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 Sanger Downtown Park Veterans Memorial - Sanger, TX
N 33° 21.769 W 097° 10.411
14S E 669932 N 3692999
A memorial to Sanger community American war veterans stands on the grounds of Downtown Park, which is between Bolivar, Main, Elm, and North Fourth Streets, Sanger, TX.
Waymark Code: WMN5Z6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2015
Views: 5
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: Sanger community war veterans
Marker Text:
In gratitude we honor the memory
of these men of the Sanger commmunity
who gave their lives for our way
of life. They made the supreme sacrifice.
World War I
Tillman Guinn
World War II
Cordell Blakeley
Alvin Cowling
Leland Dawson
J.C. Boley Jones
Clyde Kelly
Ellsworth Lewis
Kenneth Lynch
Jack Melton
J.W. McWilliams
Virgil Miller
Wallace Pace
Benny Russell
Korean Conflict
John Doyle
Billy Payne
Billy Joe Stice
Vietnam
Santos Dominguez
Greater love hath no man than this that a man
lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13
Erected 1979
Sponsored by Wednesday Study Club, Sanger, Texas
In Observance of its 50th Anniversary
Date of dedication: 1979
Who Put it Here?: Wednesday Study Club, Sanger, TX
Description of Memorial:
This gray granite monument stands about ten feet tall, and is located near the north end of Downtown Park. The text is only on the front of the monument; the reverse is blank. It has lights at its base to illuminate it and the three flags -- US, Texas, and Sanger -- that flank it. A small fence, perhaps a foot high, surrounds the monument, with gray granite posts at each corner.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Visited Logs must contain, at least, a picture of the monument and your GPSr. Preferably YOU at the monument with your GPSr, but we understand that some people are camera-shy.
It is suggested you please include something about your visit here, as well.
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