Scott County War Memorial - Benton, Missouri
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BruceS
N 37° 05.782 W 089° 33.796
16S E 272197 N 4108637
World War I memorial on the grounds of the Scott County Courthouse in Benton, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WM7J23
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2009
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The original monument was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 30, 1922. The World War I plaques listing those from the county who lost their lives in World War I were added and dedicated Armistice Day, November 11, 1940. The plaques for the other wars were added and dedicated Veterans Day, November 11, 2006.
The original monument is inscribed:
1917 - 1918
Soldiers Sailors Marines
The World War I plaques are inscribed:
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Scott County Men
Who Lost Their Lives In
The World War
William E. Evans
Alva Greenwell
John r. Grantham
Eugene G. Henson
Thomas B. Harris
Major Howard
Roy L. Keith
Jessie McClellan
Pete McCormick
Nelson F. McDaniel
Henry Meldrum
Lloyd S. Miller
Allen O'Sullivan
Everett L Pate
Lester Reynolds
Jack Strother Pride
Henry A. Reinagel
Fred R. Robertson
Milton Sams
Leonard W. Vaughn
Curtis H. Williams
John H. Wilson
Charles Y. Blackledge
James R. Hensley
Albert Dumey
Llloyd Mayfield
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Scott County Men
Who Lost Their Lives In
The World War
Chas. M. Eaton
Floyd Simmons
Chas. Raglin
John Ross
Frank Hooven
Chas. Malone
John Meneese
Clifford Moore
Harold Sage
Albert Richardson
Thos. Wood
Thurl Spradling
Orval Lasley
Jesse Fitzgerald
Albert Stansfield
William Stidham
Andrew Aubuchon
James A. Alsobrook
Opha Austill
Everett Raum Bean
Fred G. Beardslee
Claude Cooper
Robert A. Cublery
Robert L. Daugherty
Charles E Enderle
Harry E. Ethridge
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