Stuart in Patrick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Bull Mountain Crash

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 29, 2025

1. Bull Mountain Crash Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to the memory of the crew of a B-24, based at Charleston S.C., that crashed on Bull Mtn., March 15, 1944, one-half mile south of the fire tower while on a training mission

Lt. Gilbert R. Felts - Pilot Elkin, N.C. • Lt. John R. Gipson - Co-pilot Logansport, IN • Lt. Aubrey E. Brown Dallas, TX • Lt. Wayne R. Alber Manchester, MI • F.O. Howard A. Jennett Philadelphia, PA • Sgt. Neale M. Narramore Elmdale, KS • Cpl. Joseph L. Fountain Warren, MA • Cpl. Charlie B. Herring Oxford, N.C. • Cpl. Charles D. Libbey Waukesha, WI • Cpl. Carl E. Pierce Knoxville, TN • PFC. James J. Tiffner Alkol WVa

This monument presented by the following veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces

Clarence E. Hall • Howard C. Pilson • Charles L. Smart • J. Cornelius Stovall • Fred M. Ray • Glenn W. Gunter, Jr. • H. Alvin Haley • W. Marshall Hall • C. Edwin Maness • Lonnie M. Dillon • H. Bruce Dollarhite • James E. Walker • Robert M. Carl • Ray W. Roberson • Larry A. Vernon • Billy A. Dalton • W.A. Arrington, Jr. • Morton W. Lester • James S. Love • Arlis C. Wright • Issac L. Sheppard

A report is located in the local museum

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This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Disasters • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is March 15, 1944.

Location. 36° 38.529′ N, 80° 16.182′ W. Memorial is in Stuart, Virginia, in Patrick County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street and West Blue Ridge Street (Business U.S. 58), on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. The memorial stands on the grounds of the historic Patrick County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 N Main St, Stuart VA 24171, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Virginia

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least

Bull Mountain Crash Marker and two other markers at the Patrick County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 29, 2025

2. Bull Mountain Crash Marker and two other markers at the Patrick County Courthouse

The subject marker is on the left of the three markers.

8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vietnam Memorial (here, next to this marker); Patrick County World War II and Korean War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Captain Eliphaz Shelton (a few steps from this marker); Our Heroes (a few steps from this marker); Stuart (within shouting distance of this marker); The Crooked Road / Patrick County (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bell Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); Virginia's Mountain Spirit Trail (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stuart.

Also see . . . World War Two Plane Crash On Bull Mountain. Retrospective article from the Mt. Airy (NC) News

In the spring of 1944, World War Two raged worldwide, and a 10-year-old boy saw a fire on Bull Mountain in Patrick County, Virginia, on March 15, 1944. This was Clarence Hall’s first recollection of this historical event that would become his mission. Like others involved in preserving history, this mission began at an early age with a pivotal event.

(Submitted on May 1, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 257 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.