Downtown in Durham in Durham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Dedicated to Those who Served in the World War

1917-1919

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 10, 2018

1. Dedicated to Those who Served in the World War Marker

Inscription. Roll of the Honored Dead
Andrews, Junie
Blame, Carl
Brafford, Albert
Clark, Willard
Cole, Norman
Cullon, James
Denny, Hoyt
Ewing, Arthur
Faucette, John M.
Ferrell, G.G.
Fuller, Roy H.
Haithcock, Sidney
Hamelt, George D.
Hessee, James
Howell, Oliver
Inscore, Walter H.
Johnson, Marion S.
Kerr, Fred
Keith, Bernard C.
Khoor, Bernard C.
Martin, Marvin B.
Marshburn, Jacob A.
Maynard, Ernest Mc.
Mitchell, R.I.
Moore, Leonard W.
Neal, Carl Lee
Puryar, Bonnie
Rigsbee, Ike I.
Simms, Wille H.
Smith, Gurney
Spenser, D.L.N.
Tilley, Royal W.
Triplette, Elijah
Thompson, Dewey S.
Venable, P.C.
Walker, Julian
Williams, Ernest W.
Wilkins, Charles V.
Wood, Charles

Ewing, Willie
Mabry, James
Moss, Charlie
McLain, Dug
Roberson, Henry
Smith, Vernon
Weaver, Dee
Williamson, Joseph

Erected by the
Jr. O.U.A.M.
of Durham County

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 35° 59.654′ N, 78° 53.958′ W. Marker is in Durham, North Carolina

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, in Durham County. It is in Downtown. Memorial is on East Main Street west of South Roxboro Street (Business U.S. 70), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 East Main Street, Durham NC 27701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Roll of Honor (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Malbourne A Angier (a few steps from this marker); Dr. Bartlett Durham (within shouting distance of this marker); N. C. Society of Engineers (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Empowering and Diverse Opportunities (about 300 feet away); Tobacco and E.J. Parrish (about 300 feet away); Financial and Professional Impact in Durham (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Durham.

Regarding Dedicated to Those who Served in the World War. The Memorial, as constructed, lists all names of Durham County citizens killed in World War I, but separates the list according to race. The names of African American soldiers (beginning with Willie Ewing) are engraved on a separate line.

The Junior Order of United American Mechanics was a patriotic fraternity known in North Carolina for its charity work and involvement with education in the community. Its best known achievement in North Carolina was the orphanage it opened in 1928, the American Children’s

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 10, 2018

2. Dedicated to Those who Served in the World War Marker

Home in Lexington, NC. The Durham Chapter was founded in 1901 and had 250 members by 1912. Although the organization raised initial funds for an orphanage in Durham, the plans were never executed. From Anderson, Jean Bradley. Durham County: A History of Durham County, North Carolina, (Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1990)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 215 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.