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

Morris-Dillard Post 4165 VFW Memorial

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, September 5, 2026

1. Morris-Dillard Post 4165 VFW Memorial Marker

Inscription. In honor & memory of
Our comrades &
Dedicated veterans

Veterans Day
November 11, 1993

Motion by
Roy St. John
Approved by
Post 4165
Membership Designer
Calvin Brown
Builder
Acie W. Pickeral

•Aanter, Christopher L. •Adkins, Edward A., Jr. •Arthur, William T. •Ashwell, Herbert A. •Bailess, Elmo C. •Bennett, Reid A. •Becker, Ehrhardt, Jr. •Bennett, William O. •Blevins, James H., Jr. •Bruce, (Rex) Robert R. •Bruce, Melvin R. •Bryant, Louis R. •Burgess, William J. •Burns, Dewey E. •Burnette, Mahlon A. •Carter, Calvin P. •Carter, Richard A. •Carton, Gerald J. •Chumley, Donald C. •Cocke, Paul E. •Carpenter, Robert B. •Dalton, Harold O. •Dawson, Albert C. •English, Edward R., Jr. •Ellis, Benjamine E. •Farmer, Marvin A., Jr. •Farmer, Edward S. •Fraser, Donald H. •Frazier, Lewis D. •Gibson, Herman A. •Giles, Harold R., Jr. •Granger, Victor R. •Harshbarger, Michael •Hendricks, Robert L. •Aaron, Lindberg V. •Farmer, Luther S. •Hull, Carmel O. •Hunley, Bruce L. •Johnson, Clay D. •Johnson, Gerald A. •Hawk, David C. •Hendrickson, James W. •Kirkpatrick, Thomas L. •King, D. James •Lewis,

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Charles M. •Mayhew, Lanier H. •Mann, John H. •Morris, Earl G., Jr. •Myers, Marvin D. •Patterson, Kenneth O. •Phillips, William C. •Pugh, Ernest C. •Ross, Dewey •Shelton, James C. •Shields, Andrew J. •Shields, Howard O. •Simpson, Carrol •Singleton, Richard J. •Sisk, Isaac L., Jr. •Shelton, William B. •Spence, Joseph E. •St John, Roy E. •Tuck, Brian K. •Tharp, James D. •Walters, William H. •Watts, Clyde W. •West, Aubrey D. •West, Thomas A., Jr. •Woodson, Aubry W. •Walker, Ernest A. •Webster, Rudolph P.

Deceased Members
•Anthony, Paul E. •Adams, Vernon F. •Booker, Thomas E. •Bolling, Russel A. •Brown, Calvin E. •Burgess, David C. •Barker, Thelbert J. •Bates, Russel F. •Bennett, Lawrence S. •Bennett, Harold •Chavis, Willie •Compton, Walter T. •Dawson, Cabell B. •Dalton, Ernest W. •Elliott, Lawrence R. •Emerson, John W. •Farmer, Luther S. •Goad, Edgar A. •Hall, E. Jack, Sr. •Hall, Percy T. •Hubbard, James E. •Holland, Marvin K. •Johnson, James S. •Knight, Frank T. •Kreger, George W. •Lee, Robert W., Jr. •Layne, Eli R. •Molnar, John •Moorefield, Thomas V. •Niswander, Billie C. •Oakes, James D. •Scott, O. A. •Shelton, Jenks D. •Short,

Morris-Dillard Post 4165 VFW Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, September 5, 2026

2. Morris-Dillard Post 4165 VFW Memorial

Jesse B. •Smith, Stephen K. •Stevens, James L. •Talbott, John M. •Triplett, Willie D. •Weeks, Amos S. •Wellborn, James H. •Witt, Fletcher P. •Yeatts, M. Vernard •Mays, Thomas C. •Booker, Leslie J. •Stone, Ernest O. •Lane, Edward H., Jr. •Dalton, Gus Mays •Dews, Samuel P. •Shelton, Ollie R. •Barley, Henry J. •Smith, Eugene D. •Barbour, Lorinza A. •Ashwell, Orville L. •Mills, Shirley C. •Clements, Thomas A. •Buys, Robert A. •Taylor, Creed J. •Pickeral, Acie W. •Cyrus, Switchman Lee •Cocke, Herbert W. •Arthur, William O. •Dziabas, George F. •Hall, William A. •Hogan, Billy J. •Montgomery, Thornton B. •Shelton, Edward O. •Yeatts, Obie E.

Erected 1993 by Morris-Dillard Post 4165 VFW.

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

Location. 37° 6.736′ N, 79° 17.272′ W. Memorial is in Altavista, Virginia, in Campbell County. It is on 7th Street, on the right when traveling west. The Marker is located in War Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 700 7th St, Altavista VA

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, September 5, 2026

3. Morris-Dillard Post 4165 VFW Memorial

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 of this marker: War Memorial Park (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

4. Morris-Dillard Post 4165 VFW Memorial

War Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, September 5, 2026

5. War Memorial Park

The Memorial is located in War Memorial Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2026, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 21, 2026, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.