Warren County WW I & WW II Monument - Front Royal, VA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member La de Boheme
N 38° 55.063 W 078° 11.580
17S E 743365 N 4311392
A memorial honors Warren County citizens who died in World War I and World War II.
Waymark Code: WMEDG4
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/11/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
Views: 6

On the front lawn of the Warren County Courthouse in Front Royal, Virginia, a 16' granite obelisk stands in memory of Warren County residents who served in World War I and World War II. The face of the monument is etched with a soldier in combat fatigues holding a rifle at rest. Below him is the inscription:

THEY·SOUGHT·NO
GLORY·BUT·THEIR
COUNTRY'S·GOOD

The front base is inscribed:

IN MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO SERVED IN
DEFENSE OF THEIR COUNTRY IN
WORLD WAR I 1917 -- 1918
AND
WORLD WAR II 1941 -- 1945

The other three sides list the names of the veterans from each war.

1st side:

WORLD WAR I
BAKER, CLIFTON O.
DERFLINGER, CLARENCE F.
HALL, GRANVELL
NELSON, CLIFTON A.
POTTERFIELD, LESTER E.
PULLIN, SHIRLEY P.
REDMAN, SAMUEL C.
REEDY, CARL
ROBINSON, WILBER
ROSENBERRY, FRANK O.
RICHARDS, NEVILLE H.
THRUSH, EDGAR R.
VENABLE, JAMES T.

2nd side:

WORLD WAR II
ATKINS, ROXIE L.
BEARD, BRYAN F., JR.
BEATY, JAMES F.
BROY, HOWARD N.
BALLARD, JOHN C., JR.
BLOOM, MORTON I.
CAMERON, ORNDORFF H.
CULLERS, HOLLIE G.
CALKLEY, CHURCHILL
CASSAROTI, EDWARD F.
CORRON, GEORGE W., JR.
CARY, FRANCIS H.
DERFLINGER, JAMES R.
DERFLINGER, JAMES M.
DERFLINGER, FLOYD LEE, JR.
DALTON, JOSEPH SHELTON
DULANEY, JAMES WILFORD
FLETCHER, HUNTER
FLETCHER, JAMES H.
GROVE, ORVILLE D.
GAILLARD, THEODORE
HOLLMAN, SAMUEL A., JR.
HOAR, GLEN U.
HOLLAND, JOHN L.
HOCKMAN, FRANKLIN L.
HALL, EUGENE E.
HALLMAN, SAMUEL A.
(Added on lower tier of base)
ESTEPPE, DAVID W.

3rd side:

WORLD WAR II
HENRY, EARLIE F.
HENRY, JAMES O.
LIGGETT, WINFIELD
LOCKHART, HAROLD E.
LOCKHART, JOHN F.
LAWSON, MARCELLOUS
MOLDEN, ASHBY LEE
McINTYRE, WILLIAM A.
NELSON, BENNIE JR.
PETTY, THOMAS M.
PINGLEY, WILLIAM G., JR.
ROBINSON, ROY M.
ROESLER, HERBERT S.
SOULES, CHARLES J.
SMITH, JAMES
SHEHAN, JOHN H.
SIMPSON, MANLEY O., JR.
SMITH, CHARLES E.
SPAVEN, GEORGE N., JR.
SEALOCK, WARREN H.
STOVER, ROBERT WHITE
VAUGHT, JEROME E.
WALKER, WINIFRED B.
WEBB, DONALD C.
WYANT, CARL

Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial

Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I World War II


In Honor Of: Those Who Served In Defense Of Their Country

Marker Text:
See long description


Date of dedication: Unknown

Who Put it Here?: Warren County

Description of Memorial:
See long description


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