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Memorial to WWI War Dead

 
 
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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 21, 2025
1. Memorial to WWI War Dead Marker
Inscription. That the memory of the men of Clarke County, who gave their lives in the World War in defense of their country and to perpetuate its ideals, shall live as an inspiration to courage and patriotism.
1914 - 1918

• Chester P. Adair
• Harry Allgood
• Ed. H. Bugg
• Howell B. Cobb
• William Randolph Epps
• Allen R. Fleming
• Robert T. Griffith, Lieut.
• Audley W. Harbin
• Troy Harbin
• Fred G. Hodgson, Col.
• E. Hammond Johnson, Major
• James Loehr
• Hal B. McWhorter
• H.L. Jewett Williams, Capt.
• Arthur K. Williams
• Frank L. Walker

Erected by
The Auxiliary of the Allen R. Fleming
Post No. 29, American Legion,
Athens, Georgia.
May 30, 1925
Record of Service in Archives of State.
 
Erected by The Auxiliary of the Allen R. Fleming Post No. 29 American Legion.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, World I.
 
Location. 33° 56.999′ N, 83° 22.252′ W. Memorial is in Athens, Georgia, in Athens-Clarke County. It is on Cemetery Street east of East Campus Road, on the right when traveling south. Located
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in Oconee Hill Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 297 Cemetery St, Athens GA 30605, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Classic City Area and in the Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep 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 walking distance of this marker: Civil War Unknown Dead Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Oconee Hill Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Miss Mildred Lewis Rutherford (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lt. Col. Jefferson M. Lamar, C.S.A. (about 800 feet away); Iron Truss Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Olympic Flame (approx. 0.2 miles away); UGA vs Tennessee (approx. 0.2 miles away); UGA vs LSU (approx. 0.2 miles away).
Memorial to WWI War Dead Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 21, 2025
2. Memorial to WWI War Dead Marker
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 97 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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