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

Bedford County WWII Memorial

June 6 1944

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 29, 2011

1. Bedford County WWII Memorial

Inscription.
Erected by the Parker-Hoback Post, 29th Division Association, in memory of the Bedford County men of the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, who gave their lives in the preparation for and the participation in the Normandy Invasion and later battles of World War II.

Company A
Leslie C. Abbott, Jr. • Wallace R. Carter • John D. Clifton • Andrew J. Coleman • Frank P. Draper, Jr. • Taylor N. Fellers • Charles W. Fizer • Nick N. Gillaspie • Bedford T. Hoback • Raymond S. Hoback • Clifton G. Lee • Earl L. Parker • Jack G. Powers • John F. Reynolds • Weldon A. Rosazza • John B. Schenk • Ray O. Stevens • Gordon H. White, Jr. • John L. Wilkes • Elmere P. Wright • Grant C. Yopp

Company C
Joseph E. Parker, Jr.

Company F
John W. Dean

This stone taken from the area of Vierville-Sur-Mer on the Normandy Beach, a gift of the Republic of France, was dedicated June 6, 1954.

Erected 1954 by Parker-Hoback Post, 29th Division Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 37° 20.06′ N, 79° 31.357′ W. Memorial is in Bedford,

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Virginia, in Bedford County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (Business U.S. 460) and South Street (Virginia Route 43), on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Bedford VA 24523, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest 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 walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Supreme Sacrifice Memorial (here, next to this marker); Bedford County Confederate Monument (here, next to this marker); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Bedford (within shouting distance of this marker); Bedford’s Volunteer Company

VFW Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 29, 2011

2. VFW Memorial

(within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Bedford Courthouse / 202 E. Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 104 N. Bridge Street (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bedford.

Bedford County War Memorials image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 29, 2011

3. Bedford County War Memorials

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,423 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on January 29, 2012, by Robert W. Keeler of Portland, Oregon. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 24, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.