Downtown Historic in Natchitoches in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Natchitoches Parish Veterans and Memorial Park

Photographed by James Hulse, December 18, 2025

1. Natchitoches Parish Veterans and Memorial Park Marker

Inscription.

Natchitoches Parish Veterans and Memorial Park. . , The United States of America , In honored memory of those who served, In memory of our Natchitoches sons who gave their lives in defense of our nation, world war one , Adams, Frank J. . Baker, Henry . Coldonna, Fred L. . Cook, Newton . Cockfield, Archie L. . Everett, Joe W. . Heidelberg, Rolald W. . Johnson, Henry . Lee, Thomas . Louse, Robert F. . Lowe, Robert F. . Miller, Charles E. . Peters, Gordon L. . Thomas, Lee . Shepard, Joe . Stinson, Joe . Sullivan, John L , Our heroes will not be forgotten, world war two , Addington, Mack M. . Aldredge, Charles R. . Armond, Cleveland . Bailey, Robert B. . Barberousse, Eddie L. . Barnhill, Wilbur R. . Battles, Nathaniel . Bell, R. J. . Bishop, L. H., Jr. . Blackwell, Fermon . Booty, Earl E. . Boyt, Dennie S. . Brown, Joseph M. . Buchanan, Raymond A. . Bullard, Willie B. . Bynog, Lawerence . Caldwell, David B., Jr. . Campbell, William H. . Carroll, Douglas E. . Carroll, Rachel W. . Carter, Johnny . Carter, Walter A. . Clark, Arnold G. . Cobb, Ishmael . Coulie, Willie . Country, Willie S. . Cruse, Void A. . Cunningham, John H. . Dodd, Beryl E. . Dowden, Clarence A., Jr. . Dowden, James R. . Ellzey, Ceyril M. . Everage, Homer M. . Fair, Forest . Fair, Leo . Faulkner, William H. . Feazell, Claudis E. . Flagg, Andrew E. . Fredieu, Ovide A. . Freeman, Barnum . Fuellhart, Donald E., Jr. . Garrett, Cleitus R. . Gathright, John D. . Gibson, Curtis W. . Gilcrease, Henry . Gongre, Ernest A. . Hathorne, Robert R. . Harmon, Newton . Hawthorne, Bobby R. . Hennessy, W. T., Jr. . Holland, Arthur N. . Hopper, James B. . Howell, Richard C. . Humphrey, John C. . Jackson, Joseph E. . Johnson, Cullie B. . Johnson, Jim . Jones, Dale M. . Jones, Kenneth L. . Kelly, Otto . Lacaze, Edward . Lacaze, William T. . Lambert, George S. , world war two , Larkin, William B., Jr. . Lasyone, Clayton E. . Lawson, Turner P., Jr. . Leach, Billy H. . Lee, Larry H. . Locket, William . Lowe, Jefferson T. . Loyd, Don S. . Maraist, Patrick H. . Martin, Ira . Matthews, Elvis B. . McClelland, Kenneth B. . McCrocklin, Theodore R. . McLeroy, Rance J., Jr. . Morris, Leo R. . Myers, Henry . Neal, Elton H. . Perot, Ernest M. . Perot, Wilfred R. . Perry, Ernest . Peterson, Curtis D. . Pilgrim, Gene R. . Posey, Frank E. . Prestridge, Herman E. . Rachal, Dave . Rachal, James L. . Rainey, Joe, Jr. . Ricard, Henry . Richard, Henry H. . Rigdon, Marvin R. . Rikard, Morgan C. . Riser, Craves B. . Roberts, Marvin R. . Rogers, Crit H., Jr. . Sarrat, George, III . Scroggins, Carrol . Sharp, Kenneth E. . Sylvie, Lawrence E. . Sompayrac, Harry A. . Sparks, Clement . St. Andre, Titus . Stafford, Wilburn N. . Stewart, Henry L. . Stewart, Lloyd W. . Swett, Benjamin, Jr. . Tauzin, Leroy O. . Thompson, Ernest M. . Troquille, J. H., Jr. . Trotter, William . Vallery, John V. . Walker, Charlie R. . Wallenberg, Ellis A. . Weaver, W. J. . Welch, Oscar . Wendt, William C. . Wheat, Kenneth . Wilkerson, Barney E. . Williams, Charles L. . Wilson, Paul W. . Wimberly, Arthur R. . Winter, Benjamin F. . Wood, Haughton O. . Wood, O'Neal, Jr., Korea , Basco, Hiram L. . Black, Huey G. . Freeman, Bijrtran . Cook, John Truman . Doolittle, Norrie C. . Giddings, Albert E. . Jackson, Jeremiah . Johnson, Leroy . Monette, Rosevelt . Smith, Joe W. . Stewart, Walter L. . Youngblood, James Louis , Vietnam , Anderson, Lucius, Jr. . Bedgood, James D. . Benjamin, Freddie J. . Cole, Sam, Jr. . Crow, David Lynn . Doty, Charles . Gunter, William A., Jr. . Haire, Carson E. . Jackson, Carl E. . Hayward, David R. . Lewis, Otis . Metoyer, James E. . Moses, Abell . Potter, Robert G. . Rachal, Charles William . Rachal, Thomas Lionel . Britton, Murry L. . Rodgers, Carroll L. . Sanders, Robert H. . Taylor, Duncan . Valentine, Joseph R. . Waters, Clarence E. . Weaver, Sammy L. . Wolfe, Thurman W. . Wyatt, Tommy L. , Global war on terror , Barnett, Christopher W. . Champlin, Donald E. . Evans, Michael S. . Godbolt, Lee M. . Kamolvathin, Alain L. . Obaji, Francis C. . Ramsey, Christopher J. . Reed, Jonathan R. . Sinclair, J. Isiah

The United States of America
In honored memory of those who served

In memory of our Natchitoches sons who gave their lives in defense of our nation

WWI
Adams, Frank J. • Baker, Henry • Coldonna, Fred L. • Cook, Newton • Cockfield, Archie L. • Everett, Joe W. • Heidelberg, Rolald W. • Johnson, Henry • Lee, Thomas • Louse, Robert F. • Lowe, Robert F. • Miller, Charles E. • Peters, Gordon L. • Thomas, Lee • Shepard, Joe • Stinson, Joe • Sullivan, John L

Our heroes will not be forgotten

WWII
Addington, Mack M. • Aldredge, Charles R. • Armond, Cleveland • Bailey, Robert B. • Barberousse, Eddie L. • Barnhill, Wilbur R. • Battles, Nathaniel • Bell, R. J. • Bishop, L. H., Jr. • Blackwell, Fermon • Booty, Earl E. • Boyt, Dennie S. • Brown, Joseph M. • Buchanan, Raymond A. • Bullard, Willie B. • Bynog, Lawerence • Caldwell, David B., Jr. • Campbell, William H. • Carroll, Douglas E. • Carroll, Rachel W. • Carter, Johnny • Carter, Walter A. • Clark, Arnold G. • Cobb, Ishmael • Coulie, Willie • Country, Willie S. • Cruse, Void A. • Cunningham, John H. • Dodd, Beryl E. • Dowden,

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Clarence A., Jr. • Dowden, James R. • Ellzey, Ceyril M. • Everage, Homer M. • Fair, Forest • Fair, Leo • Faulkner, William H. • Feazell, Claudis E. • Flagg, Andrew E. • Fredieu, Ovide A. • Freeman, Barnum • Fuellhart, Donald E., Jr. • Garrett, Cleitus R. • Gathright, John D. • Gibson, Curtis W. • Gilcrease, Henry • Gongre, Ernest A. • Hathorne, Robert R. • Harmon, Newton • Hawthorne, Bobby R. • Hennessy, W. T., Jr. • Holland, Arthur N. • Hopper, James B. • Howell, Richard C. • Humphrey, John C. • Jackson, Joseph E. • Johnson, Cullie B. • Johnson, Jim • Jones, Dale M. • Jones, Kenneth L. • Kelly, Otto • Lacaze, Edward • Lacaze, William T. • Lambert, George S.

WWII
Larkin, William B., Jr. • Lasyone, Clayton E. • Lawson, Turner P., Jr. • Leach, Billy H. • Lee, Larry H. • Locket, William • Lowe, Jefferson T. • Loyd, Don S. • Maraist, Patrick H. • Martin, Ira • Matthews, Elvis B. • McClelland, Kenneth B. • McCrocklin, Theodore R. • McLeroy, Rance J., Jr. • Morris, Leo R. • Myers, Henry • Neal, Elton H. • Perot, Ernest M. • Perot, Wilfred R. • Perry, Ernest • Peterson, Curtis D. • Pilgrim,

Photographed by James Hulse, December 18, 2025

2. Natchitoches Parish Veterans and Memorial Park Marker

Gene R. • Posey, Frank E. • Prestridge, Herman E. • Rachal, Dave • Rachal, James L. • Rainey, Joe, Jr. • Ricard, Henry • Richard, Henry H. • Rigdon, Marvin R. • Rikard, Morgan C. • Riser, Craves B. • Roberts, Marvin R. • Rogers, Crit H., Jr. • Sarrat, George, III • Scroggins, Carrol • Sharp, Kenneth E. • Sylvie, Lawrence E. • Sompayrac, Harry A. • Sparks, Clement • St. Andre, Titus • Stafford, Wilburn N. • Stewart, Henry L. • Stewart, Lloyd W. • Swett, Benjamin, Jr. • Tauzin, Leroy O. • Thompson, Ernest M. • Troquille, J. H., Jr. • Trotter, William • Vallery, John V. • Walker, Charlie R. • Wallenberg, Ellis A. • Weaver, W. J. • Welch, Oscar • Wendt, William C. • Wheat, Kenneth • Wilkerson, Barney E. • Williams, Charles L. • Wilson, Paul W. • Wimberly, Arthur R. • Winter, Benjamin F. • Wood, Haughton O. • Wood, O'Neal, Jr.

Korea
Basco, Hiram L. • Black, Huey G. • Freeman, Bijrtran • Cook, John Truman • Doolittle, Norrie C. • Giddings, Albert E. • Jackson, Jeremiah • Johnson, Leroy • Monette, Rosevelt • Smith, Joe W. • Stewart, Walter L. • Youngblood, James Louis

Vietnam
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Photographed by James Hulse, December 18, 2025

3. Natchitoches Parish Veterans and Memorial Park Marker

The view of the entrance to the memorial from the street.

Lucius, Jr. • Bedgood, James D. • Benjamin, Freddie J. • Cole, Sam, Jr. • Crow, David Lynn • Doty, Charles • Gunter, William A., Jr. • Haire, Carson E. • Jackson, Carl E. • Hayward, David R. • Lewis, Otis • Metoyer, James E. • Moses, Abell • Potter, Robert G. • Rachal, Charles William • Rachal, Thomas Lionel • Britton, Murry L. • Rodgers, Carroll L. • Sanders, Robert H. • Taylor, Duncan • Valentine, Joseph R. • Waters, Clarence E. • Weaver, Sammy L. • Wolfe, Thurman W. • Wyatt, Tommy L.

Global war on terror
Barnett, Christopher W. • Champlin, Donald E. • Evans, Michael S. • Godbolt, Lee M. • Kamolvathin, Alain L. • Obaji, Francis C. • Ramsey, Christopher J. • Reed, Jonathan R. • Sinclair, J. Isiah

Erected 2014 by Citizens of Natchitoches.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 31° 45.683′ N, 93° 5.287′ W. Memorial is in Natchitoches, Louisiana, in Natchitoches Parish. It is in Downtown Historic. It is at the intersection of 2nd Street and Church

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Street on 2nd Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 622 2nd St, Natchitoches LA 71457, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Louisiana.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

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: Lest We Forget (a few steps from this marker); The Natchitoches Parish Old Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Natchitoches Parish Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (within shouting distance of this marker); First Mass in Natchitoches (within shouting distance of this marker); The Legacy of Catholicism (within shouting distance of this marker); The American Transition (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saint Denis Tomb (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Natchitoches.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 15 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 30, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.