Fort Towson in Choctaw County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

World War II Memorial

1941-1945

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 2, 2025

1. World War II Memorial (center panel)

Inscription. Dedicated to these young men of Fort Towson who died to preserve our heritage, our freedom, and our way of life.

You Will Be Remembered

Argonne Forrest Campbell 1923-1944
Glenn L. Reding 1921-1943
Finnice C. Wallace 1925-1944
Paul M. Cody 1920-1944
Robert W. Tillman 1923-1945
Ben F. Davis 1920-1945
Don R. Crosnoe 1922-1944

Presented to the City of Fort Towson
by Friends and Classmates of the
Fort Towson Graduating Class of 1945
June 10, 1995

Erected 1995 by Friends and Classmates of the Fort Towson Graduating Class of 1945.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.

Location. 34° 1.108′ N, 95° 15.948′ W. Memorial is in Fort Towson, Oklahoma, in Choctaw County. It is on Valliant Avenue (U.S. 70) just east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east. The memorial is located beside the sidewalk, in front of Fort Towson City Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 112 Valliant Avenue, Fort Towson OK 74735, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Oklahoma’s

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Choctaw Nation.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Piney Woods,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Native American Patriots Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fort Towson Landing (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fort Towson (approx. 0.7 miles away); Transportation Crossroads (approx. 0.8 miles away); Sutler Store (approx. 0.8 miles away); Dorothy Jane Orton (approx. 0.8 miles away); Barracks (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hospital and Commissary (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Towson.

World War II Memorial (<i>left panel</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 2, 2025

2. World War II Memorial (left panel)

In a moment of glory they reached out their hand, touched the cheek of God, and slipped the surly bonds of Earth.

World War II Memorial (<i>right panel</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 2, 2025

3. World War II Memorial (right panel)

“Never, in the field of human conflict, was so much owed by so many to so few.”
Winston Churchill

World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 2, 2025

4. World War II Memorial

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 2, 2025

5. World War II Memorial

The World War II Memorial is located in front of Fort Towson City Hall.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 38 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 17, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.