Vinita in Craig County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
War Memorial
may be the pride of
those who survived
and the epitaph of
those who fell
Winston Churchill
Dedicated on the Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-One by the Craig County War Veterans Memorial Association.
In memory of Craig County servicemen killed in action during time of war and repatriated prisoners of war.
Spanish American War
"Rough Riders"
Tilden W. Dawson
POW - MIA
Albert T. Echols William F. Oldaker Elmer L. Vanover Marvin A. Pool C. W. Epperson John D. Kenreigh Chester F. Houtz Paul Elam Harry W. Rogers Joseph W. Smith Jack T. Woodson Robert C. Brown E. B. Ragan William J. Nigh Lloyd E. Powell Elmo G. DeMunbrun Eugene H. Still Edward E. Monroe Carl A. Tippett William P. Schuth Felix M. Adams, Jr. MD
[Roll of Honored Dead from Multiple Wars]
Erected 1991 by the Craig County War Veterans Memorial Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Spanish-American • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 36° 38.282′ N, 95° 9.547′ W. Marker is in Vinita, Oklahoma, in Craig County. Memorial is at the intersection of Canadian Avenue and Smith Street, on the right when traveling east on Canadian Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vinita OK 74301, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Worcester Academy (within shouting distance of this marker); President Franklin D. Roosevelt Stops at Vinita Katy Railroad Depot (approx. half a mile away); U.S. 66 - Will Rogers Highway (approx. 0.8 miles away); Grand River Dam (approx. 4 miles away); Old Military Road (approx. 9.6 miles away); 6th Kansas Cavalry (approx. 10½ miles away); 14th Kansas Cavalry (approx. 10½ miles away); 2nd Indian Homeguards (approx. 10½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vinita.
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