Amory Veterans Memorial - Amory, MS
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 33° 58.838 W 088° 28.933
16S E 363083 N 3760998
Traffic triangle converted into a veterans memorial park
Waymark Code: WMPZ6E
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 11/15/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Manville Possum
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County of memorial: Monroe County
location of memorial: US 278, S. 4th St. & S. 6th St., traffic triangle, Amory
Memorial erected by: Veterans Memorial Board
Construction provided by: C & M Monument Co.
Architects/Engineers: Calvert-Spradling Engineers

This memorial, designed as a curved wall of columns between which are the plaques of the KIA's of each conflict and those so honored here. The only text on the monument itself is a single line denoting the emphasis of the memorial

Monument Text:

THEIR LIVES FOR OUR FREEDOM

The Veterans memorial Board Members:
Mr. Jacky Boozer
Mr. Jimmy Bradford
Dr. Carolyn Goldsborough
Dr. Gerald Goldsborough
Mr. Joe Gunn
Mr. Claxton Smith
Mrs. Josephine Smith
Mr, Cleatis Stanford
Mr. John Wokosin
Construction site provided by: City of Aory, Howard Boozer, mayor

Construction C & M Monument Co., Chris Russell, Amory

Calvert - Spradling Engineers, West Point

[All Names by Conflict can be read in the photo gallery]

Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial

Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War

In Honor Of: Tose who gave their lives

Marker Text:
THEIR LIVES FOR OUR FREEDOM

Who Put it Here?: City of Amory

Description of Memorial:
Curved wall of flat columns, grooved. The beam covering their tops and the base are the same multi-layered concrete crown molding effect. Between the columns are steel plaques with the names of the KIA's from each of the four conflicts represented here. Out front is a concrete bench. The entire monument is lighted. The sidewalk to the monument from the street is a walk of dedicated bricks.

Date of dedication: Not listed
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