Goldsboro in Wayne County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Wayne County Purple Heart

Photographed by Mark Parker, February 4, 2025

1. Wayne County Purple Heart Marker

Inscription.
The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the president to those wounded or killed while serving with the U.S. Military

"To honor those that have borne the battle"

We few, We happy few, We band of brothers; For he today that sheds his blood with me, shall be my brother

Erected by Wayne County Veterans & Patriots Coalition, Inc., Goldsboro/Wayne Purple Heart Foundation, Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 657.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Military Order of the Purple Heart series list.

Location. 35° 22.961′ N, 77° 59.639′ W. Memorial is in Goldsboro, North Carolina, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of East Walnut Street and North Williams Street, on the right when traveling west on East Walnut Street. Location is the northwest corner of the Wayne County Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 235 E Walnut Street, Goldsboro NC 27530, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this memorial is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 walking distance of this marker: Wayne County Vietnam War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Wayne County Veterans Memorial Map (a few steps from this marker); Wayne County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Seymour Johnson AFB History / 4th Fighter Wing History Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); North Carolina Press Association (within shouting distance of this marker); John Lawson (within shouting distance of this marker); Company E, 119th Infantry, Goldsboro Rifles World War I Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); First Pentecostal Holiness Church Congregation

Wide view of Wayne County Purple Heart Memorial. Law offices in background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, February 4, 2025

2. Wide view of Wayne County Purple Heart Memorial. Law offices in background

(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Goldsboro.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 160 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.