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Vinita in Craig County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
 

War Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 20, 2013
1. War Memorial
Inscription.

"Not In Vain"
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 & PatriotismWar, Spanish-AmericanWar, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 36° 
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38.282′ N, 95° 9.547′ W. Memorial is in Vinita, Oklahoma, in Craig County. It is at the intersection of Canadian Avenue and Smith Street, on the right when traveling east on Canadian Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Vinita OK 74301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Cherokee Nation and in Northeast Oklahoma — Green Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Ozarks, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. 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 and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 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); Historic Attucks High School (approx. 0.7 miles away); U.S. 66 - Will Rogers Highway (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hi-Way Cafe, Vinita, Oklahoma (approx. 2.3 miles away); Western Motel, Vinita, Oklahoma (approx. 2.4 miles away); Grand River Dam (approx. 4 miles away); Old Military Road (approx. 9.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vinita.
 
War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 20, 2013
2. War Memorial Marker
War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 20, 2013
3. War Memorial Marker
War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 20, 2013
4. War Memorial Marker
War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 20, 2013
5. War Memorial Marker
War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 20, 2013
6. War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 937 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 17, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 20, 2026