Remembering the Fallen - Douglasville, GA
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YoSam.
N 33° 44.625 W 084° 43.861
16S E 710183 N 3736056
The fallen memorial...also moved from the old courthouse to this one in 1998
Waymark Code: WMYNCY
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/03/2018
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County of memorial: Douglas County
Location of memorial: Hospital Dr. & Dorris Rd., Douglas County Courthouse entrance, Douglasville
Erected by American legion Post 145
Presented by Frank P. Dorris
Plaque Text:
Remembering the Fallen
The bronze plaques at the base of the Eternal Flame remember and honor all Douglas County citizens killed in action while serving their Nation in the US Armed Forces.
Plaques Text:
IN MEMORY OF THE VETERANS OF COUGLAS COUNTY
WHO GAVE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY
WORLD WAR I
Alton Kennedy Brittain
Frank Parks Dorris
Theodore William Farmer
James Franklin Martin
WORLD WAR II
Dennnis Aderhold
Dennis Barfield
Donald Barrett
Gerald Bullock
Oliver Brown
Henley Camp
Francis Collins
Quinton Collins
Ralph Daniell
Edward O. Ergle
Arnold Evans
Alton Feltman
William Fowler
Velvin Holland
Leonard Hudson
Sam S. Johnston
James E. Lee
Pat McGuirk
Ralph Morris
William Morris
Millard Price
Isaac Rainwater
Frank Tyson
KOREA
James D. Bishop
Robert A. Marks
Thomas L. Parker
Herbert L. Roberts
Charlie V. Smith
Wesley F. Smith
Monroe B. Willoughby
VIETNAM
Gene Thomas bailey
Herbert Eugene Belcher
Leon G. Holton
Robert Gerald Hunter
Brian Edward Jay
Melvin Johnson
Thurlo McClure
Raymond Simpson
Robert Paul Tidwell
David Beavers Wood
Nathan Redford Simmons
Johnny Delbert Swann
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
Sgt. Thomas Strickland
AFGHANISTAN
LCpl Scott "Boots" Harper, USMC
SSG Joshua J. Bowden, Army
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Afghanistan
In Honor Of: The Fallen
Marker Text:
IN MEMORY OF THE VETERANS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY
WHO GAVE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY
Who Put it Here?: American Legion Frank Parks Dorris Post #145
Description of Memorial:
The memorial is now a large bronze plaque, with 4 small bronze plaques added, and mounted in the Walk of Honor at the foot of the Eternal Flame Monument
Date of dedication: Not listed
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