Keysville in Charlotte County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Keysville World War II Memorial
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 12, 2024
1. Keysville World War II Memorial Marker
Dec. 7, 1941
Nazi Germany Surrenders
May 7, 1945
Japan Surrenders
Aug. 14, 1945
Dedicated to the 16,353,700 American men and women who served in the name of world freedom.
292,131 Killed in Action
670,846 Wounded in Action
8744 Missing in Action
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 37° 2.425′ N, 78° 28.975′ W. Memorial is in Keysville, Virginia, in Charlotte County. It is on King Street (Business U.S. 15/360) west of J Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 165 King St, Keysville VA 23947, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Piedmont, in Southside Virginia, and specifically in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 Culture, one of the original
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Keysville Korean Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Keysville Vietnam Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Keysville (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Campaign of 1781 (approx. Ύ mile away); a different marker also named Early Exploration (approx. 1.1 miles away); Southside Virginia Community College (approx. 1.4 miles away); Four Locust Farm (approx. 1.6 miles away); Old Briery Church (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Keysville.
Other markers no longer nearby. Early Exploration (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Southside Virginia Community College (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 12, 2024
2. Rear view of Keysville World War II Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 80 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 25, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
