Etowah County Veterans Memorial - Gadsden, AL
N 34° 02.194 W 086° 01.454
16S E 590072 N 3766639
Sandstone and marble memorial to all servicemen and women who served and will serve in domestic and foreign lands.
Waymark Code: WMGJ2B
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 03/10/2013
Views: 4
The memorial is a sandstone block wall with five engraved black marble slabs mounted in it. The memorial is located in the Ola Lee Mize Patriots Park.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I
World War II
Korean War
In Honor Of: Honoring all servicemen and women who served and will serve in domestic and foreign lands to promote the ideals of democracy and freedom
Marker Text:
World War I
April 6, 1917 November 11, 1918
“THE WAR TO END ALL WARS”
World War II
December 7, 1941 December 31, 1946
“THE GREATEST GENERATION”
Korean War
June 27, 950 January 31, 1955
“THE FORGOTTEN WAR"
Ola Lee Mize
Congressional Medal of Honor
September 7, 1954
POW – MIA
You are not forgotten
Honoring All
Those who returned and those left behind
Honoring all servicemen and women who served and will serve in domestic and foreign lands to promote the ideals of democracy and freedom
Date of dedication: Unknown
Who Put it Here?: Unknown
Description of Memorial:
The memorial is a sandstone block wall with five engraved black marble slabs mounted in it. The memorial is located in the Ola Lee Mize Patriots Park.
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