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World War II Memorial

 
 
World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 2, 2013
1. World War II Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated by
Alabama Mills, Inc.
In honor of those who served so gallantly
In World War II 1941-1945
and
In memory of the following
who made the supreme sacrifice
R.D. Leonard • Herman Johnson
George Brown • W.E. Holcomb

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 32° 32.995′ N, 86° 12.548′ W. Memorial is in Wetumpka, Alabama, in Elmore County. It can be reached from the intersection of Lancaster Road and Hospital Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 202-206 Lancaster Road, 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: Elmore County Training School (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wetumpka Impact Crater (approx. 0.3 miles away); Welton Blanton Doby High School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wetumpka L&N Depot (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wetumpka Methodist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Wetumpka Light Guard (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Wetumpka Impact Crater (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lock 31 (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wetumpka.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. First Presbyterian Church (was approx.
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Ύ mile away but has been confirmed missing); First Baptist Church of Wetumpka (was approx. Ύ mile away but has been confirmed missing).
 
World War II Memorial & Flagpole image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 2, 2013
2. World War II Memorial & Flagpole
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 827 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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