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Central Arts District in St. Petersburg in Pinellas County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Our Heroes of the World War

1917-1918

 
 
Our Heroes of the World War Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, September 19, 2016
1. Our Heroes of the World War Marker
Inscription.
"God Gave Us Sons:
We Gave Them To Our Country
And Our Country Gave Them
Back To God."

Officers

Crenshaw Caswell 1st Lt. F. A.
James Abel 2nd Lt. Inf.

Enlisted Men
Lewis N. Brantley
George Donaldson Griffin
Edward Theodore Hall
George Harold Myers
James Clyde Mccraven
Harry J. Newkumet
Wesley Noble
William Foster Nevell
Stewart D. Ramsauer
Laurence M. Tate
Paul Other Webb
Carey Herriott (Colored)
Charles Hargray (Colored)

This Memorial Is Erected By The
St Petersburg Chapter
Of American War Mothers
To Our Sons Who Gave Their Lives
And To All Others From St. Petersburg
Who Served Our Country
In The World War
1917 — 1918

 
Erected by St. Petersburg Chapter of American War Mothers.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 27° 46.329′ N, 82° 38.304′ W. Memorial is in St. Petersburg, Florida, in Pinellas County. It is in the Central Arts District. It is at the intersection of 1st Avenue North and 4th Street North, on the right when traveling west on 1st
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Avenue North. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 364 1st Ave N, Saint Petersburg FL 33701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Florida’s Gulf Coast and on Tampa Bay. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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: Pinellas County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The United States Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Merchant Seamen World War II Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); John C. Williams (about 400 feet away); Brigadier General Thaddeus Kosciuszko (about 500 feet away); S. H. Kress and Co. Building (about 600 feet away); First United Methodist Church (about 600 feet away); Votes for Women (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Petersburg.
 
Our Heroes of the World War Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, September 19, 2016
2. Our Heroes of the World War Marker
Our Heroes of the World War Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, September 19, 2016
3. Our Heroes of the World War Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 748 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 8, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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Jun. 12, 2026