Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
World War II Memorial
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, May 26, 2009
1. World War II Memorial Marker (Side 1) A-D
Side 1 A-D
Dedicated to the memory of the 129 men from Lauderdale County (listed on these four panels) who sacrificed their lives in the defense of our Nation during World War II:
Robert F. Adams Aubrey H. Alexander Lee Eddy Anderton Eugene Barnett Grady Bates Joseph D. Belue Ralph T. Berg Raymond Blackwell Alvin Brewer William M. Brooks Dennis O. Brown Melvin O. Brown Ed Buffler Collins O'Neal James D. Butler James E. Butler Thomas E. Campbell, Jr. Chester L. Chapman Wayne Cody Robert O. Collum Overton L. Comer William L. Conner, Jr. John R. Cooper John H. Craig Eugene H. Crouch Homer Crunk J.M. Cunningham Marcy B. Darnall, Jr. Omer E. Davidson George W. Davis Clettis J. Dickerson
Side 2 D-I
Dedicated to the memory of the 129 men from Lauderdale County (listed on these four panels) who sacrificed their lives in the defense of our Nation during World War II:
Edward T. Douthitt Jack Douthitt Clarence Calvin Duke Jerome R. Eckl Fred Edwards Thomas Ralph Epping Jeffie C. Evans Welldon R. Fowler William E. Fowler Ernest Franklin Foy N. Gamble Grady Leon Gamble Lynwood M. Glazier J.C. Goode Louis O. Greaves Harry
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Side 3 J-P
Dedicated to the memory of the 129 men from Lauderdale County (listed on these four panels) who sacrificed their lives in the defense of our Nation during World War II:
Charles Allen Jackson Herbert F. Johnson, Jr. R.T.S. Johnson, Jr. George H. Kelley Robert Bruce Killen Albert Thomas King, Jr. Gordon K. Knight Reuben E. Lard Joseph R. Lentz Milton E. Littrell Irl E. C. Lucas, Jr. Jasper A. Mathis Walter Matthews Earl J. McBride Roy E. McCorkle, Jr. Theodore McCollum Don K. McDowell Oscar E. Miner Jefferson W. Mitchell Sam H. Mitchell, Sr. Don M. Montgomery Fred T. Montgomery Stevenson W. Moomaw John M. Morgan Arthur L. Muthig Charles Myrick Marvin W. Olive, Jr. Elmer M. Patterson Llewelly Pennington Clavin F. Pettus Byron P. Phillips Coy Willis Phillips
Side 4 P-Y
Dedicated to the memory of the 129 men from Lauderdale County (listed on
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2. World War II Memorial Marker (Side 2) D-I
Walter P. Porter Hower R. Richardson Ganes Robbins Edward Lee Roden Perry L. Roden Thomas E. Romine James R. Sego George L. Simms Alvin H. Smith Howard P. Smith Joseph W. Staggs William Joe Tanner Mack Tays Gaylon S. Thigpen Robert Coleman Thigpen Cecil Howard Thornton Alvin A. Threet, Jr. Gaines E. Threet Willie L. Threet, Jr. Glenn C. Turner Jesse L. Vinson Wilson O. Wanner Cheatham B. Warren Raymond F. Weaver Albert W. White Harold G. White Delma W. Wilbourn Sylvester L. Wilburn Eldred E. Williams Arnold A. Word Clifford M. Wright James E. Yates Robert E. Young
Erected by Florence Historical Board Florence, Alabama.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 34° 48.726′ N, 87° 37.412′ W. Memorial is in Florence, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. It is on Veterans Park Drive. Behind the Veterans Museum are the war memorials from l to r: 1st Vietnam, Korean, World War I and two World War II markers. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Florence AL 35630, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Alabama and in the Shoals. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 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
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, May 26, 2009
3. World War II Memorial Marker (Side 3) J-P
Also see . . .
1. Veterans Memorial Park. Welcome to Florence, Alabama website entry (Submitted on August 15, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Remember. World War II Casualties of Alabama (Submitted on September 13, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
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4. World War II Memorial Marker (Side 4 )P-Y
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, January 26, 2014
5. World War II Memorial Marker A-D side 1 update
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6. World War II Memorial Marker J-P side 3 update
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7. World War II Memorial Marker D-I side 2 update
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8. World War II Memorial Marker P-Y side 4 update
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9. World War II Memorial Marker
Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, July 31, 2023
10. WW II Memorial Victory Medal
Ruptured Duck December 7, 1941, Sept 2, 1945
464 Medals of Honor Awarded,
16 Million Served, 407,000 Casualties, 73516 MIA,
Erected May 25, 2015, to Honor all WWII Veterans
Yesterday, December 7, 1941, A date which will live in Infany....President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pacific Theatre
Pearl Harbor, Guam, Wake Island, Bataan, Corregidor, Battle of Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal Campaign, Tarawa, Bougainville, Cape Gloucester, Saipan, Titian, Philippine Sea, Noemfoor, Peleliu, Morotai, Leyte, Samar, Luzon, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Balikpapan,
European Theatre
Casablanca, Oran, Safi, Fedala, Port Lyautey, Kasserine Pass, El Guettar, Sicily, Salerno,, Monte Casino,
Anzio, Normandy, Brest, Metz, Operation Market Garden, Hurtgen Forest, Lorraine, Aachen, Battle of the Bulge, Florence, Alsace, Ruhr Pocket, Remagen, Bolonga
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11. World War II Memorial
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, May 26, 2009
12. World War II Memorial Markers
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13. World War II Memorial Marker inside museum
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 3,561 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on January 26, 2014, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 12, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on January 26, 2014, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 10, 11. submitted on October 19, 2023, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 12. submitted on October 23, 2013, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 13. submitted on September 12, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
