La Grange in Oldham County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
War Memorial
Cenotaph
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 25, 2016
1. War Memorial Monument
who died in the
service of their country
that the spirit of
liberty and freedom
might live
Eternal rest
grant unto them,
O Lord
Leonard Brumback Winslow Couch Raymond Gehring Louis S. Gibson
Virgil L. Hall William E. Hall John J. Harris Warren D. Jeffries
Edward E. Premister Charles Powers Virgil O. Skaggs Paul B. Snyder
Herschel Straughn Howard V. Straughn, Jr.
Erected by Oldham American Legion Post 39 and Auxiliary.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 38° 24.249′ N, 85° 22.51′ W. Memorial is in La Grange, Kentucky, in Oldham County. It is on 1st Street (Kentucky Route 53), on the right when traveling north. Monument is in Valley of Rest/La Grange Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 400 South 1st Street, La Grange KY 40031, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Louisville Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Ohio River Valley. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: William T. Barbour House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Buddy Pepper House (approx. Ό mile away); A Masonic Leader (approx. Ό mile away); 104 East Main Street
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 25, 2016
2. War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 480 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 22, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
