Philippi in Barbour County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Barbour County War Memorial

Front Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, July 24, 2010

1. Front Plaque

Inscription.

Barbour County War Memorial. . (Front):1917 - 1919 In Memory of Oscar Granville Alexander Clayton Bosworth Brandon Jesse Gordon Cole Quincy C. Dadisman Okey E. Duckworth James Blaine Hovatter Everett Earl Ice David Oren Jones Fred E. Jones John Irvin Kramer Andrew L. Matthew Lawrence L. Mayle Charles Wayne Moore Wilbur Simpson Moore William Hobart McDaniel William Myers Nelson Newman Carl Frederick Nitz Lloyd F. Reed Lawson D. Regester Robert J. Ritter Carl Simmons Walter Ray Smith Loring Carr Thorpe Thomas Caton Wilson Who gave their lives in the World War. (Back):1941 - 1945 In Memory of William Draper Anglin . Stanley Lee Lemasters Denzil Ray Ashby . Calvin Keith Lipscom Cleophus L. Auvil . Elbert Harold Lohr Monzel Barker . Charles Junior McDaniel Richard Lavere Bartlett . John Manfreda Loyd Dextor Beckner . Charles Francis Martin Dennis Howard Bennett . Arnold Roy Moore Stanley Wilson Bennett . John Lewis Orr, Jr. Hayward R. Bolyard . Robert Ray Perry Denzil Boyles . William Pestotnik Lynn Jackson Boyles . Joseph Ralph Price Thurman Lee Boyles . Dellet Junior Proudfoot Arthur Lee Burner . Johnnie Edward Prutsok Walter Herbert Carr . Woodrow Carmen Radcliffe Marion Lee Chapman . Kenneth Earl Ritter William Paul Cole . Paul Porter Shaffer Carl H. DeLauder . Newton Woodrow Sigley Archie Roosevelt Ekis . Harry H. Simon Leonard Newton Ervine . Edsel W. Simons Herman B. Evix . Waitman George Simons James Junior George . Doyle K. Simpson Elmer R. Grimm . Dwight P. Smith Charles Ray Haller . James Everett Smith William Henry Halterman . Omer Spencer Richard Earl Hamilton . Neeson Stemple Oren C. Harris . Robert Lee Sturm Ray E. Hess . Frank Tamus William Keith Hickman . Carl Teter Jess W. Hinkle . Stanley L. Turner James Alvin Holt . Hayward Wagner Elwood Kennedy . Howard Porter Wagner John Kittle . Clifford Ware Watkins Eston C. Kuhn . Cora Gertrude Hyre Webester Victor Emanuel Kursavage . Sherwood Lee Wilson Who gave their lives in World War II. (Left Side):1950 - 1953 In memory of Virgil Coontz James E. Crowl Torres Sam Mercado Joseph Serback Allen E. Simmons who gave their lives in the Korean War. (Right Side):1964 - 1975 In memory of William Lee Carr Rex A. Bowyer Garry L. Burgess Roger L. Carpenter John Charnpolsky James R. Hickman Isaac C. Huffman Cecil Wilbert Kittle, Jr. Larry Joseph Lowther Lesley Wayne Reed Wm. "Billy" Runner Donald F. Schnably Roger Lee Simpson Who gave their lives in the Viet Nam War.

(Front):1917 - 1919
In Memory of
Oscar Granville Alexander
Clayton Bosworth Brandon
Jesse Gordon Cole
Quincy C. Dadisman
Okey E. Duckworth
James Blaine Hovatter
Everett Earl Ice
David Oren Jones
Fred E. Jones
John Irvin Kramer
Andrew L. Matthew
Lawrence L. Mayle
Charles Wayne Moore
Wilbur Simpson Moore
William Hobart McDaniel
William Myers
Nelson Newman
Carl Frederick Nitz
Lloyd F. Reed
Lawson D. Regester
Robert J. Ritter
Carl Simmons
Walter Ray Smith
Loring Carr Thorpe
Thomas Caton Wilson
Who gave their lives
in the World War
(Back):1941 - 1945
In Memory of
William Draper Anglin • Stanley Lee Lemasters
Denzil Ray Ashby • Calvin Keith Lipscom
Cleophus L. Auvil • Elbert Harold Lohr
Monzel Barker • Charles Junior McDaniel
Richard Lavere Bartlett • John Manfreda
Loyd Dextor Beckner • Charles Francis Martin
Dennis Howard Bennett • Arnold Roy Moore
Stanley Wilson Bennett • John Lewis Orr, Jr.
Hayward R. Bolyard • Robert Ray Perry
Denzil Boyles • William Pestotnik
Lynn Jackson Boyles • Joseph Ralph Price
Thurman Lee Boyles • Dellet Junior Proudfoot
Arthur Lee Burner • Johnnie Edward Prutsok
Walter Herbert Carr • Woodrow Carmen

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Radcliffe
Marion Lee Chapman • Kenneth Earl Ritter
William Paul Cole • Paul Porter Shaffer
Carl H. DeLauder • Newton Woodrow Sigley
Archie Roosevelt Ekis • Harry H. Simon
Leonard Newton Ervine • Edsel W. Simons
Herman B. Evix • Waitman George Simons
James Junior George • Doyle K. Simpson
Elmer R. Grimm • Dwight P. Smith
Charles Ray Haller • James Everett Smith
William Henry Halterman • Omer Spencer
Richard Earl Hamilton • Neeson Stemple
Oren C. Harris • Robert Lee Sturm
Ray E. Hess • Frank Tamus
William Keith Hickman • Carl Teter
Jess W. Hinkle • Stanley L. Turner
James Alvin Holt • Hayward Wagner
Elwood Kennedy • Howard Porter Wagner
John Kittle • Clifford Ware Watkins
Eston C. Kuhn • Cora Gertrude Hyre Webester
Victor Emanuel Kursavage • Sherwood Lee Wilson
Who gave their lives
in World War II
(Left Side):1950 - 1953
In memory of
Virgil Coontz
James E. Crowl
Torres Sam Mercado
Joseph Serback
Allen E. Simmons
who gave their lives in the Korean War
(Right Side):1964 - 1975
In memory of
William Lee Carr
Rex A. Bowyer
Garry L. Burgess
Roger L. Carpenter
John Charnpolsky
James R. Hickman
Isaac C. Huffman
Cecil Wilbert Kittle, Jr.
Larry Joseph Lowther
Lesley

Photographed By Craig Swain, July 24, 2010

2. Back Plaque

Wayne Reed
Wm. "Billy" Runner
Donald F. Schnably
Roger Lee Simpson
Who gave their lives in the Viet Nam War

Erected by Barbour County Post No. 44 American Legion and Citizens of Barbour County.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Spirit of the American Doughboy - E. M. Viquesney series list.

Location. 39° 9.146′ N, 80° 2.379′ W. Marker is in Philippi, West Virginia, in Barbour County. Memorial is at the intersection of North Main Street (U.S. 250) and Church Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. The memorial is located in front of the County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philippi WV 26416, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Medical Firsts (a few steps from this marker); Heroes of World War II ☆ Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Hanger's Limb (within shouting distance of this marker); First Amputation of the Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); Philippi (within shouting distance of this marker); Barbour County Korean War Memorial

Left Side Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, July 24, 2010

3. Left Side Plaque

(within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Headquarters (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Escape (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philippi.

Also see . . .
1. Philippi, West Virginia Doughboy ::. This website also contains information on all known Viquesney Doughboys (there are about 140 of them throughout the U.S.); however the link refers only to the one at Philippi, West Virginia. (Submitted on February 26, 2012.)

2. Who are "Doughboy" Searchers??::. This web site gives more detailed history, photos, and items. Also examples of other Viquesney works of Historical Art. (Submitted on February 26, 2012.)

Right Side Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, July 24, 2010

4. Right Side Plaque

Memorial and Machine Gun image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, July 24, 2010

5. Memorial and Machine Gun

Statue on Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, July 24, 2010

6. Statue on Memorial

Note the barbed wire below the statue's feet.

Roll of Honor Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, July 24, 2010

7. Roll of Honor Plaque

The list of World War II losses is duplicated on a plaque outside the courthouse entrance.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2010. This page has been viewed 2,622 times since then and 39 times this year. Last updated on January 11, 2024. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 28, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.