Radford, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Radford War Memorial

In Memory of the Sons, Brothers, Husbands and Fathers Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 12, 2025

1. In Memory of the Sons, Brothers, Husbands and Fathers Marker

Inscription. In Memory of the Sons, Brothers, Husbands and Fathers of the City of Radford who gave their last full measure of devotion or the glory of God and country

World War I (1917-1918)
Jacob Carper • Alfred Harvey • Elliot H. Howe

World War II (1941-1945)
Culver W. Alderman • James T. Altic • T. P. Bacon • Frank O. Bailey • Emmett Lee Covey • Edward Kenneth Cox • Clinton N. Dunahoe • Clifton D. Dunahoe • Herman J. Easter • Herman P. Ferrell • Charles Everett Faris • Lawrence E. Godbey • Beverly E. Graham • Claud Jackson Haislip, Jr. • Erwin G. Hall, Jr. • John Hall, Jr. • Malvern P. Hetherington • R.J. Horne • Ivan Wallace Howell • Billy Nye Kinder • Robert William Kress • William F. Luttrell • Charles Hanston Moore • Earnest Kyle Moore • Forest S. Nelson • Gover C. O'Dell • Arthur J. Patterson • Curtis A. Pillars • James Garnett Quesenberry • James E. Ratcliffe • Foster Albert Reves • James H. Roberts • Roy E. Shanklin, Jr. • Thurston E. Smith • Archie R. Snell • Joseph P. Sturdivant • Homer Lee Thompson • Lacy L. Tilley • Howard R. Tudor • Elmer J. Vaught • Richard W. Viars • Eldridge

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P. Weaver • Avis K. Wilson • Charles Marion Wilson • Howard L. Wilson • William Fuqua Whitt • Thomas W. Worrell • Eldon L. Young • Paul Cameron King

Korean War (1950-1953)
James Black

Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Carl R. Gibson • Raymond M. Kilby • Leonard M. Lee • Phillip M. Long • Marion G. Runion • Floyd B. Spencer, Jr.

Erected by Radford City Council.

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

Location. 37° 8.333′ N, 80° 34.237′ W. Memorial is in Radford, Virginia. It is on Berkeley Williams Drive 0.1 miles west of New River Drive, on the right when traveling west. Located near the gazebo in Bissett Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 31 Berkeley Williams Dr, Radford VA 24141, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest 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

Full view of In Memory of the Sons, Brothers, Husbands and Fathers Marker with flagpole image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 12, 2025

2. Full view of In Memory of the Sons, Brothers, Husbands and Fathers Marker with flagpole

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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: High Water Mark (within shouting distance of this marker); Native American Village Site (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Green Ash Tree (about 600 feet away); To Honor All World War I Veterans (about 600 feet away); Freedom Tree (about 700 feet away); Service Tree (about 700 feet away); Col. John W. Ripley, USMC (Retired) (about 700 feet away); Tree of Defense (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Radford.

In Memory of the Sons, Brothers, Husbands and Fathers Marker at Gazebo, Bissett Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 12, 2025

3. In Memory of the Sons, Brothers, Husbands and Fathers Marker at Gazebo, Bissett Park

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 14, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.