Beaufort County World War One Memorial, Washington
The Beaufort County World War One memorial is a rectangular block of granite with rough hewn sides and edges. Inset into the granite are two unadorned bronze plaques with a dark background. The upper plaque is from the 2009 re-dedication. The lower plaque is possibly original, circa 1925. It is lightly weathered and if original, has been refreshed.
Upper plaque: BEAUFORT COUNTY CASUALTIES / IN WORLD WAR I / [Left column] JAMES BAUGHAM / GOLBERT BONNER / DAVID BOYD / JOSEPH BROOKS / JAMES CARTER / HORACE COWELL / ALLEN CUTHRELL / ALFRED G. DAVIS / EDWARD DOUGHTY / WILLIAM B. EBRON / HUBERT ELLIS / ROBERT GATTIS / THAXON GIBBS / [Right column] WALTER GODDARD / ALSTON GRAY / ROY HOOTEN / HOWARD JACKSON / JOHNNIE JOHNSON / STEPHEN JOHNSON / JOHN JUDKINS / ARTHUR LITTLE / ROBERT RESPESS / DAVID SWAIN / DAVID TETTERTON / JULIS TETTERTON / SOLOMON TUTEN
REDEDICATED NOVEMBER 11, 2009 / BY AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY UNIT 15 / AND AMERICAN LEGION POST 15
Lower plaque: TO THE SONS OF / BEAUFORT CO. / WHO SERVED IN THE / WORLD WAR / 1914-1918 / ERECTED BY / WASHINGTON CHAPTER / AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS
City of Washington Parks and Recreation
Circa 1925. Re-dedication: November 11, 2009
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Bronze, granite
Original sponsor: Washington Chapter American War Mothers. Re-dedication: American Legion Auxiliary Unit 15 and American Legion Post 15
The World War One Memorial is located in Veterans Memorial Park, 404 East 3rd Street, Washington, NC. A short distance away is the World War Two Memorial.
Memorials stand on an open landscape lawn.