Near Rocky Mount in Edgecombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Westray Battle Boyce Long
1901 - 1972
Erected 2017 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number E-107.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, World II • Women. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 35° 58.306′ N, 77° 42.571′ W. Marker is near Rocky Mount, North Carolina, in Edgecombe County. It is on State Highway 97 east of Leggett Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8025 Highway 97, Battleboro NC 27809, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William R. Cox (approx. 3.3 miles away); Lincoln Park Historic District (approx. 4 miles away); State v. Will (approx. 4.2 miles away); Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park (approx. 4.2 miles away); Anna Easter Brown (approx. 4.3 miles away); Dred Wimberly (approx. 4.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4½ miles away); Citizens for Responsible Zoning (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rocky Mount.
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Photographed by U.S. Army [Courtesy Wikimedia Commons], circa 1943
3. Maj. Westray Battle Boyce, WAAC Staff Director
Maj. Westray Battle Boyce, WAAC Staff Director, North African Theater, reads orders replacing enlisted men of the adjutant general's office with enlisted women, Algiers, North Africa.
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Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 56 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 28, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on December 28, 2025.
