Greenville in Butler County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Butler County Vietnam War Memorial
Inscription.
Memory of
Butler County
Veterans of
Vietnam War
Killed in Action
Likely, James T. 10-2-1967
Taylor, Clarence 5-28-1969
Rutherford, Michael T. 11-5-1969
Cooper, William Morris 9-7-1968
Johnson, Johnny L. 10-19-1968
McCormick, Luther O'Neal 10-28-1968
Stinson, Wm. Sherrill 9-1-78
Erected by Butler County Sheriff's Posse.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 31° 49.783′ N, 86° 37.085′ W. Memorial is in Greenville, Alabama, in Butler County. It is at the intersection of East Commerce Street (Alabama Route 10) and North Conecuh Street, on the left when traveling west on East Commerce Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 700 Court Square, Greenville AL 36037, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. 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: Operation Desert Storm (a few steps from this marker); Butler County (within shouting distance of this marker); Butler County World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Confederate Hospital (approx. Ό mile away); In Memory of Captain William Butler (approx. Ό mile away); World War II Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Pioneer Cemetery (approx. Ό mile away); Greenville City Hall-Site of Public School / Confederate Park (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.
Also see . . . SFC William Sherrill Stinson. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund entry:
SFC Stinson died on January 8, 1973 in Quang Tri, Vietnam. The date on the marker is when SFC Stinson was declared legally deceased. His remains were partially recovered and identified in 1999 and he is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. (Submitted on May 15, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,056 times since then and 15 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 14, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
