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Callands in Pittsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Callands War Memorial

 
 
Callands War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 15, 2013
1. Callands War Memorial
Inscription.
World War II
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

Peace • Harmony • Healing • Rest
God • Duty • Honor • Country

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, KoreanWar, VietnamWar, World II.
 
Location. 36° 49.631′ N, 79° 
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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.
 
Callands War Memorial (front) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 15, 2013
2. Callands War Memorial (front)
Callands War Memorial (rear) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 15, 2013
3. Callands War Memorial (rear)
Callands War Memorial (side) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 15, 2013
4. Callands War Memorial (side)
Callands War Memorial Honor Roll image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 15, 2013
5. Callands War Memorial Honor Roll
Callands War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, May 16, 2026
6. Callands War Memorial
Callands War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, May 16, 2026
7. Callands War Memorial
Callands War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, May 16, 2026
8. Callands War Memorial
 
 
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.
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Jun. 10, 2026