Vernon in Wilbarger County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Wilbarger County Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 5, 2025

1. Wilbarger County Veterans Memorial

Inscription.

Wilbarger County Veterans Memorial. . Honoring those Wilbarger County veterans who served and in memory of those who died, World War II , Adkins, John E. . Anderson, John Alex . Arnold, Robert E. . Andrew, Vernon Gaines . Barry, Dwight W. . Beck, John Clyde . Beck, Willie Cletis . Belew, Tandy B. Jr. . Bildstein, Walter M. . Boyd, Melvin T. . Brown, James L. . Brown, Jasper D. . Bryan, Turner B. . Bumbguardner, W. C. Jr. . Burkhart, Richard J. . Butler, William H. Jr. . Campbell, Cecil Rhodes . Chaney, Dan Wilson . Chaney, Paul D. . Cocks, Louis L. . Cocks, Shelie D. . Coleman, John U. Jr. . Cook, S. T. C. . Cooper, Clois . Cox Ray L. . Elkin, Alton M. . Evans, Clayton W. . Eubank, Paul E. . Fields, J. D. . Foerster, Luther A. . Frith, Clyde W. . Gable, Arthur Jr. . Gallaway, James H. . Gardner, Howard F. Jr. . Greenhouse, Arthur K. . Gibson, Robert C. . Hale, William Davis . Hanks, Harvey L. . Haynes, Jack Edwin . Haynes, Thomas Wesley . Hickey, Albert C. . Hill, Travis F. . Hodges, George W. . Hughes, Eugene L. . Huntsman, Dennis . Hutchens, Fred Richardine . Irons, Chester . Johnson, R. O. Wesley . Jones, Daniel . Jordan, Calvin D. . Judd, Garland W. . Juhl, Otto . Kieschnick, Robert O. . Knippa, Alfon Edmund . Lankston, John . Laseter, Grady Mills Jr. . Lemon, James Wilson . Lemon, Troy Dale . Long, Cy Jr. . Love, Bennett Fielding . Lowke, Arthur A. . Lucus, Henry Grady Jr. . McCelvey, Clyce Henry . McCelvey, Robert Hugh . McIlroy, James H. . Miller, Robert C. . Mixon, Leonard E. . Moore, Joe Clovis . Mordecai, John T. . Parker, Joe D. . Parker, Ray . Pollard, Glenn Franklin . Preston, Herschel Lewis . Price, Jessie C. . Proffitt, Millard L. . Randel, L. Willard . Rawlings, Jessie J. . Riddle, Delbert Lee . Rook, Cecil . Scott, Clinton Lee . Sefcik, David Ralph . Showers, John W. . Stephenson, Elzie B. . Stubblefield, Claude . Thrash, Wayne H. . Thompson, Jack David . Towles, Raymond S. . Vaughn, Alfred . Waldrum, Tiny G. . Welch, Robert L. . White, J.B., Korean , Cook, Campbell D. . Reinisch, Elton W. . Robertson, Clonnie F. , Iraq , Collins, Ryan D. , Vietnam , Demory, Raymond Frank . Limon, Andres . Moore, Eldon Wayne . Webster, James Robert Jr. , Desert Storm , all returned

Honoring those Wilbarger County veterans who served and in memory of those who died

World War II
Adkins, John E. • Anderson, John Alex • Arnold, Robert E. • Andrew, Vernon Gaines • Barry, Dwight W. • Beck, John Clyde • Beck, Willie Cletis • Belew, Tandy B. Jr. • Bildstein, Walter M. • Boyd, Melvin T. • Brown, James L. • Brown, Jasper D. • Bryan, Turner B. • Bumbguardner, W. C. Jr. • Burkhart, Richard J. • Butler, William H. Jr. • Campbell, Cecil Rhodes • Chaney, Dan Wilson • Chaney, Paul D. • Cocks, Louis L. • Cocks, Shelie D. • Coleman, John U. Jr. • Cook, S. T. C. • Cooper, Clois • Cox Ray L. • Elkin, Alton M. • Evans, Clayton W. • Eubank, Paul E. • Fields, J. D. • Foerster, Luther A. • Frith, Clyde W. • Gable, Arthur Jr. • Gallaway, James H. • Gardner, Howard F. Jr. • Greenhouse, Arthur K. • Gibson, Robert C. • Hale, William Davis • Hanks, Harvey L. • Haynes, Jack Edwin • Haynes, Thomas Wesley • Hickey, Albert C. • Hill, Travis F. • Hodges, George W. • Hughes, Eugene L. • Huntsman, Dennis • Hutchens, Fred Richardine • Irons, Chester • Johnson, R. O. Wesley • Jones, Daniel • Jordan, Calvin D. • Judd, Garland W. • Juhl, Otto • Kieschnick, Robert O. • Knippa, Alfon Edmund • Lankston, John • Laseter, Grady Mills Jr. • Lemon, James Wilson • Lemon, Troy Dale • Long, Cy Jr. • Love, Bennett Fielding • Lowke,

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Arthur A. • Lucus, Henry Grady Jr. • McCelvey, Clyce Henry • McCelvey, Robert Hugh • McIlroy, James H. • Miller, Robert C. • Mixon, Leonard E. • Moore, Joe Clovis • Mordecai, John T. • Parker, Joe D. • Parker, Ray • Pollard, Glenn Franklin • Preston, Herschel Lewis • Price, Jessie C. • Proffitt, Millard L. • Randel, L. Willard • Rawlings, Jessie J. • Riddle, Delbert Lee • Rook, Cecil • Scott, Clinton Lee • Sefcik, David Ralph • Showers, John W. • Stephenson, Elzie B. • Stubblefield, Claude • Thrash, Wayne H. • Thompson, Jack David • Towles, Raymond S. • Vaughn, Alfred • Waldrum, Tiny G. • Welch, Robert L. • White, J.B.

Korean
Cook, Campbell D. • Reinisch, Elton W. • Robertson, Clonnie F.

Iraq
Collins, Ryan D.

Vietnam
Demory, Raymond Frank • Limon, Andres • Moore, Eldon Wayne • Webster, James Robert Jr.

Desert Storm
all returned

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.

Location. 34° 9.205′ N, 99° 17.052′ W. Memorial is in Vernon, Texas, in Wilbarger County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 183) and Pease Street, on the right when traveling north on Main

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 5, 2025

2. Wilbarger County Veterans Memorial

Street. The memorial is at the northwest corner of the Wilbarger County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1700 Wilbarger Street, Vernon TX 76384, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Big Country.

It is also on the American Great Plains

and specifically on the Southern Plains.

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 Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vernon Drugstore (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilbarger County WWI Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Early Wilbarger County (within shouting distance of this marker); Napoleon 12 Pounder Bronze Field Gun Model 1857 (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilbarger County Centennial Time Capsule (within shouting distance of this marker); Vernon Texas Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Thaddeus Edgar Johnson (approx. 0.2 miles away); W. D. Berry Home (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vernon.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 5, 2025

3. Wilbarger County Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 5, 2025

4. Wilbarger County Veterans Memorial

The northwest corner of the Wilbarger County Courthouse is in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 14, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.