Orange County Second World War Veterans Plaque - Orange VA
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A plaque honoring World War II vets from Orange County, VA is mounted on the exterior courthouse wall.
Waymark Code: WMGJAB
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/11/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ištván
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The Orange County American Legion Post 156 has installed four bronze plaques at the entrance of the Orange County Courthouse in Orange, Virginia to honor veterans of Orange County who have served in foreign wars and in memory of those who died.

The World War II plaque is mounted to the right of the front entrance doors.

Inscription:

HONOR [Am. Legion Emblem] ROLL

IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF ORANGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
WHO SERVED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND IN
MEMORY OF THE 44 WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
ANDREWS, WM. McKENDREE
BECK, WILLIAM EDWIN
BREEDEN, GENERAL LEE
BRYANT, GORDON OTTO
CLATTERBUCK, WILLIAM R.
CLAUDE, DAVID KERR
CORBIN, ROY FRANKLIN
CRAWFORD, P. WOODROW
DAVIS, LOUIS SANFORD
DEAN, KING JACKSON
DEANE, LAURENCE DARE
ELLIS, RUSSELL KENNETH
GILBERT, TWYMAN ALFRED
GIPSON, CLIFTON LEE
GIPSON, THOMAS ELLIS
GRASTY, C. FRANKLIN
GRYMES, WILLIAM B.
HAMILTON, F. GILBREDTH
HARRIS, EDWARD PARKER
HUGHES, WALLACE EDWARD
JACKSON, OSCAR
JOHNSON, IRVIN		KEELER, VANCE HITE
LOHR, JESSE C.
LONG, MARVIN ASHBY
MAPLES, ANDREW, JR.
MARTIN, WM. EMMANUEL
MASON, WM. BARTON, JR.
NOTTINGHAM, SEVERN M., JR.
PEACHER, ERNEST EDWARD
RAUP, ROBERT WILLIAM
REYNOLDS, WILLIAM E., JR.
RICHARDSON, EDWARD H.
RONES, WYATTE L.
SIMPSON, RALEIGH R.
SMITH, ROBBIE W.
STEVENSON, HENRY
THOMPSON, HARRISON
TISDALE, TYRUS HEBER
TURNER, HEZEKIAH
WALLACE, JOHN RAYMOND
WALLER, EDWARD, JR.
WAUGH, GEORGE MORGAN
WILTSHIRE, ROBERT PAUL


ERECTED BY ORANGE POST NO. 156
AND CITIZENS OF ORANGE COUNTY

Property Permission: Public

Access instructions: The plaque is mounted on the exterior to the right of the front doors to the Orange County Courthouse and can be accessed 24/7.

Location of waymark:
Madison Rd. and N. Main St
Orange, VA USA
22960

Commemoration: Those who served and died in WW II

Date of Dedication: Not listed

Access times: Not listed

Website for Waymark: Not listed
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