Henderson in Vance County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Vance County World War II Memorial

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 20, 2023

1. Vance County World War II Memorial Marker

Inscription.
For God and Country
1941 * 1945
In memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II
Vance County, NC

Abbott, O. A. • Allgood, Clarence • Averette, Huston H. • Ayscue, Bennie • Ayscue, Perry W. • Baker, John David • Balthrop, William Jr. • Basey, Jack D. • Bennett, Vernon Jr. • Breedlove, Claude • Buchan, George • Bunn. E.V. Jr. • Byrd, Morrison • Capps, Edward F. • Chance, Luther M. • Christmas, Simon • Christmas, Walter • Church, Charles B. Jr. • Cooper, Charles M. III • Cooper, Hill R. • Dixon, Dalton • Durham, Samuel • Eastwood, Elon • Edwards, George E. • Ellington, Charles D. • Facuette, Warren T. • Fleming, Ernest K. • Fleming, Floyd R, Jr. • Fuller, Claiborne • Gardner, Charlie T. • Greenway, John C. • Greenway Julian • Gregg, Ellis B. • Griffin, Grover • Grissom, E. W. • Hamlin, Leo • Harris, James C. • Harris, William B. • Haskins, Walter • Hedgepeth, Harry C. • Hedgepeth, Percy L. • Hester, Charles • Holbrook, Carl C. • Howard, Roger • Huff, Jesse L. • Hughes, Emmett F. • Hunt, Hugh • Jarrell, Archie • Jenkins, Norwood Thomas • Jones, Cleo • Kelley, Arthur C. • Kelly, Simon • King, John Nathan Jr. • Knight, Bill D. • Lyles, William Jr. • Wright, Wiley Lamon • Langley, David G. • Matthews, Henry E. • Moore, James E. • Moore, James C. • Mosely, William • Newton, Hammet • Norvell, Richard • Norwood, James S. • Norwood, Thomas E. • Parker, J. O. • Parrish, Edward B. • Pendergrass, James M. • Peoples, Francis B. • Poythress, John L. • Pulley, Casper D. • Rux, Lawrence J. • Rideout, Robert • Shotwell, Graves • Taylor, Chester A. • Teague, J. Randolph Jr. • Teague, William A. II • Vaughan, William C. • Walker, Jimmie • Wall, Robert D. • Wallace, Owen A. • Weldon, James • White, Alpheus • Whitfield, Freeman

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Erected 1947 by The Henderson Lions Club.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 36° 19.68′ N, 78° 24.12′ W. Memorial is in Henderson, North Carolina, in Vance County. It is on Young Street west of North Garnett Street (Business U.S. 158), on the right when traveling west. The marker is on the southwest facing side of Henderson Fire Station 2. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 205 N Garnett St, Henderson NC 27536, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Vance County Iraq War Memorial

Full Vance County World War II Memorial next to the Henderson Fire Station 2 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 20, 2023

2. Full Vance County World War II Memorial next to the Henderson Fire Station 2

(a few steps from this marker); Vance County Vietnam War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Vance County Korean War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Henderson City Center (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Leonard Henderson (within shouting distance of this marker); Ben E. King (approx. ¼ mile away); Harriet-Henderson Strike (approx. 0.7 miles away); Corbitt Company (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Henderson.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 119 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 16, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.