Riverdale in Clayton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Riverdale Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 18, 2025
1. Riverdale Veterans Memorial
Dedicated to the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces
Because they served freedom rings
Reverse
World War II
S/N Edward A. Brown Navy S/N Joseph S. Brown Navy Cpl. Thomas E. Brown Marines 2nd Lt. William E. Camp. Jr. Army SI James C. Chambers Navy T-5 Robert E. Crawford Army T-5 Tom Hand Army PFC Houston D. Kemper Army Pvt. William L. Godfrey Army FI James Z. Lee Navy Sgt. Henry D. McLeroy, Jr. Army SSgt. Francis E. Scott Army PFC Lloyd R. Taylor, Jr. Army
Vietnam
Sgt. Thomas L. Blanks Army Sgt. Gordon A. Campbell Army 1st Lt. Joe T. Conkle Army PFC Frank G. Eaves Army 1st Lt. Raymond A. Powell Army PFC Carl W. Pritchett Army
Desert Storm
PFC Charles S. Walker Army
We shall always have peace and freedom
Erected 1994 by Citizens of Riverdale, Recycling, Inc.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, Vietnam • War, World II.
Location. 33° 34.357′ N, 84° 24.874′ W. Memorial is in Riverdale, Georgia, in Clayton County. It is at the intersection of Main
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Regionally, this memorial 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Memorial Georgia Gold Star Fathers (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Couch House (approx. half a mile away); Renfroe's Plantation (approx. 1½ miles away); Site: The Mann House (approx. 2.2 miles away); Bairds Div., 14th A.C. (approx. 2.2 miles away); Site: Marcus Long House (approx. 2.3 miles away); Site: Shoal Cr. Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); 14th A.C. at Shoal Creek Church (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverdale.
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Marcus Long Crossroads (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 18, 2025
2. Riverdale Veterans Memorial Reverse
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 18, 2025
3. Riverdale Veterans Memorial at intersection of Main and West streets
Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 72 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 10, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
