University of South Carolina World War I Memorial - Columbia, South Carolina
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 33° 59.898 W 081° 01.790
17S E 497244 N 3761967
World War I memorial plaque on the front of the old college library known as the South Caroliniana Library in Columbia, South Carolina.
Waymark Code: WMGP6K
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/27/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12
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Text of memorial:

World War 1914 - 1918

They Were Lovely And Pleasant In Their Lives, And In Their Dealth They Were Not Divided.

Alma Mater Is Proud Of Her Five Hundred And Thirty-One Hero Sons, Living And Dead, And Seeks In This Plain Way To Honor Their Memories.

By Their Services, Sufferings And Sacrifices For The Preservation Of Civilization They Have Justified Her Labors And Covered Her With Lasting Glory.

She Will Remember Them Succeeding Generations Of Her Children.

The Supreme Sacrifice Was Made By:

John Pluss Anderson David Worth Loring
Benjamin Sloan Beverley John McKenzie McIntosh
Seaborn Jones Colcock Henry Ganson Mobley
Daniel McLaughlin Crawford Allison Pow
William Bratton DeLoach Robert Obadiah Purdy, Jr.
James McCants Douglas John Schreiner Reynolds
Charles William Forbes Edward Rollins Roberts
Connor Durward Fennel Farrell Burrell Sanders
Eugene B. Gary, Jr. Frank Butler Sanders
Robert Elliott Gonzales Curtis Milton Simmons
Thomas Carlisle Herbert Lewis Wardlaw Smith
Harry Clyde Horton Lawrence Grady Sullivan
Harvey James Kizer Samuel David Turtletaub
DeVault League Edmund Vincent Walsh

University Of South Carolina
November 11, 1922 

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 11/11/1922

Private or Public Monument?: Government

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: University of South Carolina

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America

Physical Address of Monument:
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina


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