World War Two Plaque, Nashville
The bronze tablet honoring honoring citizens of Nash County who served in World War One and those who made the ultimate sacrifice is six-feet high and over two-feet wide. An American Eagle with spread wings and olive branches in its talon’s stands above the plaque’s top border. Just below the eagle and above the inscriptions is a relief depiction of the Liberty Bell with partially furled American flags to either side.
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN WORLD WAR II, 1941-45. / TO THE HONOR OF THOSE MEN FROM NASH COUNTY / WHO ENTERED THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY / IN WORLD WAR II, AND GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT / OTHERS MIGHT ENJOY THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY, / THIS TABLET IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED.
[Three columns with 134 names]
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[Two columns with 9 names]
THE NAMES INSCRIBED ABOVE ARE THOSE WHOSE / LIVES WERE LOST IN THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF / SERVICE. THERE IS A ROSTER IN THE ARCHIVES / OF THIS BUILDING IN WHICH IS RECORDED THE / NAME AND RECORD OF SERVICE OF EACH ONE FROM / THIS COUNTY WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE WAR.
ERECTED ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY BY / ORDER OF ITS BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Nash County
October 10, 1952
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"Nash County Courthouse in Nashville, North Carolina," Aug 24, 2016, bobbystuff.com, (accessed September 4, 2023) Link
“May Pays Tribute to County’s War Dead in Dedicatory Speech,” the Nashville Graphic (Nashville, NC), October 16, 1952
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Bronze
Nash County Board of Commissioners
The tablet was dedicated during the annual Harvest Festival. Hubert E. May, a local attorney, gave the dedication address. Mrs. Lucy Cooper Nelms, mother of one of those killed during the war, unveiled the tablet.
The World War Two plaque is attached to the front exterior wall near the entrance to the older section of the Nash County Courthouse. Other plaques at the courthouse include World War One, Korean War, and Vietnam, all on the front exterior wall. The Nash Memorial stands to the right, east side, of the older section of the Nash County Courthouse near the sidewalk. The Spirit of the American Doughboy statue stands on the west lawn several feet to the left side of the courthouse entrance. A Local Peace Officer Memorial is located on the lawn further to the west next to a red brick sidewalk. The courthouse address is 234 W. Washington St. Nashville, NC.
The courthouse address is 234 W. Washington St. Nashville, NC.
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