Morganton in Burke County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Burke County Vietnam Memorial

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 16, 2025

1. Burke County Vietnam Memorial Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to the men from Burke County who served in Viet Nam and in memory of these who died.
1964-1975

Ralph N. Smith SSg 6 Nov. 1965
Carl A. Gray 1Lt 27 Nov. 1965
Noah M. Kraft Lt 21 Mar. 1966
William S. Butler Sp4 4 Nov. 1966
Garry G. Tallent L/Cpl 20 Aug. 1967
David Baker PFC 28 Oct. 1967
John L. Church SFC 31 Jan. 1968
Daniel L. Lanier Sgt 2 Mar. 1968
Robert D. Avery Cpt MIA 3 May 1968
Stephen R. Powell PFC 14 May 1968
Carroll J. Bailey PFC 26 Oct. 1968
Ernest T. Freeman Sp4 12 May 1969
Robert H. Carter, Jr. LtC 27 May 1969
Gien E. Poteet. Sp4 30 June 1969
Donald W. Wright Cpt 1 Sept. 1969
Carroll D. Dale Sgt 18 Mar. 1970
Lawrence E. Crawley PFC 19 Apr. 1971
Jerry W. Brannock PFC 11 Dec. 1967
Gene Freeman Sp4 3 NOV. 1968

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

Location. 35° 44.723′ N, 81° 41.136′ W. Memorial is in Morganton, North Carolina, in Burke

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County. It is at the intersection of South Green Street (North Carolina Route 18) and East Meeting Street (Business U.S. 70), on the right when traveling north on South Green Street. The location is at the entrance to the Burke County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 201 S Green Street, Morganton NC 28655, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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: WWII Burke County Dead (within shouting distance of this marker); Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Charters of Freedom

Burke County Vietnam Memorial in front of the courthouse on the right. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 16, 2025

2. Burke County Vietnam Memorial in front of the courthouse on the right.

(about 600 feet away); Tod R. Caldwell (about 600 feet away); Burke County Veterans K.I.A. Memorial (about 600 feet away); Morganton (about 600 feet away); Burke Courthouse (about 600 feet away); Our Confederate Soldiers (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morganton.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 198 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 19, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.