Troy in Pike County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Bicentennial Park

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 1, 2025

1. Bicentennial Park Marker

Inscription. American Revolution Bicentennial 1776-1976

Avenue Of Flags
1982
Deceased veterans of the following wars:

Spanish American War
Gibson, Samuel B. • Henderson, Gus Sr. • Segars, Hugh J.

Civil War
Daughtry, Henry C. • Davison, James A. • Dubose, Robert F. • Floyd, William P. • Gibson, Wm. Asa • Lee, Eric J. • Motes, Presley A. • Price, William

World War I
Abercrombie, James Levi • Abercrombie, Leonard G. • Adams, Sam • Adams, Will Tom • Allen, Wm. Edward • Ammons, J.D. • Anderson, Grady C. • Ashworth, John E. • Austin, Ivo Gilbert • Austin, Oren C. • Barron, Archie • Black, Pete • Boutwell, Leamon G. • Braswell, Joseph T. • Braswell, William R. • Burks, Ralph W. Sr. • Cowles, Dr. T.D. • Emory, Von • Fannin, Lewis H. Jr. • Flowers, John G. • Gibson, J. Russell • Gibson, Mathew O. • Goodson, Mack C. • Grant, George • Griffin, Bennie R. • Griffin, Joe • Hammond, Walter • Hayes, Eugene W. • Huggins, John F. • Jernigan, Herman • Johnson, Thomas J. • Knight, William D. • Kyzar, Charles G. • Livingston, Gene • Lunsford, William S. • McGuire, Steven B. • Oliver, William A. • Peek, Alfred • Phenix, James • Pitts, Adorirum

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J. • Powell, L. K. • Powell, Lacey E. Sr. • Prestwood, Garrett • Reynolds, Dr. W. S. • Richburg, Ralph C. • Sartain, Dr. Auxford • Senn, Clifford J. • Sikes, James D. • Sikes, Willie Joe • Smart, Shelby F. • Solomon, Henry • Spencer, Homer • Stalling, Robert T. • Starling, Thomas J. • Starling, William F. • Stephens, Grady H. • Swindall, Liphus C. • Tillery, David C. • Townsend, John W. • Warren, Edd • Youngblood, Roy • Harrell, Clarence • Walker, Perry • McNeil, Led • Fitzgerald, Donald • Chaffin, W. H. • Williams, Sam • Mitchell, J. Monroe • Allen, Sam H. • Austin, Charlie • Newman, Robert I. • Dansby, Dan A. Sr. • Gilchrist, John W. • Brown, James W. • Davis, Archie S. • Herndon, Levie James, Sr. • Boutwell, James Lovett • Reeves, Grady Lenard • Huggins, William James • Hill, Ceph Knox • Dunn, Lamar • Dunn, Luieco

Erected 1983

Avenue Of Flags
1982
World War II
Adams, LaBean • Allen, Monroe D. • Andress, Billy M. • Andress, James S. • Andress, John F. • Andress, John M. • Austin, Alton I. • Babcock, Henry T. Jr. • Balako, Jimmy • Bass, Eddie C. • Beam, Mary Louise J. • Beasley, Orlando • Beck, Dr. Chester K. • Beckham, Bennie

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2. Bicentennial Park Marker

T. • Benton, Clyde L. • Buchan, Billie A. • Buchan, Hubert E. • Bullard, Harvey • Byrd, Hubert L. • Byrd, Robert K. • Caddy, W. O. James • Carlisle, Max • Carter, Harvill S. • Carter, Seaborn J. • Colley, Dr. Jessie H. • Colley, Judson • Connell, Charles H. • Conner, James H. • Crowe, Curtis • Daniels, Jack M. • Davis, Alto Ray • Davis, Jack • Davis, Walter B. • Davis, William A. • Dawkins, Alto D. • Dawkins, J. Dell • Dorrill, Denzil G. • Dorrill, Jessie S. • Enzor, Francis H. Jr. • Faulk, Bernard G. • Faulk, Levi O. • Flowers, Young Jr. • Fordham, Harvey B. Jr. • Freeman, Wilson • Fryer, Gibson • Fryer, William E. • Fuller, Ben • Furlow, John R. • Galloway, Jim • Gant, Simon E. • Gaylord, James W. Jr. • Gibson, John F. • Gibson, Morgan R. • Gibson, Paul L. • Gibson, Thomas • Gibson, William L. • Goodson, Louie Jr. • Graham, Jimmy • Graves, Fonza E. • Green, Mose • Griffin, Willie J. • Haisten, Stanley H. • Harmon, John F. • Harrell, John W. • Harrell, Monroe • Hattaway, James L. • Hayes, Walter H. • Head, Albert • Herlong, Frank • Holmes, Porter • Houston, Robert G. • Howard, Early J. • Huggins, Jessie B. • Ingram, Jack • Jackson,

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3. Bicentennial Park Marker

Howard A. Sr. • Jinright, Cecil W. • Jinright, Howard M. • Jinright, James C. • Jinright, Louie A. Jr. • Johnson, Grady • Johnson, Paul F. • Jones, Earnest R. • Jones, Grady L. • Jordan, Jesse Jr. • Jordan, Olie Max • Knotts, Richard D. • Lee, Dorsey • Lee, Jackson • Lewis, Dr. W. P. • Lunsford, Carl D. • Lyons, Robert Ross • McWhorter, James F. • McPherson, James • Motes, Ralph • Nelson, Dr. Horace J. • Norrell, James A. • Nunnelee, George T. • Oliver, O. L. • Pierce, Clyde Thomas • Spurlock, Jerry • Hendricks, Samuel H. • Davis, Shelton • Giddens, James Franklin • Brown, William Thomas, Sr. • Baker, Harry Frank • Reeves, Orun G. • Kelley, Roscoe Douglas, Sr. • Pinckard, Gussie Ray • Walter, Edwin D. • Austin, Raymon M. • Townsend, Samuel F. • Crowe, William Harold • Davis, James Louis • Curry C. Jordan • William Decalve McLendonez • Insley, Thomas Irving • Insley, Fredrick Roscoe • Townsend, James O. • Mallett, Hugh Edison • Weil, Melvin S., Jr. • Powell, Cecil C. "Pee Wee" • Barber, George Blue • Griffith, Edgar E. • Kelly, George Durwood • Insley, Richard W. • Witherington, Joel A. • Davis, Jack Olin • Crawford, Willis V., MD •

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4. Bicentennial Park Marker

Tec 4 William Braxton Stewart • Dr. James A. Brantley

Avenue Of Flags
1982
World War II
Powell, Levi K. • Rachel, Senthy C. • Redmon, Alexander • Reeves, Ben • Regenatine, Russell C. Sr. • Register, Eddie • Renfroe, Allen D. • Renfroe, Max B. • Rhodes, Seab Jr. • Riddle, C. M. (Dock) • Sanders, Lamar • Scarbrough, Albert • Selman, John L. • Stewart, Dr. Frank • Sikes, George T. • Smith, David W. • Snoddy, James E. Jr. • Steven, Robert D. • Synco, Roy • Taylor, William P. • Tew, Richard R. • Tillery, David • Tillery, Edward H. • Townsend, Homer C. • Turner, Mildred • Walter, Walter S. • Williams, Harvey • Matthews, James O. • Whittington, Charles • Wilkes, Elson • Williford, Lewis H. • Wilson, Willie H. • Wingard, Woodrow W. • Wright, Edwin T. • Crawford, William S. • Towery, Beauford • Partridge, Kenneth B. • Wyllie, Elizabeth Smith • Osmith, John Edwin • Davis, H. O. • Connell, Frank G. • Shealy, Thomas L. • Burks, Robert • Long, Clarence • Pouncy, Jimmy • Reid, Letland • Walker, Robert • Neal, Eddie Lou • Motes, Emory Von • Sessions, Benjamin Clayton • Inabinette, Wiley G. • Goodson, Edmond C. • Laney, Thomas Paul • Laws, James

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5. Bicentennial Park Marker

H. • Blackmon, James C. • Watkins, Pugh Martin • Gibson, J. Russell Jr. • Synco, Charles Tillman • Carter, Walter C. • Dubose, Malcolm T. Jr. • Fryer, M. Charles • Redmon, William J. • Youngblood, Paul A. • Jackson, Wilburn A. • Mobley, Charlie • Peacock, James F. • Roling, Glen • Taylor, Owen Clarence • Johnson Holman M. • McKown, Donald L. • Qualls, Claude A., Sr. • Harris, Cody W., Sr. • Davis, Howard M. • Motes, James Clifton • Reeves, Marion • Reeves, C. Olin • Bowling, John W. • Mitchell, John • Williams, J. D. • Spencer, Harold Sanders • Barbaree, Loyd Jerald • Whitehead, James E. • Barbaree, William Hulen • Flowers, Benny Merwyn • Boswell, Jack • Berry, Robert R. • King, James Cullen • Swindall, Oliver Roscoe • Courson, Louie • Carter, Richard • McLendon, Arthur Carroll • Simpson, I. B. • Ramage II, James • Davis, H. Cecil • Byrd, Harold S. • Connor, George Welton • Brown, James Eli • Folmar, Travis Karl • Byrd, Sam Carter • Griffin, Grady J. • Herndon, Charles Augustus • Brock, Virgil Ray • Knotts, James L. • Cole, Sr., Robert K. T. • Webster, Harold Charles • Kreps, Ruth Tate • Phillips, Marlin Thomas (Tom) • Furlow, Glen

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6. Bicentennial Park Marker

M. • Wilson, Thomas J. • Starling, William F. • Starling, Thomas J., Jr. • Clower, James Gibson • Hood, Ollie Anson • Holmes Willie Frank • Grady Russell Jackson • Godwin, Rassie A. • W. B. Jinright • William Franklin Berry • James William Felton • Cpl Edgar Armstrong • Cpl C. D. Williams • Dunn, William Ellis • Laney, William Stark, Sr. • Griffin. Emory L. (Toby) • Jones, Joseph A. • Pugh D. Davis • Earnest Marshall "Boy" Motes Jr. • Robert Edwin (Bob) Nunnelee • Sgt William R. Register • Col. William L. Jackson • Private Frazier Norton • Max Arlton Shiver • Capt. Bruel Auston Davis

Korean War Sgt. Easter Mullis Stewart • Homer Augustus Anderson • Sgt. Benjamin Issac Andress • Sgt James R. Messick • E2 Robert G. Deramus • Te2 Davey Lee Deramus • Ssg Foy Mitchell • Cpl Roy Mitchell • Otis Stone • Charles Winston Meeks • Joe Frank Walters, Jr. • Sp5 O. G. Castleberry • Ray Sullivan

Desert Storm Mobley, William A. (Tony) • Ssg Dejerilyn K. Henderson • Major Jimmy Ray Copeland

Iraqi Freedom Brown, John Eli • Mitchell, Robert Keith • Grissette, Randall • Stephen Brockton • Msg Jerome Cardwell • Afc Ke'Lani

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Montrice Thomas • Sp4 Keith Dewayne Ealey
Avenue Of Flags
1982
Korean War
Bundy, William R. • Enzor, Aubrey L. • Floyd, Arthur Earl • Grantham, Donald L. • Hudson, William R. • McCall, Sgt. Earl E. • Renfroe, Roy G. • Session, Stevenson, Jr. • Taylor, Wendell K. • White, James S. • Whitehead, Hillard • King, Hubbard • Henderson, James Clem • Spivey, Melvin Floyd • Walters, Paul M. • Golden, Sylvester Lamax • Stokes, B. B. • Starling, Magnus • Huggins, William Hubert • Johnston, Fox H. • Gutierrez, Clovis G. • Railey, Ralph N. • Law, Noble Kenneth • Eiland, Glynn W. • Gibson, V. A. (Gussie) • Rader, Robert Lee • Brown, William Ross • Howell, Jessie M. • Locklar, Vernon Hubert • Billy Brown Carroll • Oking, Herbert • Crowe, William Harold • Sneed, Homer Leon, Sr. • Marvin Andress • Jerry Luther Snider • Ira Thompson
Viet Nam War Byrd, Sam C. Jr. • Huggins, Bobby G. • Scarbrough, Randall W. • Watkins, Steve • Wilkes, Crandall E. • Watkins, Joel K. • Wells, Benjamin Gareth • Davis, Dacre Green, Jr. • Kent, Glenn U. • Floyd, Carter Wayne • Botts, Til Sambo • Leavitt, Thomas • Veasey, Michael Carter • Barron, Benjamin (Joe) • Howell, Jessie M. Hennigan, Walter K. • Smith, Emmett Alfonso • Joe Marvin Andress • Msgt. Donald J. Brewer • Capt. Faye Andress Williams • Tommy Richard Hale • Roy Livingston • John J. Harvell • Lt. Col James Douglas Furlow • Curtis Allen Mcvey, Sr. • Sfc James Otis Hobdy • Sp5 Donald W. DeRamus Dr. • James C. Brantley • Philip J. Brantley • Col. William E. "Bill" Flinn • Louie Glenn Davenport • Lola Mildred Blanton • Sgt. Linda Jeanette Norton McKim • Az3 William Burl Key • James Roy Shaver • Spec 4 Lenon I. Green • Scp/Ma John William Green • Cpo Bennie L. Green • Gysgt Burkley Gene Rowland

Plaques donated by
American Legion Auxiliary
Unit No. 70
1983
Avenue of Flags Chairman
Joyce B. Austin

Troy City Commission
G. A. Gibbs • Charles W. Meeks • Jimmy C. Lunsford

Erected 1983 by American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 70 / Troy City Commission.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 31° 47.15′ N, 85° 57.827′ W. Memorial is in Troy, Alabama, in Pike County. It is at the intersection of Memorial Parkway and South Brundiadge Street, on the right when traveling south on Memorial Parkway. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 109 Memorial Pkwy, Troy AL 36081, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Black Belt,

and in the Wiregrass.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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 Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pike County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Combat Related Illnesses (a few steps from this marker); Missing In Action Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Bell AH-1 Cobra (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); PFC. John E. Brown Memorial Pathway (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Troy.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 278 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 4, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.