Veterans Memorial at Blalock Memorial Veterans Park - Joanna, SC
Posted by: jhuoni
N 34° 24.887 W 081° 48.641
17S E 425500 N 3808445
Blalock Memorial Veterans Park is located at the intersection of US 76 (Hwy 66) and Milton Road in Joanna, South Carolina.
Waymark Code: WMM47P
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/18/2014
Views: 4
This monument is comprised of two different plaques which were removed from the Joanna Memorial Hospital when it was demolished.
This hospital erected
as a lasting tribute
to the men and women
of
Joanna
who served
their country in
World War II
and as a
memorial to those
who gave their lives
H. Odell Barrett Floyd R. Edwards
Henry W. Dobbins Horace W. Ridings
Winford O. Price George B. Browning
G. Marion Bragg Willis J. Phillips
Woodrow W. Whelchel
Erected 1949
Korea
Robert Wilburn
Viet-Nam
Michael Banks Reginald Morse
Carrol Stroud
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): World War II, Korea, and Vietnam
In Honor Of: In Lasting Tribute
Marker Text: This hospital erected as a lasting tribute to the men and women of Joanna who served their country in World War II and as a memorial to those who gave their lives
H. Odell Barrett,Floyd R. Edwards, Henry W. Dobbins, Horace W. Ridings, Winford O. Price, George B. Browning, G. Marion Bragg, Willis J. Phillips, Woodrow W. Whelchel
Middle plaque:
Korea
Robert Wilburn
Viet-Nam
Michael Banks, Reginald Morse, Carrol Stroud
Bottom plaque:
Joanna Lions Club
Date of dedication: 1949
Who Put it Here?: Lions Club
Description of Memorial: Easily seen from the road, this monument is white marble with three bronze colored plaques.
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