Midtown in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Roll of Honor
Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 4, 2012
1. Roll of Honor Marker
Inscription.
Roll of Honor. .
Roll of Honor 1914-1918 These Palmetto trees were planted and this tablet erected by the Savannah Women's Federation in loving honor of the Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines of Chatham County who died in the Great War for the cause of World Liberty, David Gordon Allen∙ Joseph Arnold ∙ Fred M. Allison ∙ Andrew John Andrews ∙ Joseph Francis Bohan ∙ Horace P. Bouchelle ∙ Dean W. Brantley ∙ Augustus O. Briggs ∙ Clarence Brown ∙ Solomon Brown ∙ Henry G. Bruce ∙ Ernest Butler ∙ William W. Carter ∙ Stearns C. Cole ∙ Arthur Bryan Culpepper ∙ George M. Crawford ∙ Lemuel C. Davis ∙ Thomas L. Davis ∙ William M. Davis ∙ Roy Dearman ∙ Kell Dye ∙ Harry Demosthenes ∙ John L. Dufour Jr. ∙ Beverley D. Evans Jr. ∙ Joseph S. Falk ∙ Champion Falligant ∙ James T. Fellows ∙ Harold W. Ferst ∙ Lewis Fisher ∙ Zodie C. Forrester ∙ David Friedman ∙ George Morrison Frierson ∙ Francis George Fry ∙ Harry G. Garvin ∙ Henry Edward Gaudry ∙ John Morgan Godbold ∙ Charles F. Goodrich ∙ Fritz Goritz ∙ Paul R. Groover ∙ James W. Guerry ∙ Harry Edward Hanley ∙ Gordon S. Hickman ∙ Claude Edward Houston ∙ Thomas L. Hursey ∙ Comer J. Hughes ∙ John A. Hutton Jr. ∙ Hall H. Haddon ∙ George S. Inglesby ∙ C.J. Wellborn Jones ∙ George P.H. Jones ∙ Aubrey H. Laughlin ∙ Charles Leo Lopez ∙ James H. Lorimer ∙ George W. Lowden Jr. ∙ Elliott S. Meyer Jr. ∙ Markham Joseph Mitchelson ∙ Cyril F. Mickler ∙ Charles J. Mooney ∙ John C. Muncus ∙ Joseph J. Obrien ∙ Timothy F. Okeefe ∙ Joseph H. Oppenheim ∙ George Ferguson Paul ∙ John Ramos ∙ E.W. Ratcliffe ∙ Ralph S. Ray ∙ James J. Roos ∙ Henry E. Rioux ∙ Howard Scally ∙ Neamiah Scott ∙ Jim Scott ∙ Reginald N. Shearhouse ∙ Herman H. Sheaffer ∙ Kaldis Tantalias ∙ Cyrus Taylor ∙ Ermine G. Thompson ∙ Arthur J. Toshach ∙ Charles Stephen Walden ∙ William Eugene Warth ∙ Milton Wilkes ∙ James Earle Williams ∙ M.C. Wilson Jr. ∙ Marvin G. Wright ∙ Daniel H. Vansickle, Negro Soldiers David Adkin ∙ Vance Allison ∙ Richard Ancrom ∙ Remus Bacon ∙ James Bailey ∙ George Barclay ∙ Joseph Bembry ∙ Neptoin Bobin ∙ John H. Brockington ∙ Willie Cuspard ∙ Clarence Brown ∙ James Douglas ∙ Issac Gillison ∙ Milledge Griffin ∙ Alex Gray ∙ Charles H. Green ∙ Adolphus Harris ∙ James Jackson ∙ Harmon Jones ∙ Lewis Jones ∙ Richard Jenkins ∙ William Lane ∙ Fred. Lingo ∙ Marshall Mallard ∙ George Mulligan ∙ Richard Northern ∙ Clarence Powell ∙ Isadore Pinckney ∙ James Perue ∙ Sheppard Sears ∙ Charles H. Shaver ∙ Willie Simmons ∙ Robert Steele ∙ James S. Stephens ∙ Cleveland Shells ∙ James Williams ∙ Arthur Warner ∙ Michael Zisker "They do not die who serve humanity". Christopher Murphy, . Reverse:
The base for this tablet was given by Chatham Post 36 American Legion April 26, 1929 in memory of their comrades who fell during the World War.
Roll of Honor
1914-1918
These Palmetto trees were planted and this tablet erected by
the Savannah Women's Federation
in loving honor of the Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines
of Chatham County
who died in the Great War
for the cause of World Liberty
David Gordon Allen∙ Joseph Arnold ∙ Fred M. Allison ∙ Andrew John Andrews ∙ Joseph Francis Bohan ∙ Horace P. Bouchelle ∙ Dean W. Brantley ∙ Augustus O. Briggs ∙ Clarence Brown ∙ Solomon Brown ∙ Henry G. Bruce ∙ Ernest Butler ∙ William W. Carter ∙ Stearns C. Cole ∙ Arthur Bryan Culpepper ∙ George M. Crawford ∙ Lemuel C. Davis ∙ Thomas L. Davis ∙ William M. Davis ∙ Roy Dearman ∙ Kell Dye ∙ Harry Demosthenes ∙ John L. Dufour Jr. ∙ Beverley D. Evans Jr. ∙ Joseph S. Falk ∙ Champion Falligant ∙ James T. Fellows ∙ Harold W. Ferst ∙ Lewis Fisher ∙ Zodie C. Forrester ∙ David Friedman ∙ George Morrison Frierson ∙ Francis George Fry ∙ Harry G. Garvin ∙ Henry Edward Gaudry ∙ John Morgan Godbold ∙ Charles F. Goodrich ∙ Fritz Goritz ∙ Paul R. Groover ∙ James W. Guerry ∙ Harry Edward Hanley ∙ Gordon S. Hickman
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∙ Claude Edward Houston ∙ Thomas L. Hursey ∙ Comer J. Hughes ∙ John A. Hutton Jr. ∙ Hall H. Haddon ∙ George S. Inglesby ∙ C.J. Wellborn Jones ∙ George P.H. Jones ∙ Aubrey H. Laughlin ∙ Charles Leo Lopez ∙ James H. Lorimer ∙ George W. Lowden Jr. ∙ Elliott S. Meyer Jr. ∙ Markham Joseph Mitchelson ∙ Cyril F. Mickler ∙ Charles J. Mooney ∙ John C. Muncus ∙ Joseph J. Obrien ∙ Timothy F. Okeefe ∙ Joseph H. Oppenheim ∙ George Ferguson Paul ∙ John Ramos ∙ E.W. Ratcliffe ∙ Ralph S. Ray ∙ James J. Roos ∙ Henry E. Rioux ∙ Howard Scally ∙ Neamiah Scott ∙ Jim Scott ∙ Reginald N. Shearhouse ∙ Herman H. Sheaffer ∙ Kaldis Tantalias ∙ Cyrus Taylor ∙ Ermine G. Thompson ∙ Arthur J. Toshach ∙ Charles Stephen Walden ∙ William Eugene Warth ∙ Milton Wilkes ∙ James Earle Williams ∙ M.C. Wilson Jr. ∙ Marvin G. Wright ∙ Daniel H. Vansickle
Negro Soldiers
David Adkin ∙ Vance Allison ∙ Richard Ancrom ∙ Remus Bacon ∙ James Bailey ∙ George Barclay ∙ Joseph Bembry ∙ Neptoin Bobin ∙ John H. Brockington ∙ Willie Cuspard ∙ Clarence Brown ∙ James Douglas ∙ Issac Gillison ∙ Milledge
Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 4, 2012
2. Roll of Honor Marker, list of names
Griffin ∙ Alex Gray ∙ Charles H. Green ∙ Adolphus Harris ∙ James Jackson ∙ Harmon Jones ∙ Lewis Jones ∙ Richard Jenkins ∙ William Lane ∙ Fred. Lingo ∙ Marshall Mallard ∙ George Mulligan ∙ Richard Northern ∙ Clarence Powell ∙ Isadore Pinckney ∙ James Perue ∙ Sheppard Sears ∙ Charles H. Shaver ∙ Willie Simmons ∙ Robert Steele ∙ James S. Stephens ∙ Cleveland Shells ∙ James Williams ∙ Arthur Warner ∙ Michael Zisker
"They do not die who serve humanity".
Christopher Murphy
Reverse:
The base for this tablet was
given by Chatham Post 36
American Legion
April 26, 1929 in memory of
their comrades who fell
during the World War
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is April 26, 1929.
Location. 32° 2.865′ N, 81° 5.079′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in Midtown. It is on Victory Drive near Waters Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Located on the northwest corner of Daffin Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savannah GA 31404, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, 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 original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: American Grand Prize Races (approx. 0.2
Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 4, 2012
3. Roll of Honor Marker with the mentioned Palm Trees at Daffin Park
The troops, of about 1,200, were greeted by 75,000 people at the port of Savannah. In honor of the occasion, the Big Duke Alarm Bell was rung,
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,068 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on March 11, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 8, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
