Lillington in Harnett County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Harnett County Veterans Memorial
Photographed By Robert Cole, May 9, 2010
1. Harnett County Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
Harnett County Veterans Memorial. . , Center Panel: , This memorial presented to the citizens of Harnett County by the Harnett County Board of Commissioners through the Harnett County Memorial Association in honor to those who served their country., Members of the Memorial Association , Fred D. Jackson (CHM.) . L. B. McLean (Sec.) . Francis Duncan . Carl A. Byrd (Publicity) . L.E. McKnight . O.K. Keen . Frank Lewis , 1917 – 1918, Board of County Commissioners , Angus A. Cameron . L.A. Tart . R.L. Pate . L.R. Bryd . Fred D. Jackson , 1941 – 1945, Left Panel: ,
In Memory of , Harnett County Veterans , Who Lost Their Lives , In World War I. Jesse M. Avery . Walter K. Barefoot . Chester A. Barnes . Henry T. Buchanan . Gilbert Cameron . Andy Collins . Thomas H. Coleville . King Dudley . Russell Jarman . James A. Johnson . John A. Johnson . William F. Jones . Ras Matthews . W.H. Matthews . Walter P. Matthews . Allen B. McLean . Colon G. Shaw . Charlie G. Smith . Arthur R. Stewart ,
World War II. Palmer E. Autry . Charles E. Baggett . Edgar W. Baggett, Jr. . V. Winston Barnes . Edward E. Beasley . Jess G. Beasley . Charles E. Bennett . Herman A. Bennett . William C. Bennett . John B. Bethea . James W. Blalock . Francis Broughton . Lewis B. Buie . William Butler . Howard Butts . Fred M. Caudell, Jr. . Eugene Cofield . Otis Colville . Edward Conner . Jack D. Gore . Odis E. Gore . Allie R. Currin . Chester A. Davis . Alvah J. Denton . Robert L. Dew . Arnold Douglass . William Douglass . William Dougle . Edward R. Ennis . George L. Fuquay, Jr. . John H. Giles, Jr. . Vernon L. Godwin . Laurie J. Griffin . Clarence R. Hair . John D. Harrington . Charles T. Henry . James E. Hockaday . Robert S. Jernigan . Robert H. Johnson, , Right Panel: ,
In Memory of , Harnett County Veterans , Who Lost Their Lives , In World War II. Warren H. Johnson . John E. King . Samuel E. Knox . Fulton P. Lanier, Jr. . James H. Lee . John L. Lee . Jasper Lucas . Herbert Lucas . Margaret E, Lucas . David D. Mahone . Charles D. Marzadro . Robert L. McKinney . James G. McLamb . Murdock M. McLaughlin . Leslie A. McNeill . Ralph K. Mitchell . Earl S. Moore . Silas E. Moore . Fred A. Myatt . William Nordan . Joseph M. Morris, Jr. . Henry C. Ousley, Jr. . Brenton C. Page . William W. Parker . Waylon T. Pleasant . Kenneth M. Rayford . Worth T. Register . Haywood B. Roberts . John C. Ryals . Joseph Ryals . Charlie Sanford . Hubert L. Sills . Ernest A. Simmons . Dorsey W. Slaughter . Benjamin W. Smith . James M. Smith . Jerry A. Smith . Willard J. Smith . William G. Spivey . Paul R. Starling . Albert M. Stephenson . Clyde L. Stewart . Roger H. Stewart . William M. Stone . Robert V. Suggs . Windsor B. Surles . Atlas C. Tart . William P. Tart . George D. Thomas . James H. Tripp . William A. Tyndall . Boyd Vungannon . Tilghman L. Wade . James O. Warren, Jr. . William J. Washington . Howard Wells . Howard W. West . Charlie V. Wilson . Ralph L. Winstead . James O. Wood, , ,
USS Harnett County , LST – 821 , In Memory , of , Our Lost Shipmates , U.S. Navy. Ernest K. Cota EN2 . John L. Abrams LT . James H. Romanski LTJG . Raymond D. Robinson AMH3 . Dennis M. Wobbe AMS3 . Arthur J. Elliott, II LCDR . Carl J. Peterson LCDR . Ralph C. Munsey BM2 . Richard L. Brown AMH3 . Robert J. Arnold AT1 . Stephen A. Johnson AT3 ,
In Memory of , Harnett County , Veterans , Who Lost Their Lives , Korean Conflict
Robert J. Altemus . Vernon L. Braswell . James C. Brown . Archie T. Croom Jr . Henry P.Denning . Fred D. Ellen . Eli Godwin . Roger Porter . William D. Raynor . Edward M. Smith . Willie R. Wade , . Vietnam Era. James E. Butler . James E. Bryd . Donny R. Campbell . Charles Cook . Jerry A. Dennis . Isaac R. Draughon . Marvin A. Gies . James L. Hall . Albert L. Johnson . Denning C. Johnson . Kenneth M. Lee . Roy R. Lee . Richard F. Mason . Larry D. McKoy . Alex L. McLean . Robert D. McMillian . Lonnie E. McNeill . William B. Parnell . Leonard M. Parrish . Gerald A. Phillips . Robert L. Smith . Donald D. Stewart . Eugene W. Wicker . William S. Willis
Center Panel:
This memorial presented to the citizens of Harnett County by the Harnett County Board of Commissioners through the Harnett County Memorial Association in honor to those who served their country.
Members of the Memorial Association
Fred D. Jackson (CHM.) L. B. McLean (Sec.) Francis Duncan Carl A. Byrd (Publicity) L.E. McKnight O.K. Keen Frank Lewis
1917 – 1918
Board of County Commissioners
Angus A. Cameron L.A. Tart R.L. Pate L.R. Bryd Fred D. Jackson
1941 – 1945
Left Panel:
In Memory of Harnett County Veterans
Who Lost Their Lives
In World War I
Jesse M. Avery Walter K. Barefoot Chester A. Barnes Henry T. Buchanan Gilbert Cameron Andy Collins Thomas H. Coleville King Dudley Russell Jarman James A. Johnson John A. Johnson William F. Jones Ras Matthews W.H. Matthews Walter P. Matthews Allen B. McLean Colon G. Shaw Charlie G. Smith Arthur R. Stewart
World War II
Palmer E. Autry Charles E. Baggett Edgar W. Baggett, Jr. V. Winston Barnes Edward E. Beasley Jess G. Beasley Charles E. Bennett Herman A. Bennett William C. Bennett John B. Bethea James
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W. Blalock Francis Broughton Lewis B. Buie William Butler Howard Butts Fred M. Caudell, Jr. Eugene Cofield Otis Colville Edward Conner Jack D. Gore Odis E. Gore Allie R. Currin Chester A. Davis Alvah J. Denton Robert L. Dew Arnold Douglass William Douglass William Dougle Edward R. Ennis George L. Fuquay, Jr. John H. Giles, Jr. Vernon L. Godwin Laurie J. Griffin Clarence R. Hair John D. Harrington Charles T. Henry James E. Hockaday Robert S. Jernigan Robert H. Johnson
Right Panel:
In Memory of Harnett County Veterans
Who Lost Their Lives
In World War II
Warren H. Johnson John E. King Samuel E. Knox Fulton P. Lanier, Jr. James H. Lee John L. Lee Jasper Lucas Herbert Lucas Margaret E, Lucas David D. Mahone Charles D. Marzadro Robert L. McKinney James G. McLamb Murdock M. McLaughlin Leslie A. McNeill Ralph K. Mitchell Earl S. Moore Silas E. Moore Fred A. Myatt William Nordan Joseph M. Morris, Jr. Henry C. Ousley, Jr. Brenton C. Page William W. Parker Waylon T. Pleasant Kenneth M. Rayford Worth T. Register Haywood B. Roberts John C. Ryals Joseph Ryals Charlie Sanford Hubert L. Sills Ernest A. Simmons Dorsey W. Slaughter Benjamin W. Smith James M. Smith Jerry A. Smith Willard J. Smith William
Photographed By Robert Cole, May 9, 2010
2. Harnett County Veterans Memorial - Left Panel
G. Spivey Paul R. Starling Albert M. Stephenson Clyde L. Stewart Roger H. Stewart William M. Stone Robert V. Suggs Windsor B. Surles Atlas C. Tart William P. Tart George D. Thomas James H. Tripp William A. Tyndall Boyd Vungannon Tilghman L. Wade James O. Warren, Jr. William J. Washington Howard Wells Howard W. West Charlie V. Wilson Ralph L. Winstead James O. Wood
USS Harnett County
LST – 821
In Memory
of
Our Lost Shipmates
U.S. Navy
Ernest K. Cota EN2 John L. Abrams LT James H. Romanski LTJG Raymond D. Robinson AMH3 Dennis M. Wobbe AMS3 Arthur J. Elliott, II LCDR Carl J. Peterson LCDR Ralph C. Munsey BM2 Richard L. Brown AMH3 Robert J. Arnold AT1 Stephen A. Johnson AT3
In Memory of Harnett County
Veterans
Who Lost Their Lives Korean Conflict
Robert J. Altemus Vernon L. Braswell James C. Brown Archie T. Croom Jr Henry P.Denning Fred D. Ellen Eli Godwin Roger Porter William D. Raynor Edward M. Smith Willie R. Wade
Vietnam Era
James E. Butler James E. Bryd Donny R. Campbell Charles Cook Jerry A. Dennis Isaac R. Draughon Marvin A. Gies James L. Hall Albert L. Johnson Denning C. Johnson Kenneth M. Lee Roy
Photographed By Robert Cole, May 9, 2010
3. Harnett County Veterans Memorial - Right Panel
R. Lee Richard F. Mason Larry D. McKoy Alex L. McLean Robert D. McMillian Lonnie E. McNeill William B. Parnell Leonard M. Parrish Gerald A. Phillips Robert L. Smith Donald D. Stewart Eugene W. Wicker William S. Willis
Location. 35° 25.203′ N, 78° 48.597′ W. Marker is in Lillington, North Carolina, in Harnett County. Memorial is on West Cornelius Harnett Boulevard (U.S. 401) half a mile west of Hwy 421, Hwy 210, Hwy 401, Hwy 27 intersection, on the right when traveling east. Monument is located at the Veterans Memorial Park in front of the new Harnett County Courthouse, Justice Center, and Social Services Complex one mile north of Cape Fear River Bridge. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 311 West Cornelius Harnett Boulevard, Lillington NC 27546, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Cornelius Harnett (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alexander Lillington (approx. 1½ miles away); Robert B. Morgan (approx. 1½ miles away); Paul Eliot Green (approx. 3.3 miles away);
"We come this 11th day of November 2004 to thank those who gave their lives in battle defending our freedom. We dedicate this park to their memory, hoping they will never be forgotten."
Photographed By Charles "StrangeMan" Lyles, August 5, 2010
8. Harnett County Veterans Memorial Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2010, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This page has been viewed 3,219 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on May 10, 2010, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 8. submitted on October 31, 2010, by Charles "StrangeMan" Lyles of Broadway, North Carolina. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
