Ewell on Smith Island in Somerset County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Armed Forces Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 11, 2025

1. Armed Forces Memorial

Inscription. In honor of those who served in the Armed Forces since the Vietnam War Troy E. Brimer • Robert Lance Dize • William Smith Dize M.M. • Duane S. Evans • Mickey R. Evans • Phillip Dean Evans M.M. • Thomas Bradley Evans, Jr. • Henry L. Guy, Jr. • Carlisle Marshall WWII • L. Nichole Marshall • Willie Reed Parks M.M. • Patrick A. Potter • Russell E. Potter • Jimmy Rogers M.M. • Steven L. Smith • Eddie E. Somers • Keith Sprigs

Jamie L. Tyler • William L. Tyler

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 37° 59.717′ N, 76° 1.97′ W. Memorial is on Smith Island, Maryland, in Somerset County. It is in Ewell. It is on Caleb Jones Road east of Smith Island Road, on the right when traveling east. The memorial is affixed to the flagpole which stands on the grounds of the graveyard at the Smith Island United Methodist Church. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 20847 Caleb Jones Rd, Ewell MD 21824, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World Wars I and II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Korean and Vietnam Wars Memorial (here, next to this marker); Smith Island Cake (within shouting distance

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of this marker); State Dessert… Smith Island Cake (within shouting distance of this marker); Smith Island (within shouting distance of this marker); Smith Island Work Boats (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome…this is Ewell (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Commerce on the Water (approx. 9.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smith Island.

Memorials affixed to the flagpole image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 11, 2025

2. Memorials affixed to the flagpole

Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 49 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 12, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.