Shelbyville in Shelby County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Veterans Memorial Park Sculpture

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 28, 2025

1. Veterans Memorial Park Sculpture Marker

Inscription.

Veterans Memorial Park Sculpture. . , World War I , (North side, Side one) Shelby Adler . William Anderson . J. Franklin Bell . Robert W. Brown . Ernest Devine . Frank Durrett . Clarence Gee . Frank Jesse . Jesse N. Martin . Ray M. Newman . George Oder . Harry Powers . Romie B. Pulliam . Gilbert Radcliffe . Lewis N. Sacrey , (Side two) Leonard Samples . William H. Simrall . William R. Spann . Luther Stivers . Floyd Tatum . James H. Tribble . Jesse Tapp . Dana B. Vanarsdale . Ray Wiley . Alfred Wainscott . Alexander F. Whisman , World War II , (East side, side one) Paul T. Barnett . Carlisle Barrickman, Jr. . Julius Beecham . Gregory J. Biangi . William P. Brooks . Walter Brown, Jr. . Francis M. Carpenter . James M. Coleman . William D. Collings . Samuel Collins . L. Bailey Cowherd . Forest W. Crider . G. Thurston Dawson . Howard C. Dempsey . William H. Edgar , (Side two) Roy J. Figg . Raymond E. Floyd . Lewis S. Frederick, Jr. . Homer Gaddie . Everett E. Goins . William L. Goodrich . Joe Gordon . Joseph C. Greenwell . Charles E. Hawkins . Robert W. Hodson . Noble Hundley . James B. Jackson . W. Thompson Kent . Fred J. Kurtz . Rufus C. Litton , World War II , (West side, side one) Jesse G. Maddox, Jr. . Boyd Mahoney . Howard J. Mahoney . Garnett Martin . Lister Martin . Louis G. Martin . James McBride . Earl T. MacDonald . Benjamin L. McMakin . John G. Merchant . Marvin Murphy . Robert G. Newton . Jessie T. Parido . Elmo D. Perry . Allen Phillips , (Side two) Lawrence H. Rodgers . Nevel Rodgers . Glen H. Rodney . James V. Samples . Robert H. Scott . Herbert W. Shaw . E. Raymond Sorrell . Philip Sleadd, Jr. . William T. Temple . Roy P. Tindall . John W. Wheatley . J. Avril Yeary , Korean War , (South side, side one) William Beckley . Robert H. Giltner . Charles H. McAtee . Madison B. McAtee . C. Lindberg Miller . Harold E. Rogers . Edward J. Wilson, Vietnam War , (Side two) Lanny Banta . B. Luther Barrick . Troy H. Batterton . Charles I. Carter . Philip Scott Glass . Edwin H. Hardesty, Jr. . Robert Kemper . Stanley G. Lawson . Paul McGauhey, Jr. . William P. Thompson, Jr. . James L. Travis, Jr. . Hubert E. Waford . James I. Yates

World War I
(North side, Side one) Shelby Adler • William Anderson • J. Franklin Bell • Robert W. Brown • Ernest Devine • Frank Durrett • Clarence Gee • Frank Jesse • Jesse N. Martin • Ray M. Newman • George Oder • Harry Powers • Romie B. Pulliam • Gilbert Radcliffe • Lewis N. Sacrey
(Side two) Leonard Samples • William H. Simrall • William R. Spann • Luther Stivers • Floyd Tatum • James H. Tribble • Jesse Tapp • Dana B. Vanarsdale • Ray Wiley • Alfred Wainscott • Alexander F. Whisman

World War II
(East side, side one) Paul T. Barnett • Carlisle Barrickman, Jr. • Julius Beecham • Gregory J. Biangi • William P. Brooks • Walter Brown, Jr. • Francis M. Carpenter • James M. Coleman • William D. Collings • Samuel Collins • L. Bailey Cowherd • Forest W. Crider • G. Thurston Dawson • Howard C. Dempsey • William H. Edgar
(Side two) Roy J. Figg • Raymond E. Floyd • Lewis S. Frederick, Jr. • Homer Gaddie • Everett E. Goins • William L. Goodrich • Joe Gordon • Joseph C. Greenwell • Charles E. Hawkins • Robert W. Hodson • Noble Hundley • James B. Jackson • W. Thompson

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Kent • Fred J. Kurtz • Rufus C. Litton

World War II
(West side, side one) Jesse G. Maddox, Jr. • Boyd Mahoney • Howard J. Mahoney • Garnett Martin • Lister Martin • Louis G. Martin • James McBride • Earl T. MacDonald • Benjamin L. McMakin • John G. Merchant • Marvin Murphy • Robert G. Newton • Jessie T. Parido • Elmo D. Perry • Allen Phillips
(Side two) Lawrence H. Rodgers • Nevel Rodgers • Glen H. Rodney • James V. Samples • Robert H. Scott • Herbert W. Shaw • E. Raymond Sorrell • Philip Sleadd, Jr. • William T. Temple • Roy P. Tindall • John W. Wheatley • J. Avril Yeary

Korean War
(South side, side one) William Beckley • Robert H. Giltner • Charles H. McAtee • Madison B. McAtee • C. Lindberg Miller • Harold E. Rogers • Edward J. Wilson

Vietnam War
(Side two) Lanny Banta • B. Luther Barrick • Troy H. Batterton • Charles I. Carter • Philip Scott Glass • Edwin H. Hardesty, Jr. • Robert Kemper • Stanley G. Lawson • Paul McGauhey, Jr. • William P. Thompson, Jr. • James L. Travis, Jr. • Hubert E. Waford • James I. Yates

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic

World War I, north side of the sculpture, side one image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 28, 2025

2. World War I, north side of the sculpture, side one

lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 38° 12.645′ N, 85° 12.96′ W. Memorial is in Shelbyville, Kentucky, in Shelby County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 60) and 5th Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. The monument is at the center of Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 500 Main St, Shelbyville KY 40065, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Louisville Area.

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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (here, next to this marker); Shelby County WWI Honor Roll (a few steps from this marker); Elijah P. Marrs (a few steps from this

World War I, north side of the sculpture, side two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 28, 2025

3. World War I, north side of the sculpture, side two

marker); The Blockhouse / Martin's Raid (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial Park (a few steps from this marker); Shelbyville Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker); Founder Capt. William Shannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Shelby County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shelbyville.

World War II, east side of the sculpture, side one image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 28, 2025

4. World War II, east side of the sculpture, side one

World War II, east side of the sculpture, side two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 28, 2025

5. World War II, east side of the sculpture, side two

World War II, west side of the sculpture, side one image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 28, 2025

6. World War II, west side of the sculpture, side one

World War II, west side of the sculpture, side two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 28, 2025

7. World War II, west side of the sculpture, side two

Korean War, south side of the sculpture, side one image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 28, 2025

8. Korean War, south side of the sculpture, side one

Vietnam War, south side of the sculpture, side two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 28, 2025

9. Vietnam War, south side of the sculpture, side two

Veterans Memorial Park Sculpture dedication plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 28, 2025

10. Veterans Memorial Park Sculpture dedication plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 242 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on April 1, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.