Elmore County Vietnam War Memorial
In honor of the fallen heroes of Elmore County who gave their lives in the Vietnam War
Clark, Richard Johnson, Joseph W. Ruffin, James Thomas
Cook, Larry Davidson Mathis, David Linwood Smith, John Lee
Cottrell, Willie James McGinty, Calvin Jr. Wadsworth, Harry M.
Davis, Charles William Owens, Thomas Earl Williams, Jimmy L.
Hudson, Jimmy Dale Powell, Abraham Wilson, Dale Keith
Yarbrough, Dana B.
Erected 1995 by Eagle Project of Jonathan Tinsley, Boy Scout Troop 50, Wetumpka, AL.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 32° 32.223′ N, 86° 12.317′ W. Memorial is in Wetumpka, Alabama, in Elmore County. It is at the intersection of East Commerce Streer and South Main Street (Route 111), on the right when traveling east on East Commerce Streer. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 East Commerce Street, Wetumpka AL 36092, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, 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: Wetumpka Historical Marker (a few steps from this marker); Elmore County Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Elmore County World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this
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Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Another similar monument, located in nearby Montgomery County.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,025 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 21, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 2, 3. submitted on February 2, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on August 20, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
