Davidson in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Davidson Alumni World War II Memorial

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 9, 2026

1. Davidson Alumni World War II Memorial Marker, granite base

Inscription.

Davidson Alumni World War II Memorial. . , (Text on granite base) , Dedicated to the Davidson Alumni who gave their livesin the service of their country so that those who live may work for peace and justice , (Left metal tablet) , World War II Phillips Abbott, Jr. '43 . Robert E. Abell, Jr. '39 . John G. Anderson, III '37 . Robert L. Bailey '37 . William D. Baird '44 . Henry B. Baker '39 . H. Richard Baker '46 . W. Holt Barnwell '41 . Jack A. Barron '27 . John R. Barron '44 . Paul C. Behrman '45 . Vereen M. Bell '32 . Robert B. Benfield '39 . William E. Birmingham '40 . Robert B. Black '44 . Andrew J. Borders, Jr. '43 . Peter B. Bost '26 . Chase Brenizer, Jr. '41 . J. Dwight Bridge '41 . Eldridge E. Brown '41 . Paul Browning '41 . Thomas V. Burke '44 . Alwin C. Burns, Jr. '42 . Kendall C. Campbell '39 . W. Franklin Carter, III '44 . W. Wade Cashion '32 . Val Cassels '36 . Peterson Cavert '43 . Chang Kan Chien '25 . John B. Christenbury '30 . Eugene H. Clark '30 . Harry L. Clark '40 . Maurice A. Coleman '41 . Ben H. Colvard '34 . Hill P. Cooper '41 . Fred H. Covington '34 . Walter S. Covington, Jr. '46 . Martin P. Crawford '28 . Henry B. Culbreth '20 . W. Rhea Dabney, Jr. '44 . Clyde T. Dailey '38 . James G. Darracott '43 . D. Glenn Davis, Jr. '46 . John H. Dumas '42 . Norris L. Edwards '42 . Edward J. Erwin, Jr. '43 . G. Phifer Erwin '36 . Joseph S. Eve '43 . George M. Ficklen '40 . Thomas P. Finlay '40 . Robert W. Finley '41 . Ernest L. Flanagan, Jr. '46 . John E. Forbes '46 . F. Leonard Fort '38 . Donald C. Foscue '40 . J. Edward Fowler '45 . John F. Foy '36 . William J. Fraley '30 . H. E. "Jimmy" Fulcher '43 . Thomas C. Gaines, Jr. '30 . Leith H. Garrou '41 . James W. Goldston '45 . Joe L. Gordon '41 . Walter E. Gurley '42 . Claude J. Hackney, Jr. '42 . Terry M. Hagan, Jr. '48 . Thomas C. Hamer '32 . D. Witt Hancock '28 . Joseph R. Harman, '39 . Thomas L. Harnsberger, Jr. '40 . J. Thomas Hart '44 . James W. Hartzog '38 . John F. Hay '41 . Leslie A. Heath '47 . Alex F. Henderson, Jr. '37 . J. Maxwell Hendrix, Jr. '44 . Richard T. Henning '40 . Francis S. Hill '44 . James S. Hill '46 . Donald W. Holland '45, (Right metal tablet) , World War II , Gilmer H. Holton '42 . Robert P. Hutcheson '44 . Daniel Iverson, Jr. '38 . James D. Johnston '37 . Oscar L. Joyner '40 . John W. Kennedy '40 . A. Vernon Knox '41 . Harry L. Kuykendall '37 . Richard W. Laroque '40 . J. Todd Latimer '41 . F. Rivers Lawther '30 . Rumsey Lewis '44 . G. Anderson Little '33 . Fred J. Lowrance '41 . Edward A. Lutkens '40 . Angus F. Lytch, Jr. '40 . Hunter Marshall, III '39 . Eugene R. Matthews '36 . Thomas C. McAllister '44 . Thomas E. McAlpine, Jr. '40 . Paul P. McCain, Jr. '44 . William W. McClintic '46 . Wilson H. McDiarmid '43 . John D. McFayden '32 . Frederick H. McLean '37 . H. Scott McLeod '36 . John C. McNeely '29 . Kenneth F. Menzies '24 . W. Courtney Mills '28 . Harvey W. Moore, Jr. '37 . John S. Moore '15 . James T. Morton '37 . John W. Mowles '46 . Benjamin M. Nash '38 . David E. Newbold '39 . William S. Nicholson, Jr. '38 . James C. Nickels, III '43 . J. Franklin Niven, Jr. '41 . James M. Owens, III '42 . Bruce F. Parcell '38 . Dixon M. Parrish '46 . Stanley C. Paul '47 . J. Marvin Pennington '40 . Thomas L. Peters '45 . Christian T. Pfohl '43 . Gero K. Piper '44 . Paul C. Pittman '36 . Thomas E. Poole '27 . John F. Robertson, Jr. '44 . Beverly S. Royster, III '41 . Nicholas C. Schiltz '41 . Edgar E. Scott '42 . Neal A. Scott '40 . John S. Sharp '46 . William M. Shaw, Jr. '43 . J. Marvin Sink '42 . William D. Simmons, III '44 . A. Gordon Skirrow '44 . Alexander A. St. Clair '32 . Donald M. Stewart '36 . John T. Strandwitz '42 . James E. Stroud '31 . John P. Stuart '45 . Earl L. Stutts '41 . Paul A. Swank '43 . E. Gilbert Taliaferro '47 . George T. Tipton '36 . Richard J. Towill '39 . William H. Turner, Jr. '45 . William T. Turner, Jr. '41 . Sage H. Upshaw '32 . William F. Ward '41 . Robert P. Washburn '42 . Crawford Wheeler, Jr. '44 . W. Monroe Wicker '38 . Lowry R. Wilson '44 . Rufus D. Wilson '43 . Lee W. Wolfe '46 . Jesse A. Wooten '43

(Text on granite base)
Dedicated to the Davidson Alumni who gave their livesin the service of their country so that those who live may work for peace and justice

(Left metal tablet)
World War II Phillips Abbott, Jr. '43 • Robert E. Abell, Jr. '39 • John G. Anderson, III '37 • Robert L. Bailey '37 • William D. Baird '44 • Henry B. Baker '39 • H. Richard Baker '46 • W. Holt Barnwell '41 • Jack A. Barron '27 • John R. Barron '44 • Paul C. Behrman '45 • Vereen M. Bell '32 • Robert B. Benfield '39 • William E. Birmingham '40 • Robert B. Black '44 • Andrew J. Borders, Jr. '43 • Peter B. Bost '26 • Chase Brenizer, Jr. '41 • J. Dwight Bridge '41 • Eldridge E. Brown '41 • Paul Browning '41 • Thomas V. Burke '44 • Alwin C. Burns, Jr. '42 • Kendall C. Campbell '39 • W. Franklin Carter, III '44 • W. Wade Cashion '32 • Val Cassels '36 • Peterson Cavert '43 • Chang Kan Chien '25 • John B. Christenbury '30 • Eugene H. Clark '30 • Harry L. Clark '40 • Maurice A. Coleman '41 • Ben H. Colvard '34 • Hill P. Cooper '41 • Fred H. Covington '34 • Walter S. Covington, Jr. '46 • Martin P. Crawford '28 • Henry B. Culbreth '20 • W. Rhea Dabney, Jr. '44 • Clyde T. Dailey '38 • James G. Darracott '43 • D. Glenn Davis, Jr. '46 • John H. Dumas '42 • Norris L. Edwards '42 • Edward

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J. Erwin, Jr. '43 • G. Phifer Erwin '36 • Joseph S. Eve '43 • George M. Ficklen '40 • Thomas P. Finlay '40 • Robert W. Finley '41 • Ernest L. Flanagan, Jr. '46 • John E. Forbes '46 • F. Leonard Fort '38 • Donald C. Foscue '40 • J. Edward Fowler '45 • John F. Foy '36 • William J. Fraley '30 • H. E. "Jimmy" Fulcher '43 • Thomas C. Gaines, Jr. '30 • Leith H. Garrou '41 • James W. Goldston '45 • Joe L. Gordon '41 • Walter E. Gurley '42 • Claude J. Hackney, Jr. '42 • Terry M. Hagan, Jr. '48 • Thomas C. Hamer '32 • D. Witt Hancock '28 • Joseph R. Harman, '39 • Thomas L. Harnsberger, Jr. '40 • J. Thomas Hart '44 • James W. Hartzog '38 • John F. Hay '41 • Leslie A. Heath '47 • Alex F. Henderson, Jr. '37 • J. Maxwell Hendrix, Jr. '44 • Richard T. Henning '40 • Francis S. Hill '44 • James S. Hill '46 • Donald W. Holland '45

(Right metal tablet)
World War II
Gilmer H. Holton '42 • Robert P. Hutcheson '44 • Daniel Iverson, Jr. '38 • James D. Johnston '37 • Oscar L. Joyner '40 • John W. Kennedy '40 • A. Vernon Knox '41 • Harry L. Kuykendall '37 • Richard W. Laroque '40 • J. Todd Latimer '41 • F. Rivers Lawther '30 • Rumsey Lewis '44 • G. Anderson Little '33 • Fred J. Lowrance '41 • Edward A. Lutkens '40 • Angus F. Lytch, Jr. '40 • Hunter Marshall, III '39 • Eugene R. Matthews '36 • Thomas C. McAllister '44 • Thomas

Davidson Alumni World War II Memorial Marker, left metal tablet image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 9, 2026

2. Davidson Alumni World War II Memorial Marker, left metal tablet

E. McAlpine, Jr. '40 • Paul P. McCain, Jr. '44 • William W. McClintic '46 • Wilson H. McDiarmid '43 • John D. McFayden '32 • Frederick H. McLean '37 • H. Scott McLeod '36 • John C. McNeely '29 • Kenneth F. Menzies '24 • W. Courtney Mills '28 • Harvey W. Moore, Jr. '37 • John S. Moore '15 • James T. Morton '37 • John W. Mowles '46 • Benjamin M. Nash '38 • David E. Newbold '39 • William S. Nicholson, Jr. '38 • James C. Nickels, III '43 • J. Franklin Niven, Jr. '41 • James M. Owens, III '42 • Bruce F. Parcell '38 • Dixon M. Parrish '46 • Stanley C. Paul '47 • J. Marvin Pennington '40 • Thomas L. Peters '45 • Christian T. Pfohl '43 • Gero K. Piper '44 • Paul C. Pittman '36 • Thomas E. Poole '27 • John F. Robertson, Jr. '44 • Beverly S. Royster, III '41 • Nicholas C. Schiltz '41 • Edgar E. Scott '42 • Neal A. Scott '40 • John S. Sharp '46 • William M. Shaw, Jr. '43 • J. Marvin Sink '42 • William D. Simmons, III '44 • A. Gordon Skirrow '44 • Alexander A. St. Clair '32 • Donald M. Stewart '36 • John T. Strandwitz '42 • James E. Stroud '31 • John P. Stuart '45 • Earl L. Stutts '41 • Paul A. Swank '43 • E. Gilbert Taliaferro '47 • George T. Tipton '36 • Richard J. Towill '39 • William H. Turner, Jr. '45 • William T. Turner, Jr. '41 • Sage H. Upshaw '32 • William F. Ward '41 • Robert P. Washburn '42 • Crawford Wheeler, Jr. '44 • W. Monroe

Davidson Alumni World War II Memorial, right metal tablet image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 9, 2026

3. Davidson Alumni World War II Memorial, right metal tablet

Wicker '38 • Lowry R. Wilson '44 • Rufus D. Wilson '43 • Lee W. Wolfe '46 • Jesse A. Wooten '43

Erected 1997 by The Classes of 1944, 1945, 1946 and 1947 on their 50th Reunion.

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

Location. 35° 30.046′ N, 80° 50.796′ W. Memorial is in Davidson, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It can be reached from North Main Street (North Carolina Route 115) north of Depot Street, on the right when traveling north. The memorial is on the east side of Elm Row Building, approximately 300 feet east of North Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 308 N Main St, Davidson NC 28036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Piedmont

and in Greater Charlotte.

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 walking distance of this marker: Davidson College War Memorial (here, next to this marker); With These Hands: A Memorial to the Enslaved and Exploited, 2025 (within shouting distance of this marker); Original Chapel of Davidson College (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named With These Hands: A Memorial to the Enslaved and Exploited, 2025 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named With These Hands: A Memorial to the Enslaved and Exploited, 2025 (about

Davidson Alumni World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 9, 2026

4. Davidson Alumni World War II Memorial

Location is on the east (rear) side of Elm Row at Davidson College

300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Davidson College (about 400 feet away); Helper Hotel (about 400 feet away); X-Ray Experiments (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Davidson.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Davidson College (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 11, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.