Brigadier General, U.S. Army, in World War I. Decorated for helping break the Hindenburg Line. His birthplace is 350 yards northwest. — — Map (db m77310) HM
Throughout the Civil War, North Carolina furnished much of the material that the Confederate armies needed to sustain field operations. Here in Kenansville, the Confederate States Army produced military supplies ranging from swords to knapsacks. . . . — — Map (db m77287) HM
In April 1861, Louis Froelich, a Bavarian immigrant, began manufacturing uniform buttons in Wilmington for North Carolina soldiers. With Hungarian partner Col. Bela Estvan, Froelich operated his first arms factory for the Confederacy from November . . . — — Map (db m77289) HM
Grove Academy, a boarding school for boys, established in 1785 under the control of Grove Presbyterian Church, was located one mile N.W. Rev. James M. Sprunt, for whom James Sprunt Community College is named, was principal at the Academy from . . . — — Map (db m226252) HM
Dedicated to thenhonored memory of Duplin County's sons who gave their lives in the Korean War
Far with the brave we have ridden.
And now with the brave we sleep.
Korean War
1951-1953
Orlin Norwood Lanier . . . — — Map (db m270379) WM
Plantation of Thomas S. Kenan, legislator & U.S. Congressman, whose son, Owen Rand, legislator, Confederate Congressman, & major, was born here. — — Map (db m226250) HM
(Front side)
Dedicated to the honored memory of Duplin County's sons who gave their lives in the Vietnam War
(Rear side)
Vietnam
1955-1975
Jamie Jay Lanier Magnolia PFC U.S. Army 14 Jan 1942-14 Apr 1966
Litchfield . . . — — Map (db m270375) WM
Stamp master of North Carolina, 1765, resigned during demonstration in Wilmington against the Stamp Act; a physician at Sarecta, four mi. E. — — Map (db m226247) HM
(Side one)
Dedicated to the honored memory of Duplin County's sons who gave their lives in World War I
(Left panel)
Asa Sumner Smith Township Pvt. U.S., Army 21 July 1885- 04 Dec 1917 DOD
Marion Butler Holland Warsaw Seaman 2C U. S. . . . — — Map (db m270507) WM
Dedicated to the honored memory of Duplin County's sons who gave their lives in World War II
Jessie Basden Kenansville Pvt. U.S. Army 21 Aug 1910-02 July 1932 •
Ralph Moten Turner Albertson Township S2/C. U.S. Navy 23 Jan 1923-09 Aug 1942 . . . — — Map (db m270397) WM
During the war, the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad was part of a rail network that transported vital supplies north to Confederate forces in Virginia. Cutting that line became an important Union objective.
On July 5, 1863, Lt. Col. George W. . . . — — Map (db m77306) HM
Warsaw, N.C. is home to the oldest, continuous Veterans Day celebration in America. First held November 11, 1921
This WWII 155mm howitzer is placed in honor of all veterans who sacrificed for our freedom
Erected in remembrance by Duplin County . . . — — Map (db m39651) HM
