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 Warren County WW I & WW II Monument - Front Royal, VA
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
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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Visit Instructions:
Visited Logs must contain, at least, a picture of the monument and your GPSr. Preferably YOU at the monument with your GPSr, but we understand that some people are camera-shy.
It is suggested you please include something about your visit here, as well.
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