Terry Sanford in Fayetteville in Cumberland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

World War II Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 15, 2026

1. World War II Memorial

Inscription. World War II • Pacific Theatre • European Theatre
"No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation." General Douglas McArthur

"In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed - it must be achieved." Franklin D. Roosevelt

"History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid." General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jackson P. Atkinson, Tech 4, Army • Lawrence C. Averitt, Sgt., Army • William S. Barefoot, Shipfitter 1C, Navy • Fred T. Beatty, Jr., Staff Sgt., Army • James F. Bledsoe, Pvt., Army • Evander E. Blue, PFC, Army • Paul D. Boaz, Staff Sgt., Army • James B. Bolton, Jr., Sgt., Army • Marvin B. Britt, Sgt., Army • Herbert A. Bullock, Staff Sgt., Army • Ausley D. Bush, Pvt., Army • James E. Bush, Jr., Capt., Army • Franklin C. Butler, PFC, Army • James C. Butler, Staff Sgt., Army • Gaither H. Cain, PFC, Army • Percy E. Capps, Seaman 1C, Navy • Haden C. Cowart, Tech 5, Army • Richard H. Daniels, Elec. Mate 3C, Navy • Bernice L. Deal, PFC, Army • Albert S. Dembo, PFC, Army • William F. Donithan, PFC, Army • Clarence

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P. Dunn, Seaman 2C, Navy • Otto Fletcher, Jr., Tech Sgt., Army • Walter R. Gainer, Aviation Ord 1C, Navy • Johnny Gehring, PFC, Army • James C. Gibbs, PFC, Army • Carl S. Godwin, Pvt., Army • Ernest Godwin, Sgt., Army • Eddie L. Gorden, Sgt., Army • Johnnie G. Grimes, Tech. Sgt., Army • Leon K. Hair, Seaman 2C, Navy

Alfred B. Haire, Pvt., Army • Raymond A. Hall, Machi. Mate 1C, Navy • Augustus Hamilton, Jr., 1st Lt., Army • George W. Hanby, Jr., Capt., Army • William S. Harris, 2nd Lt., Army • James W. Hatchell, PFC, Army • Crawford L. Dedoopeth, Cpl., Army • General P. Holland, PFC, Army • Garrett T. Hughes, PFC, Army • Roland Hyatt, PFC, Marine Corps • Quinton Jackson, Tech. Sgt., Army • John W. Jones, PFC, Army • Robert G. Jones, 2nd Lt., Army • Oscar R. Jordan, Tech Sgt., Army • Arthur J. Knott, Pvt., Army • Harold F. Krauss, Jr., 2nd Lt., Army • Benjamin T. Langdon, Pvt., Marine Corps • James A. LeBlanc, Staff Sgt., Army • Kermit A. Lee, 1st Lt., Army • Douglas D. McCorouodale, Staff Sgt., Army • Luther A. McDaniel, Sgt., Army • John H. McIlwren, 1st Lt., Army • Earl

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 15, 2026

2. World War II Memorial

D. McLamb, Sgt., Army • Adley E. Matthews, Jr., Cpl., Army • Rudolph S. Matthews, Pvt., Army • Britt D. Maxwell, Jr., Staff Sgt., Army • Percy L. Melvin, Pvt., Army • Charles A. Moore, Pvt., Army • Lester J. Moore, Sgt., Army • Otis Moore, Elec. Mate 1C, Navy • Teddy O. Reese, Cpl., Army • James H. Nunnery, Pvt., Army • Walter D. Odom, Jr., Sgt., Army

Albert M. Pate, Pvt., Army • William A. Poole, 1st Lt., Army • Curtiss B. Pope, Staff Sgt., Army • Lacy H. Reaves, PFC, Army • Gilbert F. Rhiner, PFC, Army • Earl B. Roach, Jr., Pvt., Army • William E. Royal, Tech 4, Army • Lester Shaw, PFC, Army • William M. Shaw, Jr., PFC, Army • David G. Smith, Pvt., Army • Graham T. Smith, Jr., Sgt., Army • Mack H. Smith, Staff Sgt., Army • Neill A. Smith, PFC, Army • Floyd B. Souders, Capt., Army • Donald M. Stewart, Capt., Army • William M. Stone, Tech. Sgt., Army • Curtis L. Tatum, PFC, Army • Henry B. Tice, Sgt., Army • Joseph B. Tyler, Jr., Pvt., Army • William E. Tyndal, Seaman 1C, Navy • Richard C. Tyson, 2nd Lt., Army • Daniel J. Underwood, Sgt., Army • Boyd Vuncannon, PFC, Army

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 15, 2026

3. World War II Memorial

• Charles M. Watson, Cpl., Army • Arbie J. West, Sgt., Army • Truemon L. West, Seaman 2C, Navy • Walter L. Willard, PFC, Marine Corps • George A. Williams, Pvt., Marine Corps • William S. Williams, Jr., Cpl., Army • William E. Williford, Staff Sgt., Army • Oscar F. Wood, Staff Sgt., Army • Francis F. Young, Fireman 3C, Navy

In honor to the fallen sons of Cumberland County

Erected by Cumberland County.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 35° 3.36′ N, 78° 53.226′ W. Memorial is in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in Cumberland County. It is in Terry Sanford. It is at the intersection of Bragg Boulevard and Hay Street, on the right when traveling south on Bragg Boulevard. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 101 Bragg Blvd, Fayetteville NC 28301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 15, 2026

4. World War II Memorial

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: Purple Heart Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Americans Who Care POW-MIA Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Freedom Park Cumberland County Veterans Monument (a few steps from this marker); Korean War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Global War on Terror Memorial (a few steps from this marker); In Memory of All Veterans (a few steps from this marker); World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayetteville.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 42 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 26, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.