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In Memoriam

The Fallen Heroes of College Park GA

— The World War —

 
 
In Memoriam Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 18, 2025
1. In Memoriam Marker
Inscription.
Eldon Brewster
2d Lieut Co F 98th Inf 4th Division
Killed In Action near Chezy July 18 1918

Howard Candler Curtis
Private Emory Hospital Unit
Died at Camp Gordon April 18 1918

Douglas Connally Lyle
Sergeant Ambulance Co 525
Killed In Action near Nancy July 14 1919

Fred Smith
Private Co C 2d Inf Ga National Guard
Died at Camp Harris Macon June 29 1917

"Some Gave Much, Other Gave All"
 
Erected 1921 by College Park Woman's Club with the loyal cooperation of College Park and its citizens.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 33° 39.405′ N, 84° 26.883′ W. Marker is in College Park, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is at the intersection of Hawthorne Avenue and East Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Hawthorne Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1794 Hawthorne Ave, Atlanta GA 30337, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont and in Metro Atlanta. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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 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: College Park World War II Monument (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of Maj. Joseph A. Bishop (about 600 feet away); "Flame of Freedom" (about 600 feet away); The Freedom Tree
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(about 700 feet away); Cox College (about 700 feet away); College Park Furniture Co. (approx. 0.2 miles away); College Park First United Methodist Church (approx. Ό mile away); One Square Mile (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in College Park.
 
Complete Roster of College Park Boys Who Served in the World War image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 18, 2025
2. Complete Roster of College Park Boys Who Served in the World War
In Memoriam information image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 18, 2025
3. In Memoriam information
Erected by the College Park Woman's Club with the loyal cooperation of College Park and its citizens. 1922
Full view In Memoriam Marker front side image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 18, 2025
4. Full view In Memoriam Marker front side
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on September 18, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 18, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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