Wetumpka in Elmore County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Elmore County Vietnam War Memorial

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, December 7, 2025

1. Elmore County Vietnam War Memorial

Inscription.
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

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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 marker); Wetumpka's Bridges (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); High Water Mark (about 400 feet away); Old Calaboose (about 400 feet away); Wetumpka Timeline (about 500 feet away); Wetumpka Impact Crater (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wetumpka.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Another similar monument, located in nearby Montgomery County.

Vietnam War Memorial with Elmore County Courthouse in background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 2, 2020

2. Vietnam War Memorial with Elmore County Courthouse in background.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 2, 2020

3. Elmore County Vietnam War Memorial

Wetumpka Vietnam War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 20, 2013

4. Wetumpka Vietnam War Memorial Marker

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 2,030 times since then and 30 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.