Columbia in Tyrrell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Tyrrell County War Memorial
Country – Honor - Duty
This memorial dedicated by the people of Tyrrell County in recognition of the service of its men and women in the Armed Forces of the United States of America in World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam and in Memory of those who died in these conflicts.
This the 11th day of November, 1985, A.D.
World War I
Clyde Bradford Armstrong
James M. Brickhouse
David L. Cohoon
Lloyd H. Dillon
Oscar Dodge
Asa Jeremiah Etheridge
Columbus S. Morris
Anderson L. Ader
Amsey Sawyer
World War II
Raymond H. Wilkins C.M.H.
Junior V. Basnight
Ephriam C. Cooper
James D. Holloway
Thomas Lindsey Jarvis
Chester Hopkins, Jr.
Mary Lee Kemp
Gaither Lassiter
William Nelson McClees
James T. Machen
Clarence Rayfield Owens
Norman E. Smith
Charlie W. Sykes
Milton “Pete” Taylor
Huron R. Voliva
Calvin Doss Weatherly
Richard Wynn
Korea
Warren Davenport, Jr.
Vietnam
Glynn Thomas Cahoon
Morgan Lane Cahoon
Edwin Earl Hoffman AKA Edwin Earl Lassiter
Devoya M. King
Raymond Christopher Meekins
James Terry Payne
Harmon Thurston Respass
Serge Walter Spotanski
Erected 1985 by People of Tyrrell County.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 35° 55.058′ N, 76° 15.106′ W. Memorial is in Columbia, North Carolina, in Tyrrell County. It is on Main Street (Business U.S. 64) east of South Broad Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 403 Main St, Columbia NC 27925, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tyrell County (a few steps from this marker); Tyrrell County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Edward Warren (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Pettigrew (approx. 8.2 miles away); Somerset Place (approx. 8.4 miles away); James Johnston Pettigrew (approx. 8.4 miles away); Lake Company (approx. 8.4 miles away); Cool Spring (approx. 8.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 865 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 5, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.






