Bensley near Richmond in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
World War II Memorial
US Navy Fighter Pilot
Ens. T.W. (Billy) Dunkelberger
Feb 1944
US Navy Fighter Pilot
LTjg R.B. (Bruce) Graham
Mar 1945
US Army Infantryman
Pfc J.A. (Joe) Schaffer
Apr 1945
US Army Air Corps B-17 Crewman
Sgt W.B. (Whit) Stephens
Mar 1945
The citizens of Bensley and the USA are humbly grateful to these young men for their sacrifice
Theodore Wellington Dunkelberger, Jr.
May 30, 1920 - February 19, 1944
Robert Bruce Graham
July 2, 1923 - March 31, 1945
Joseph Alonzo Schaffer
January 25, 1924 - March 8, 1945
Whitaker Barte Stephens
December 6, 1924 - March 18, 1945
This Monument was designed in memory of his friends by fellow veteran William T. "Billy" Stubbs in 1996
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 37° 25.745′ N, 77° 26.741′ W. Memorial is near Richmond, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. It is in Bensley. It can be reached from Drewrys Bluff Road west of Wentworth Street, on the left when traveling west. Marker is in Bensley Park.
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Regionally, this memorial is in the Piedmont and in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: OH-58D Kiowa (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); A-10 Thunderbolt II (approx. 0.2 miles away); F-4 Phantom II (approx. Ό mile away); Drewrys Bluff (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Drewrys Bluff (approx. 0.4 miles away); 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage, M7B2 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Virginia National Guard State Headquarters Building and Site (approx. 0.4 miles away);
Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 360 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on April 25, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
