Buckhannon in Upshur County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Buckhannon Veteran Memorial Wall

Photographed by Bradley Owen, March 10, 2025

1. Buckhannon Veteran Memorial Wall Marker

Inscription.

Buckhannon Veteran Memorial Wall. . (Left Panel): US NAVY James L Hamman 1952 - 1956 . Dennis P Cortes 1968 - 1972 . Carl R Lewis 1917 - 1919 . Lejeune Lewis 1943 - 1946 . Clifton L Queen 1945 - 1946 . Donald S Casto 1968 - 1972 . Zola H Smith 1944 - 1947 . John T Tolley 1959 - . Robert C Marple 1942 - 1945 . Virgil D Westfall 1942 - 1945 . Cleston M Mills 1952 - 1955 . Charles M Carr 1954 - 1958 . Herbert L Sharp 1943 - 1946 . William B Light 1944 - 1946 . Glen D Riggleman 1980 - 1984 . Justin M Miller 2011 - . Gregory R Miller 1982 - 1987 . Arley L Godfrey 1944 - 1945 . Ray W Clark 1944 - 1945 . Mary M Hyre 1944 - 1947 . Paul G Dean 1944 - 1946 . Harry R Cutlip 1962 - 1964 . Bobby R McCartney 1948 - 1961 . Harry M Hymes II 1955 - 1959. (Left Center Panel): US ARMY Goff Tomey 1900 - 1905 . Junior G Tomey 1945 - 1950 . Lewis D Skidmore 1951 - 1973 . Donnie W Kincaid 1953 - 1955 . Junior O Mackey 1944 - 1945 . Larry W Mackey 1966 - 1968 . Nancy L Boусе 1970 - 1990 . Ralph J Bailey 1954 - 1956 . Bernard H. Smith 1944 - 1945 . A Todd Mason 1985 - 1989 . Cecil R Miller 1960 - 1963 . Conley Haymond 1942 - 1943 . Harold Z Debarr 1945 - 1947 . Raymond A Hall 1966 - 1968 . Paul M Coughlin 1942 - 1946 . French W Queen Jr 1944 - 1946 . Russell W Louk 1962 - 1968 . John Balducci 1941 - 1945 . Dale Queen 1942 - 1944 . Harold Bailey 1918 - 1919 . Oney C Westfall 1942 - 1946 . Carl L Goodwin 1950 - 1964 . James M Manely 1941 - 1945 . Clarence E Westfall 1941 - 1945 . Robert J Dowell 1944 - 1946 . William C Fumerola 1951 - 1953 . Everett H Woody 1953 - 1953 . George W L Ellison . John H George 1945 - 1947 . Jeffrey L Cochran 1967 - 1969 . Mickey Cochran 1955 - 1957 . Clyde Harper 1942 - 1945 . Robert L Poling 1952 - 1954 . Howard M Harris 1953 - 1954 . John M Slaughter 1950 - 1952 . John M Slaughter II 1976 - 1980 . Hartsel Chidester 1955 - 1958 . Michael A Coughlin 1972 - 1977 . Leonard P Fumerola 1965 - 1967 . David A McCauley 1941 - 1946 . Claudia U Cortes 1956 - 1958 . William McClain 1961 - 1964 . Ronald B McClain 1983 - 1987 . Raymond O Reed 1942 - 1945. (Right Center Panel): US ARMY Charles A Howell 1970 - 1971 . James M Smith 1951 - 1953 . Edgar Q Miles 1942 - 1976 . Morgan L Perry 1950 - 1952 . Myron D Tenney 1943 - 1945 . John McClain 1984 - 2004 . Jerry McClain US Army . Elmer W Dyer 1944 - 1946 . Junior Q Fumerola 1965 - 1968 . Quick Fumerola world war one . Robert L Casto 1957 - 1966 . Alfred M Nesbitt 1968 - 1971 . John D Wentz 1942 - 1946 . James C Kittle 1945 - 1946 . Johnnie A Lee 1963 - 1965 . Robert G Queen 1942 - 1945 . Franklin M Walls 1943 - 1945 . Henry J Kleckner 1943 - 1951 . James H Kerans Jr 1945 - 1946 . Richard J Riley 1948 - 1952 . Harold M Miller 1944 - 1946 . Burl H Gillum 1944 - 1945 . Zina A Todd 1941 - 1945 . Randall D Queen 1960 - 2000 . William F Shobe 1968 - 1970 . Paul B Mackey 1942 - 1945 . L Edgar Smith 1918 - 1919 . John M Hyre 1943 - 1945 . William E Smith 1943 - 1945 . Michael E Dawson 1993 - 2010 . Winston D Moore Sr 1960 - 1963 . Roy B Fumerola 1943 - 1945 . Dale L Karickhoff 1953 - 1955 . David L Wamsley 1964 - 1967 . James O Weaver II 1971 - 1974 . Willard S Miller 1944 - 1946 . Dewey L Fumerola 1950 - 1952 . James R Wamsley 1966 - 1972 . Donald E Henderson 1954 - 1956 . Henry O Talbott Jr 1942-1945. (Right Panel): US MARINES James E Fox Sr 1943 - 1997 . Martin Jr Snyder 1943 - 1946 . Howard T Harris 1971 - 1974 . Terry Daft 1966 - 1972 . Raymond B Tyre 1943 - 1945 . Perry C Lewis 1942 - 1946 . Ralph E Dawson 1962 - 1966, US AIRFORCE Gregory W Dawson 1986 - 1990 . Franklin E Karickhoff 1983 - . Joseph Η Morrison 1960 - 1980 . James E Hefner 1943 - 1965 . Cecil R Helmick 1952 - 1956 . Leonard J Zoeffel 1958 - 1981 . Joseph G Nesbitt 1956 - 1958 . William C Nesbitt 1952 - 1958 . Jackson N Nesbitt 1952 - 1972 . Richard F Gregory 1948 - 1970 . Hayward C Smith 1942 - 1945 . Joseph R Andrick 1954 - 1958 . Richardo J Massimiano 1950 - 1973 . Glen A Riggleman 1951 - 1955 . James E Woods 1951 - 1953 . Thomas W Gillum 1958 - 1964 . Steven D Gillum 1980 - 1986 . Howard J Johns 1958 - 1963.

(Left Panel):
US NAVY
James L Hamman 1952 - 1956 • Dennis P Cortes 1968 - 1972 • Carl R Lewis 1917 - 1919 • Lejeune Lewis 1943 - 1946 • Clifton L Queen 1945 - 1946 • Donald S Casto 1968 - 1972 • Zola H Smith 1944 - 1947 • John T Tolley 1959 - • Robert C Marple 1942 - 1945 • Virgil D Westfall 1942 - 1945 • Cleston M Mills 1952 - 1955 • Charles M Carr 1954 - 1958 • Herbert L Sharp 1943 - 1946 • William B Light 1944 - 1946 • Glen D Riggleman 1980 - 1984 • Justin M Miller 2011 - • Gregory R Miller 1982 - 1987 • Arley L Godfrey 1944 - 1945 • Ray W Clark 1944 - 1945 • Mary M Hyre 1944 - 1947 • Paul G Dean 1944 - 1946 • Harry R Cutlip 1962 - 1964 • Bobby R McCartney 1948 - 1961 • Harry M Hymes II 1955 - 1959
(Left Center Panel):
US ARMY
Goff Tomey 1900 - 1905 • Junior G Tomey 1945 - 1950 • Lewis D Skidmore 1951 - 1973 • Donnie W Kincaid 1953 - 1955 • Junior O Mackey 1944 - 1945 • Larry W Mackey 1966 - 1968 • Nancy L Boусе 1970 - 1990 • Ralph J Bailey 1954 - 1956 • Bernard H. Smith 1944 - 1945 • A Todd Mason

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1985 - 1989 • Cecil R Miller 1960 - 1963 • Conley Haymond 1942 - 1943 • Harold Z Debarr 1945 - 1947 • Raymond A Hall 1966 - 1968 • Paul M Coughlin 1942 - 1946 • French W Queen Jr 1944 - 1946 • Russell W Louk 1962 - 1968 • John Balducci 1941 - 1945 • Dale Queen 1942 - 1944 • Harold Bailey 1918 - 1919 • Oney C Westfall 1942 - 1946 • Carl L Goodwin 1950 - 1964 • James M Manely 1941 - 1945 • Clarence E Westfall 1941 - 1945 • Robert J Dowell 1944 - 1946 • William C Fumerola 1951 - 1953 • Everett H Woody 1953 - 1953 • George W L Ellison • John H George 1945 - 1947 • Jeffrey L Cochran 1967 - 1969 • Mickey Cochran 1955 - 1957 • Clyde Harper 1942 - 1945 • Robert L Poling 1952 - 1954 • Howard M Harris 1953 - 1954 • John M Slaughter 1950 - 1952 • John M Slaughter II 1976 - 1980 • Hartsel Chidester 1955 - 1958 • Michael A Coughlin 1972 - 1977 • Leonard P Fumerola 1965 - 1967 • David A McCauley 1941 - 1946 • Claudia U Cortes 1956 - 1958 • William McClain 1961 - 1964 • Ronald B McClain 1983 - 1987 • Raymond O Reed 1942 - 1945
(Right Center Panel):
US ARMY
Charles

A2C James E. Woods USAF image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, March 10, 2025

2. A2C James E. Woods USAF

Born December 10, 1931
Shot down off Russian coast
July 29, 1953 • Fate Unknown
Lost but not forgotten by the BUHS Class of 1949

A Howell 1970 - 1971 • James M Smith 1951 - 1953 • Edgar Q Miles 1942 - 1976 • Morgan L Perry 1950 - 1952 • Myron D Tenney 1943 - 1945 • John McClain 1984 - 2004 • Jerry McClain US Army • Elmer W Dyer 1944 - 1946 • Junior Q Fumerola 1965 - 1968 • Quick Fumerola WW I • Robert L Casto 1957 - 1966 • Alfred M Nesbitt 1968 - 1971 • John D Wentz 1942 - 1946 • James C Kittle 1945 - 1946 • Johnnie A Lee 1963 - 1965 • Robert G Queen 1942 - 1945 • Franklin M Walls 1943 - 1945 • Henry J Kleckner 1943 - 1951 • James H Kerans Jr 1945 - 1946 • Richard J Riley 1948 - 1952 • Harold M Miller 1944 - 1946 • Burl H Gillum 1944 - 1945 • Zina A Todd 1941 - 1945 • Randall D Queen 1960 - 2000 • William F Shobe 1968 - 1970 • Paul B Mackey 1942 - 1945 • L Edgar Smith 1918 - 1919 • John M Hyre 1943 - 1945 • William E Smith 1943 - 1945 • Michael E Dawson 1993 - 2010 • Winston D Moore Sr 1960 - 1963 • Roy B Fumerola 1943 - 1945 • Dale L Karickhoff 1953 - 1955 • David L Wamsley 1964 - 1967 • James O Weaver II 1971 - 1974 • Willard S Miller 1944 - 1946 • Dewey

Photographed by Bradley Owen, March 10, 2025

3. Buckhannon Veteran Memorial Wall Marker

Memorial is located under the shelter on the left.

L Fumerola 1950 - 1952 • James R Wamsley 1966 - 1972 • Donald E Henderson 1954 - 1956 • Henry O Talbott Jr 1942-1945
(Right Panel):
US MARINES
James E Fox Sr 1943 - 1997 • Martin Jr Snyder 1943 - 1946 • Howard T Harris 1971 - 1974 • Terry Daft 1966 - 1972 • Raymond B Tyre 1943 - 1945 • Perry C Lewis 1942 - 1946 • Ralph E Dawson 1962 - 1966

US AIRFORCE
Gregory W Dawson 1986 - 1990 • Franklin E Karickhoff 1983 - • Joseph Η Morrison 1960 - 1980 • James E Hefner 1943 - 1965 • Cecil R Helmick 1952 - 1956 • Leonard J Zoeffel 1958 - 1981 • Joseph G Nesbitt 1956 - 1958 • William C Nesbitt 1952 - 1958 • Jackson N Nesbitt 1952 - 1972 • Richard F Gregory 1948 - 1970 • Hayward C Smith 1942 - 1945 • Joseph R Andrick 1954 - 1958 • Richardo J Massimiano 1950 - 1973 • Glen A Riggleman 1951 - 1955 • James E Woods 1951 - 1953 • Thomas W Gillum 1958 - 1964 • Steven D Gillum 1980 - 1986 • Howard J Johns 1958 - 1963

Erected 2017.

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

Location. 39° 0.212′ N, 80° 12.778′ W.

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Memorial is in Buckhannon, West Virginia, in Upshur County. It can be reached from Hall Road (County Route 13) half a mile east of 5th Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located in Heavner Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Buckhannon WV 26201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Central West Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Upshur County Veterans War Dead Memorial (a few steps from this marker); We Honor Our "Unknowns (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Larry Brown Flagpole Hill (approx. 0.2 miles away); D. D. T. Farnsworth (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bush's Fort (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lewis/Upshur Counties Pioneers Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Resting Place (approx. 0.2 miles away); George R. Latham (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buckhannon.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 20, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.