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Monument Name

Warren County World Wars I and II Memorial, Warrenton

Type

Marker

Subjects

World War I

World War II

City

Warrenton

County

Warren

Description

The Warren County World Wars I and II Memorial is a roughhewn upright granite panel on a single base. A brass tablet listing the names of those who perished during the two wars fills most of the front face. “Negro” personnel were listed separately from whites.

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF WARREN COUNTY / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM /
WORLD WAR 1 / APRIL 6, 1917 – NOVEMBER 11, 1918 /
[Left column] ADAMS, ROBERT T. / ADCOCK, DAVID C. / COLEMAN, ALBERT L. / DAVIS, EDWARD L. / FRAZIER, ERNEST E. / HAMM, LUKE J. / HARRIS, JOHN D. / HARRIS, MACY D. / HAYES, CLIFTON T. / LIMBER, ARCHIBALD W. / MILES, HERBERT P. / NICHOLSON, WILLIE U. / OVERBY, GEORGE P. / PENDERGRASS, CHARLIE T. / POWELL, LEON L. / ROBERTSON, BENJAMAN C / SAINT SING, VANCE H. /
[Right column] SHAMAN, WILLIAM R. / SHAW, JAMES A. / SMILEY, EDDIE K. / STALLINGS, LOUIS / STEWART, CLACK R. / WATKINS, JOHN H. / WEAVER, H. FRANK / WHITE, SOLOMAN W. /
NEGRO / ALSTON, FRANK / ARRINGTON, JOHN B. / BROWN, ANDREW J. / CARROLL, DAVID T. / DAVIS, HENRY / HARRISON, THOMAS / HUDGINS, JOSEPH A. / POPE, JOHN H.

WORLD WAR II / DECEMBER 7, 1941 – AUGUST 14, 1945 /
[Left column] BOWERS, HARRY M. / COLE, JOSEPH C. / CONNER, WILLIAM E. / DANIEL, JOSEPH R. / DAVIS, ROBERT B. / DENTON, OLLIE M. / DOWTIN, WILLIAM R. / FLEMING, FLOYD P., JR. / GUPTON, ROBERT L. / HARRIS, ROGERS J. / HUNDLEY, ANDREW J. / JAMES, LESTER L. / JONES, LOUIS C. / KELLY, ARTHUR G. / LIMER, H. MAURICE / MABRY, BENJAMIN P. / O’NEAL, GEORGE W., JR. / PALMER, HORACE JR. / PAYNTER, WALTER O. / PEOPLES, ALLEN L. / PERKINSON, RUSSELL W. / POWELL, ROMEO L., JR.
[Right column] ROBERTSON, SAMUEL V. / RODWELL, WALLACE S. / ROSE, DUDLEY A. / SCOTT, JOHN W., JR. / SHEARIN, ARTHUR B. / STALLINGS, J. JUNIUS / STEGALL, G. CLIFTON / STEMEMSON, ALVIN W. / WALL, JOHN F. / WARD, WILLIAM F. / WEAVER, HOWARD F. /
NEGRO / BURGESS, FRED J. / DALINS, MOSES F. / DUNSTON, EUGENE / EDWARDS, GEORGE E. / ELLIS, JERRY / JORDON, BEN T. / KEARNEY, FRED D. / THORTON, RICHARD B. / THORTON, ROBERT M. / WATKINS, KENNETH

ERECTED BY AMERICAN LEGION, AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS

Custodian

Warren County

Dedication Date

Circa 1950

Decade

1950s

Geographic Coordinates

36.398060 , -78.155560 View in Geobrowse

Supporting Sources

“World Wars I and II Memorial,” The Historical Marker Database, HMdb.org, (accessed August 3, 2022) Link

Public Site

Yes

Materials & Techniques

Granite, bronze

Sponsors

American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars

Location

The memorial is located near the intersection of South Main Street (U.S. 401) and West Market Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street on the front lawn of the Warren County Courthouse. The Courthouse address is 109 S. Main Street, Warrenton NC 27589.

Landscape

The memorial marker stands on the lawn surrounded by deciduous bushes.