Mason in Mason County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
World War II
September 1, 1939 - September 2, 1945
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 27, 2026
1. World War II Marker
United States of America declared war with Japan, December 8 1941.
Mason County West Virginia Active Duty Casualties
Lester Omar Tanner • Kelson Edmonds • William Andrew Riffle • Homer Ray Johnson • Raymond L. Winebrenner • William C. Dyer • Thomas D. Waldie Jr. • Alberine Milton Roush • Paul Delton Woyan • Samuel Walter Fredrick Balch • Jack J. Propp • Glenn Nelson Goodnite • William E. Fox • Paul A. Henry • Peter Elson Schultze • George William Davis • Ira Shamblin Jr. • Marshall Fredrick Hampton • James Gory Eads • John H. Ward • Fred Vernon McComas
Fay W. Thabet • John Ryan MccClloch • Robert T. Jones • James Paul Byus • Eldon Harold Martin • William Chester Woods • Alfred J. Russell • John A. Stover • Ralph L. Roush • Earl Wayne Boyer • Freddie R. Smith • Stanley W. Roach • Harry Samuel Patterson • William Macknight Jr. • Ottie Junior McGraw • Roger K. Powell • Clarence Alexander Watson • Richard L. Nibert • Dewey Lafyette Mayes • Donald V. Peck • Otho Lee Jones
December 7, 1941 a date which will live in infamy.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt - 32nd President
The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.
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The soldier is the army no army is better than its soldiers the soldier is also a citizen, in fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one's country.
- George S. Patton - Ltg U.S. Army
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 39° 0.738′ N, 82° 2.264′ W. Memorial is in Mason, West Virginia, in Mason County. It is at the intersection of 2nd Street and West Virginia Route 833, on the right when traveling south on 2nd Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 484 2nd St, Mason WV 25260, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Mid-Ohio Valley. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 27, 2026
2. World War II Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named World War II (here, next to this marker); World War I (here, next to this marker); Ssgt. Jimmy Goethel Stewart (here, next to this marker); Mason County Veterans Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients (here, next to this marker); Korean War (here, next to this marker); Mason County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); POW-MIA (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mason.
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 27, 2026
3. World War II Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 27, 2026
4. World War II Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 27, 2026
5. World War II Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 27, 2026
6. World War II Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 1, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
