Callands in Pittsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Callands War Memorial
Korea
Vietnam
This memorial is dedicated to
those who have given the
supreme sacrifice to
their country
and
to honor all those from the
Callands community
who served their country.
"If ye break faith,
we shall have served
and died in vain."
Henry S. Blair - Navy - 1942 Otha C. Hunley - Air Corps - Jan. 31, 1943 Basil Reynolds - Army - July 12, 1943 Clyde A.Boaze - Air Corps - Sept. 9, 1943 Walter T. Creasy - Army - Jan. 5, 1944 Edward A. Gibson - Army - June 6, 1944 John M. Hoskins - Army - June 6, 1944 Hassell S. Coward - Navy - June 8, 1944 W. Jennings Cooper - Navy - Nov. 1, 1944 S. J. Kendrick - Navy - Nov. 24, 1944 Bernard J. Arnn - Army - Dec. 16, 1944 Kelly K. Kendrick - Army - Aug. 19, 1950 William R. Martin - Air Force - Nov. 18, 1964 William T. Tarpley, Jr. - Army - May 19, 1968 John R. Gibson - Navy - Apr. 1945
God Duty Honor Country
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.
Location. 36° 49.631′ N, 79° 35.357′ W. Memorial is in Callands, Virginia, in Pittsylvania County. It is on Sago Road half a mile north of Callands Road (Virginia Route 57), on the left when traveling north. The Marker is located in Callands Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 597 Sago Rd, Callands VA 24530, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Virginia, specifically in the Piedmont, and in Southside Virginia. 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clerk's Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Committee of Safety (within shouting distance of this marker); Callands (approx. 0.4 miles away); Whitmell School (approx. 9.1 miles away); The Onishi Davenport Aquatics Center (approx. 10.4 miles away); Pittsylvania County Tobacco Heritage (approx. 10.4 miles away); Richard A. Potter Memorial (approx. 10.4 miles away); Hargrave World War II Memorial (approx. 10½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Callands.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 790 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on May 16, 2026, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 17, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 6, 7, 8. submitted on May 16, 2026, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.







