Boyle, Martin E. . Bragg, Huel . Bryan, James . Cornish, Nicholas P. . Crest, James R. . Daum, Arthur H. . Davis, Jr. Dwight Robert . Davis, Earl B. . Devine, Patrick J. . Dick, J.r. and bull; Dowell, Charles . East, Larry . East,Jr. W.L. . East, Sr. W.L. . Edwards, William . Farrabee, Paul . Forgaty, Daniel T. . Fripp, Martin . Gaudry, Allie . Griffin, Joseph G. . Hamelton, Solomon . Hanly, William M. . Haire, Lewis William . Hodges, Benjamin . Holliday, Warren J. . Hosti, Charles Joseph . Hosti, Henry John . Hutton, Cuon (Miss) . Jackson, Henry . Jackson, Ralph . Jacob’s, George Keith . Johnson, Richard C. . Jolly, Clayton . Jones, James I. . Knox, Thomas J. . Kreitzer, Jr. Frederick . Kreitzer, William . Lahmer, Frank . Lanier, Jack . Lingerfesler, James W. . Lynch, Jr. Thomas . Lynch, William . Mashbanks, Robert . Martin, Benjamin . Martin, Emerson . Martin, Johnnie . Macey, W.E. . McCutchen, David A. . McIver, Earl G. . Meeks, Troy . Miller, Albert . Moore, Donald . Mungin, Joseph . Munn, C. Leslie . O’Hayer, Daniel J. . Payne, William . Prescott, Ben R. . Prescott, Broadus . Prescott, J Wallace . Prescott, Robert A. . Prescott, Russell . Rebekah, John Joseph . Reed, Edward . Reed, Kennth . Reed, Thomas . Roper, Ralph . Schneider, Oscar . Schneider, Robert . Scheean, Jr. Jack T. . Smith,Hoke . Stewart, Thomas Elmore . Thomas, Charles E. . Thomas, Franklin . Waller, Jr. Frank . Waszkiewigz, John. . Waszkiewigz, Oscar . Williams, John . Williams, Lawrence . Willis, Robert . Wilson, Harry F. . Youmans, Jr. Lloyd . Albert J. Solomon . A.P. Solomon III . William George Solomon

Erected To
The Memory And Honor Of
The Men Who Served Their
Country During World War II
From Savannah Beach
1946
★ Bordley, George
★ Bryan, Clifford Jennings
★ Manning, O.D.
★ Waszkiewicz, Lawrence
Bailey, William Howard • Benet, Robert L. • Benet, Jr. William F. • Bergman, Herbert • Bergman, Jr. John A. • Blackburn, D.R. • Blair, James O. • Boyd, G.A. • Boyle, Martin E. • Bragg, Huel • Bryan, James • Cornish, Nicholas P. • Crest, James R. • Daum, Arthur H. • Davis, Jr. Dwight Robert • Davis, Earl B. • Devine, Patrick J. • Dick, J.r. & bull; Dowell, Charles • East, Larry • East,Jr. W.L. • East, Sr. W.L. • Edwards, William • Farrabee, Paul • Forgaty, Daniel T. • Fripp, Martin • Gaudry, Allie • Griffin, Joseph G. • Hamelton, Solomon • Hanly, William M. • Haire, Lewis William • Hodges, Benjamin • Holliday, Warren J. • Hosti, Charles Joseph • Hosti, Henry John • Hutton, Cuon (Miss) • Jackson, Henry • Jackson, Ralph • Jacob’s, George Keith • Johnson, Richard C. • Jolly, Clayton • Jones, James I. • Knox, Thomas J. • Kreitzer, Jr. Frederick • Kreitzer, William • Lahmer, Frank • Lanier, Jack • Lingerfesler, James W. • Lynch, Jr. Thomas • Lynch, William • Mashbanks, Robert • Martin, Benjamin • Martin, Emerson • Martin, Johnnie • Macey, W.E. • McCutchen, David A. • McIver, Earl G. • Meeks, Troy • Miller, Albert • Moore, Donald • Mungin, Joseph • Munn, C. Leslie • O’Hayer, Daniel J. • Payne, William • Prescott, Ben R. • Prescott, Broadus • Prescott, J Wallace • Prescott, Robert A. • Prescott, Russell • Rebekah, John Joseph • Reed, Edward • Reed, Kennth • Reed, Thomas • Roper, Ralph • Schneider, Oscar • Schneider, Robert • Scheean, Jr. Jack T. • Smith,Hoke • Stewart, Thomas Elmore • Thomas, Charles E. • Thomas, Franklin • Waller, Jr. Frank • Waszkiewigz, John. • Waszkiewigz, Oscar

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• Williams, John • Williams, Lawrence • Willis, Robert • Wilson, Harry F. • Youmans, Jr. Lloyd • Albert J. Solomon • A.P. Solomon III • William George Solomon

Erected 1946 by Tybee Island Veterans Memorial Committee.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 32° 0.455′ N, 80° 50.6′ W. Memorial is on Tybee Island, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is on Butler Avenue (U.S. 80) near Center Street, on the right when traveling south. The memorial is located on the south side of the Tybee Island Branch Library. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 405 Butler Avenue, Tybee Island GA 31328, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain, on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles,

in Greater Savannah,

and on the Sea Islands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. World War II Memorial

finds itself in what was once New Spain,

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: Korean and Vietnam Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Tybee Island Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Second Tybee Island Elementary School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A School Lesson (about 300 feet away); City Hall - 1940 (about 400 feet away); Tybee Memorial Cemetery (about 500 feet away); Anchor (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dorothy and Grace Jackson, Lighthouse Keepers Daughters (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tybee Island.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 236 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 10, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.