Pruntytown in Taylor County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
China-Burma-India
Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 17, 2024
1. China-Burma-India Marker
December 7, 1941 - March 2, 1946
Dedicated to the honor, and in memory of those men and women who served their country in the interest of freedom for all mankind.
Erected by MSgt Mitchell Opas.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 39° 19.949′ N, 80° 4.263′ W. Memorial is in Pruntytown, West Virginia, in Taylor County. It can be reached from Veterans Memorial Way south of George Washington Highway (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling south. Memorial is located in West Virginia National Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 42 Veterans Memorial Way, Grafton WV 26354, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Central West Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Native American Indians Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Industrial School for Boys (approx. 0.3 miles away); John Barton Payne (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Taylor County Jail (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pruntytown (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dedicated to the Memory of Thornsbury Bailey Brown (approx. 2.1 miles away); Grave of Thornsbury Bailey Brown (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pruntytown.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 17, 2024
2. China-Burma-India Marker
Memorial is located in the foreground.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 132 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 17, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
