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Source:  Craven County War Memorial, New Bern. Photo by bobbystuff.com

  • Monument Name

    Craven County War Memorial, New Bern

  • Type

    War Memorial

  • Subjects

    Veterans of Multiple Wars

    Iraq War, 2003-2011

    Global War on Terrorism

    Vietnam War, 1960-1975

    Korean War, 1950-1953

    Afghanistan War, 2001-2021

  • City

    New Bern

  • County

    Craven

  • Description

    The gray and black granite memorial stands in memory of citizens of Craven County who lost their lives in the Korean, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan wars. It is comprised of four panels. The left panel with the primary inscription is trapezoid shaped gray granite and holds an incised American flag above the inscription. The center-left panel is a narrow black granite rectangle or column shape and holds low-relief coats of arms from the five branches of the military. Top to bottom are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Merchant Marines. The center-right panel is a gray granite trapezoid with names of the deceased from the Korean War, Vietnam and Persian Gulf War. The right side panel is a gray granite parallelogram with names from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The four panels step down in height from left to right and stand on a single stone base.

  • Inscription

    Left Panel: ERECTED IN HONOR / AND MEMORY OF THE / MEN AND WOMEN WHO / SERVED IN DEFENSE / OF OUR NATION

    ERECTED BY THE / CRAVEN COUNTY / VETERANS COUNCIL / 1991

    Center Panel: KOREA / BRINSON, EPHRIAN L. / FENNER, JAMES H. / JONES, LISBURN H. / LAMAR, THOMAS C. / LUPTON, LEO / MUMFORD, ERWIN R. / TAYLOR, WILIAM R. / WADE, JOHN G. / WRIGHT, C.W., JR.

    VIETNAM / COLGLAZIEER, DONALD ROBERT / DAVIS, KINSEY ARTHUR / FAULKNER, JAMES THOMAS / GASKINS, DARRELL FREDERICK / JOHNSON, JACK DANIEL / LOVELACE, CHARLES KENNEDY /MARTIN, FREDERICK L. / SEXTON, CLARENCE LEE / TOLER, STANLEY GRAY / TYNDALL, JOHN HARVEY, JR. / WILSON, WOODROW

    PERSIAN GULF / UNDERWOOD, REGINALD C. / WARE, BOBBY M.

    Right Panel: IRAQ / SIMMONS, LEONARD II / JEWELL, STEVEN R.

    AFGHANISTAN / HONAKER, CHRISTOPHER S.

  • Custodian

    Craven County

  • Dedication Date

    1991

  • Decade

    1990s

  • Geographic Coordinates

    35.108020 , -77.038000 View in Geobrowsemap pin

  • Supporting Sources

      “Craven County Courthouse in New Bern, North Carolina,” Bobbystuff.com, (accessed November 19, 2023) Link

      “Honor Roll: Craven County (North Carolina) Honor Rolls,” Tangled Roots and Trees, tangledrootsandtrees.blogspot.com, (accessed November 11, 2023) Link

  • Public Site

    Yes

  • Materials & Techniques

    Gray and black granite

  • Sponsors

    Craven County Veterans Council

  • Location

    The memorial is located on the grounds of the Craven County Courthouse. The courthouse street address is 302 Broad Street in New Bern. Other memorials on the grounds include those to Abner Nash, Richard Dobbs Spaight, Sr., Richard Dobbs Spaight, Jr., Craven County World War I and World War II Memorial, and the Purple Heart Memorial.

  • Landscape

    The Craven County Courthouse is surrounded by the well-maintained lawn, shady trees, and seasonal plants.

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