Washington in Wilkes County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Wilkes County Desert Shield & Storm Memorial

Photographed by Scott Parker Lawton, April 30, 2022

1. Wilkes County Desert Shield & Storm Memorial Marker

Inscription. Men and Women Who Served in Desert Shield & Storm
1990 From Wilkes County 1991
Sra. M. Anderson • Sra. R. J. Aycock • T. D. Bell • Sgt. L. G. Bradley • Cpt. D. L. Burns • S. Callaway • Pfc. W. R. Campbell • Ssgt. B. Carter III. • Spec. S. Dill III. • E – 5 A. Dorsey • Sgt. H. Easley • Sgt. J. Easley • A. Edwards • A. Ferrell • Pfc. W. Freeman • Spc. D. M. Gabriel • Cpl. M. L. Graves • A. J. J. Gresham • Spc. G. S. Bostie • Pfc. C. Gresham • E. C. Hampton • Sk2. M. Hampton • Sgt. B. Hawes, Jr. • T. Sgt. O. Hawes • E – W. A. Hill • S. R. A. A. S. E. Hilley • Sgt. F. Hilliard • L. Cpl. W. B. Huff • F. Sgt. F. D. Jackson • Sra. M. Jackson • Pfc. B. L. James • Sgt. L. Johnson • Sgt. A. Jones • Ssgt. G. D. King • Spec. 4 R. A. McAvoy • Spc. L. P. Melonson • Sgt. N. C. Mills, Jr. • Hmz. N. L. Moore • Sgt. C. A. Newsome • Spc. K. L. Norman • Spc. Z. P. Norman • Bt3 R. K. Nunnally • Sp. G. D. Owens, Jr. • Sgt. R. Radford • Sgt. C. Reese • Cpl. C. E. Safrit • Sgt. A. B. Smith • Spc. K. B. Stalnaker • L. Stephen • Spc. G. Stokes • Pfc. M. Turner • Pfc. L. Wheatley • Spc. – 4 – C. M. Williams • L. Williams • S. Wynn

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm.

Location. 33°

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44.261′ N, 82° 44.899′ W. Memorial is in Washington, Georgia, in Wilkes County. It is at the intersection of Lexington Avenue (Business U.S. 78) and North Mercer Street, on the right when traveling east on Lexington Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Washington GA 30673, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

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: Wilkes County World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Jesse Mercer’s Home (a few steps from this marker); Site of Wilkes County Academy (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pembroke (about 600 feet away); The Barrows House Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Planters Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1840 Classic Revival (approx. ¼ mile away); Hill-Irvin-Harris House (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washington.

Left Column of Names image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Scott Parker Lawton, April 30, 2022

2. Left Column of Names

Center Column of Names image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Scott Parker Lawton, April 30, 2022

3. Center Column of Names

Right Column of Names image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Scott Parker Lawton, April 30, 2022

4. Right Column of Names

Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2025, by Scott Parker Lawton of Marietta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 57 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 8, 2025, by Scott Parker Lawton of Marietta, Georgia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 9, 2025, by Scott Parker Lawton of Marietta, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.