Lake Park in Lowndes County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
The State of Georgia Salutes
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 2, 2024
1. The State of Georgia Salutes Marker
The 77,000 Georgians who served in World War I; the 1,937 KIA; 3,319 WIA; 67 EX-POWS and 54 MIA
The 324,373 Georgians who served in World War II; the 6,781 KIA; 11,650 WIA; 652 EX-POWS and 364 MIA
The 75,000 Georgians who served in the Korean War; the 740 KIA; 1,040 WIA; 97 EX-POWS and 174 MIA
The 228,000 Georgians who served in the Vietnam War; the 1,584 KIA; 8,534 WIA; 21 EX-POWS; 38 MIA and 13 Remains ID
The 28,000 Georgians who served in the Persian Gulf War; the 13 KIA; 14 WIA; 2 EX-POWS and O MJA
The 1,000,000+ Cold War veterans and the 660,900 (7/1/99) veterans living in Georgia
POWS/MIAS in History:
War Years POW Died in Captivity Unaccounted For / MIA
Revolutionary 1775-83 20,000 8,500 Unknown
War Between the States 1861-65 194,000 (Union) 214,000 (Confederate) 30,218 25,976 6,750 (Combined)
WWI 1917-18 4,120 147 3,350
WWII 1941-45 93,941 (Europe) 27,465 (Pacific) 1,121 11,107 78,773 (Combined)
Korean 1950-53 7,140 2,701 8,177
Vietnam 1961-75 766 114 8,177 2,583 (1,970 6/1/01)
Persian Gulf 1990-91 23 0 0
Erected by State of Georgia.
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Location. 30° 39.925′ N, 83° 12.549′ W. Memorial is in Lake Park, Georgia, in Lowndes County. It is at the intersection of Mill Store Road and Interstate 75N, on the right when traveling east on Mill Store Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5584 Mill Store Rd, Lake Park GA 31636, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Wiregrass. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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, 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ewell Brown General Merchandise Store (approx. 2 miles away); Michael McKenzie Smith (approx. 6.1 miles away in Florida); Echols County (approx. 11.1 miles away); Birth/Early Life (approx. 11.8 miles away); College Education and Spiritual Growth (approx. 11.8 miles away); Civil Rights Movement (approx. 11.8 miles away); Marriage (approx. 11.8 miles away); Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument (approx. 11.8 miles away).
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 2, 2024
2. The State of Georgia Salutes Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 2, 2024
3. The State of Georgia Salutes Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 135 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 10, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
