Altavista in Campbell County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

War Memorial Park

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, September 5, 2026

1. War Memorial Park Marker

Inscription. This memorial park dedicated in memory of those who gave the last full measure of devotion for the preservation of freedom in World Wars I and II

World War I
• Marvin Arthur •William O. Littles •Andrew Lucas •Fauntleroy Short

World War II
•Oscar Adams •Houston C. Anthony •Melvin T. Boudurant •R. Bascom Carr •Jack Lee Cox •W.T. Creasy •Herbert O. Daniel •Fraser E. Davis •Claude A. Dewberry •Dunn Dillard •John T. Dowdy, Jr. •Walter P. Dowdy •Hubert Downs •Loyd T. Dudley •Russell Dunham •James Calvin Goad •Dan Grinnan •Marion C. Hall •Rueben C. Kelly •Kenneth L. Lindsey •James W. Lispcomb William A. Martin •Russell Morris •Turner W. Pickeral Jr. •James O. Short •Alton F. Short •Ralph Shriver •David Tucker •Richard B. Walker •Howard C. Weeks •Fred Yeatts

World War II
•Buford Adkins •Buford Atkinson •Elmer Bailey •Landon Brown •Curtis Crews •Carlton English •Walkter Haley •Randolph Jennings •Albert Moorefield •Carter Moorefield •Andrew Roland •James Scott •Raymond Simpson •Charlie Thurman •Herman Tuck

Korean
•Leonard Arthur •Clarence Bailey •Irvin Crews

Vietnam
•Donald Lambert •Douglas Shelton

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War on Terror
•Gregory T. Copes - Afg •Christopher E. Murphy - Iraq

Erected by Town of Altavista.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 37° 6.738′ N, 79° 17.279′ W. Memorial is in Altavista, Virginia, in Campbell County. It is on 7th Street, on the right when traveling south. The Marker is located in War Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 700 7th Street, Altavista VA 24517, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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,

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

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, September 5, 2026

2. War Memorial Park Marker

of this marker: Morris-Dillard Post 4165 VFW Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Purple Heart Monument (a few steps from this marker); Route of Old "97" (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); War Memorial Building (about 700 feet away); Founding the Town of Altavista (approx. 0.2 miles away); General James Dearing (approx. ¼ mile away); Colonel Frank Board, MD (approx. ¼ mile away); Colonel Charles Lynch (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Altavista.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, September 5, 2026

3. War Memorial Park Marker

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, September 5, 2026

4. War Memorial Park Marker

War Memorial Park Donor Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, September 5, 2026

5. War Memorial Park Donor Plaque

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, September 5, 2026

6. War Memorial Park Donor Plaque

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, September 5, 2026

7. War Memorial Park Donor Plaque

War Memorial Park Freedom Heritage Display image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, September 5, 2026

8. War Memorial Park Freedom Heritage Display

This display, next to the Memorial, features various documents which were foundational to American Freedom.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2026, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 24 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 9, 2026, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. 7, 8. submitted on September 11, 2026, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.