Nocona Cemetery Veterans Memorial - Nocona, TX - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

The memorial is a light, gray slab of granite with text on just one side, and angled at the top to come to a point. Above the text are the emblems of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the organizations who placed the memorial.

Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial In Honor Of: In Honor of All Veterans Marker Text: Dedicated 11th Day of November 1988 In Honor of All Veterans Who Risked Their Lives, Our Rights to Save By Harris-Hedgpeth-Rolls American Legion Post 200 And Nocona Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8558 Date of dedication: 11/11/1988 Who Put it Here?: Harris-Hedgpeth-Rolls American Legion Post 220 and Nocona Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8558 Description of Memorial: Nocona Cemetery is a large cemetery, approaching 5800 burials, dating at least into the 1880s, located west of Nocona. Notable burials here include H.J. Justin, the founder of what we know as "Justin Boots"; Enid Justin, his daughter, who made a name for herself with the Nocona Boots brand; and rodeo star, Ruth Roach Salmon. Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed

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