Blue Ridge in Fannin County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Fannin County War Memorial

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 10, 2025

1. Fannin County War Memorial Marker (east side))

Inscription.

Fannin County War Memorial. . , (east side) , In grateful recognition of the gallant service and supreme sacrifice of these soldiers of Fannin County in the World War. This monument is erected by the people of Fannin County, William B. Carter . William G. Craig . Elmer H. Davenport . Jasper A. Dickey . Charles S. Griffin . Elijah L. Head . Luther B. McClure . James H. Patterson . William D. Pelfrey . Parley T. Roper . Bowman Orton , 1917-1918 , John C. Green . Robert P. Richards, Dedicated October 21, 1937, (south side) , In grateful tribute to the soldiers from Fannin County who gave their lives in World War II and Korean War, “Who saves his country saves himself saves all things, and all things saved do bless him. Who lets his country die lets all things die, dies himself ignobly, and all things dying curse him.”, World War II , James Olan Anderson . Alfred Layash . Fred H. Bradburn . Jessie W. Brown . Frank B. Bruce . Leonard R. Calloway . Martin Hoyt Campbell . Kenneth C. Chambers . James William Chancey . Clifford Cook . Michael Silvey Crawford . Wilburn H. Dailey . Luther H. Davenport . Clyde W. Dillingham . Bill Dobbs , (west side) , Otis E. Drummond Jr. . Frankie B. Ensley . Byrd W. Everett . Fred R. Freeman . Wallace A. Galloway . Charles Eugene Hammock . Gene Hancock . William Grady Haren . Dellon J. Haren . Rupert E. Harper . Durant J. Hartness . William C. Hembree . James W. Hulsey . Jack Kerns . Scott S. Lackey . Clay Long . John W. Mashburn . Charles S McGee Jr. . Winfred T. McVey . Edgar P. Nichols . Elmer Patterson . Kimsey A. Patterson . Ralph Patterson . Ellard Patton . Lawrence E. Patton . Frank C. Pierce . Olan D. Polk . James Earl Prince . Jack C. Robinson . Charles Grady Shore . Frank Leroy Smith . Winston H. Stone, (north side) , Robert H Styles . Thomas Albert Wall . Eugene B. Wallace . William F. Ward . Frank A. Woody . John W. Woody . William A. Young , Korean War , Kenneth W. Barnes . Carl J. Beavers . Ephram L. Dickey . Charles R. Earwood . Martin L. Glazner . Riley J. Gragg . Gerold Henry Harris . Winston R. Queen . Ruff Gene Queen . Ralph G. Young , Vietnam War , Donald W. Queen . John A. Swords . Jewell R. Green . Leslie H. Cantrell . Wimpie Payne .David Herendon, Dedicated August 14, 1954

(east side)
In grateful recognition of the gallant service and supreme sacrifice of these soldiers of Fannin County in the World War. This monument is erected by the people of Fannin County

William B. Carter • William G. Craig • Elmer H. Davenport • Jasper A. Dickey • Charles S. Griffin • Elijah L. Head • Luther B. McClure • James H. Patterson • William D. Pelfrey • Parley T. Roper • Bowman Orton
1917-1918
John C. Green • Robert P. Richards

Dedicated October 21, 1937

(south side)
In grateful tribute to the soldiers from Fannin County who gave their lives in World War II and Korean War

“Who saves his country saves himself saves all things, and all things saved do bless him. Who lets his country die lets all things die, dies himself ignobly, and all things dying curse him.”

World War II
James Olan Anderson • Alfred Layash • Fred H. Bradburn • Jessie W. Brown • Frank B. Bruce • Leonard R. Calloway • Martin Hoyt Campbell • Kenneth C. Chambers • James William Chancey • Clifford Cook • Michael Silvey Crawford • Wilburn H. Dailey • Luther H. Davenport • Clyde W. Dillingham • Bill Dobbs

(west side)
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E. Drummond Jr. • Frankie B. Ensley • Byrd W. Everett • Fred R. Freeman • Wallace A. Galloway • Charles Eugene Hammock • Gene Hancock • William Grady Haren • Dellon J. Haren • Rupert E. Harper • Durant J. Hartness • William C. Hembree • James W. Hulsey • Jack Kerns • Scott S. Lackey • Clay Long • John W. Mashburn • Charles S McGee Jr. • Winfred T. McVey • Edgar P. Nichols • Elmer Patterson • Kimsey A. Patterson • Ralph Patterson • Ellard Patton • Lawrence E. Patton • Frank C. Pierce • Olan D. Polk • James Earl Prince • Jack C. Robinson • Charles Grady Shore • Frank Leroy Smith • Winston H. Stone

(north side)
Robert H Styles • Thomas Albert Wall • Eugene B. Wallace • William F. Ward • Frank A. Woody • John W. Woody • William A. Young

Korean War
Kenneth W. Barnes • Carl J. Beavers • Ephram L. Dickey • Charles R. Earwood • Martin L. Glazner • Riley J. Gragg • Gerold Henry Harris • Winston R. Queen • Ruff Gene Queen • Ralph G. Young

Vietnam War
Donald W. Queen • John A. Swords • Jewell R. Green • Leslie H. Cantrell • Wimpie Payne •David Herendon

Dedicated August 14, 1954

Erected 1937 by People of Fannin County.

Fannin County War Memorial (south side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 10, 2025

2. Fannin County War Memorial (south side)

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 34° 51.886′ N, 84° 19.519′ W. Memorial is in Blue Ridge, Georgia, in Fannin County. It is on East Main Street north of Church Street, on the left when traveling north. Located in Willa Mae Haight Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 781 E Main St, Blue Ridge GA 30513, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 original Cherokee Nation,

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 9 miles

Fannin County War Memorial (west side)) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 10, 2025

3. Fannin County War Memorial (west side))

of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Clayton Fain: Georgia Unionist (within shouting distance of this marker); Blue Ridge Park (within shouting distance of this marker); PFC. Jack Clem Robinson (within shouting distance of this marker); Bill Allen (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Original L.N. Railroad Co. Depot (about 300 feet away); Fannin County (about 600 feet away); Fannin County Courthouse (about 600 feet away); The Madden Branch Massacre (approx. 8.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blue Ridge.

Fannin County War Memorial (north side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 10, 2025

4. Fannin County War Memorial (north side)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 268 times since then and 128 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 25, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.