Burton in Wetzel County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Burton World War II Memorial
1941 1945
Photographed by Bradley Owen, March 31, 2026
1. Burton World War II Memorial
☆ Ralph Bartrug ☆ Jack Cunningham ☆ Harry Fetty Jr.
Harry Antel Norman Cosgray Thomas M. Hunt Thomas G. Hunt Arnett Shriver George Ashcraft Wilbur Dawson Francis Giblin Clifford Delaney Jack Hunt Richard A. Bartrug Scott Yost Jr. Robert Hixenbaugh Samuel Stewart Charles Lemley Ross Eakin Audrey Hunt Wiley Bartrug Howard Lemley
George L. Hunt Dwain Plantz Richard Bartrug Frank Yost Garold Bartrug Thomas Hixenbaugh Joseph Hunt Paul Berdine Rex Rush Ralph Jackson Ralph Dawson James Meredith George R. Hunt Kenneth Oliver Edgar Antel Walter Keener Elmo Plantz Raymond Taylor
John Leezer Robert Berdine Samuel Hunt Simon Ashcraft Robert Lemley John Grimm Okel Bartrug Robert Hunt Arthur Lemley Jack Masters Orvis Bartrug Alfred Cross Lee Kiger Leon Murphy Fred Clovis Stanley Cunningham Neil Rush Albert Yost Thomas Cunningham Jr.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 39° 39.885′ N, 80° 25.86′ W. Memorial is in Burton, West
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Regionally, this memorial is in the Northern Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Marion County / Wetzel County (approx. 1.7 miles away); Hundred World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Hundred (approx. 2 miles away); Old Hundred (approx. 2 miles away); The B&O Connection (approx. 2 miles away); The West Warren Baptist Church (approx. 4.9 miles away); Littleton War Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away); Historical Village of Hero Named in Honor of Private Jesse Taylor (approx. 6.1 miles away in Pennsylvania).
Another marker is no longer nearby. Monongalia County / Wetzel County (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Bradley Owen, March 31, 2026
2. Burton World War II Memorial
Memorial is located on the boulder at the base of the flagpole.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 3 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 2, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
