Brooks County Veterans Memorial - Quitman, GA
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N 30° 47.116 W 083° 33.616
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This lovely monument to the veterans of Brooks County is located on the grounds of the Brooks County Courthouse in Quiteman, Georgia, USA.
Waymark Code: WMG4Y8
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 01/13/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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The monument consists of a granite, cupola-like structure with the statue of a soldier with his arms crossed and leaning on his gun on top. This structure has four pillars and four round granite stones atop it. Granite tablets surrounding the monument recognize local war veterans from World War I, World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial

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


In Honor Of: No such text

Marker Text:
Colored Privates Frank R. Anderson Ray Adams David Witherspoon Henry Bell Solomon Jones Memory Clark Sam Moseley Oscar Bryant Wallace Bell ABOVE WORLD WAR I BELOW WORLD WAR II Grant J. Corker Elzie Davis Wesley Giddens James B. Gray Livingston Horne Charlie J. Massey James Mosley 1st L. Wilbur Oglesby Privates Arthur Culpepper Gordon B. Eppey Arthur M. Griffin Harvey Nesmith Cecil M. Rogers Jas. H. Sapp James B. Shearer Wilbur Sweat Gordon Smith Hiram Treadaway Robert L. Williams Burton Williams John H. Wilson Oliver Parker James R. Perry Lonnie L. Smith Willie Snow William Eubanks Chas. Dodd Ben F. McCranie Archie Bowen Ernest B. Lovett Terrance Massey L.B. McDaniel H.G. McDowell, Jr. Lowry McDonald Clarence Monk Edward Newsome Theron F. Nichols J.H. Oesterricher C.A. Pike Lewis Pike Herman Randall Floyd Rogers Thomas Shiver Sherrod Simpson Clarence Smith James W. Strickland Robert Strickland J.C. Swann R.C. Tison, Jr. J.D. Ward, Jr. Calvin Julian Watson James S. Webb John Woods Robert Wolner WORLD WAR II Wilson H. Alderman Thomas N. Arrington, Jr. Paul Bass Douglas Boles Edward M. Bozeman Emmett O. Brooks William L. Busby, Jr. Bobbie Cone William Elry Dean John Devane Emerson Lamar Elwell Medvin Ferrell Joe Folsom Everett Graham Elmo Green P.M. Grier Murray T. Horne Henry D. Howard Clarence M. Jones Murray T. Johnson Charlie N. Jones Dewey W. Jordan Mose Kearse Floyd H. Kendricks Duncan M. Kennedy WORLD WAR II KOREA Samuel B. Hill Homer T. Patrick Horace W. Johnson Donald Roy Williams Carol Wayne Warren James O. Warren VIETNAM Charles R. Ashley, Jr. Clinton Eugene Harris, Jr. Jonathan Royal Gaddis Russell Lee Johnson Willie James Frazier Isaac Thomas, Jr. Elbert James Baker, Jr. Robert Glenn Warren


Who Put it Here?: Daughters of the Confederacy

Description of Memorial:
The memorial is located to the left of the main entrance to the Brooks County Courthouse. It is surrounded by a small circular garden.


Date of dedication: Not listed

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