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Monument Name

Jones County Veterans Memorial, Trenton

Type

War Memorial

Subjects

World War I

World War II

Veterans of Multiple Wars

Vietnam War, 1960-1975

Korean War, 1950-1953

Creator

Frank Harriett, Designer

City

Trenton

County

Jones

Description

This monument consists of a low brick wall upon which sit three granite tablets. These tablets include the names of thirty-five veterans who were either inducted or joined the military service of Jones County and were killed in battle during World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, or the Persian Gulf War.

Inscription

Central Marker.
Triangular top center: HOLY BIBLE
Triangular top left: IN GOD / Triangular top right: WE TRUST

Main plaque: IN MEMORY OF / OUR / MILITARY VETERANS / OF JONES COUNTY / THEY / GAVE THEIR ALL / THAT WE MAY LIVE FREE / GOD BLESS AMERICA

Central tablet: 1941 WWII 1946
World War II: TEC4 Zeb Murphy Banks (Army), LT Edward Earl Bell, Jr. (Army), P.O.1c Julius Bryant (Navy), P.O.1c Elton Edward Davenport (Navy), PFC George F. DeBruhl (Army), PFC Joseph M. Ferrell (Army), MOMM1c Richard Milland Hargett (Navy), PFC Milton Thomas Harriett (Army), Sgt Alton G. Haskins (Army), P.O.1c Mark Dewey Hill (Navy), TSgt Ervin T. Jarman (Army), Pvt Archie T. Ketchum (Army), Pvt Troy Koonce (Army), PFC Clenning F. Marshburn (Army), PFC Marion M. Morton (Army), P.O.1c John Henry Riggs (Navy), Seaman 2C Clen Newton Smith (Navy)

Left tablet: WWI / KOREA
World War I: Pvt Junious T. Andrews (Army), Pvt Benjamin F. Andrews (Army), Pvt Edward Howard (Army), Pvt James Kinsey (Army), PVU Claude Murphy (Army), PVU Clan Simmons (Army)
Korea: SFC Guy T. Eubanks, Jr. (Army), Cpl Raymon F. Kellum (Army), PFC Herbert H. Mattocks (Army) Pvt Cleveland F. Meadows (Army)

Right tablet: VIETNAM / PERSIAN GULF
Vietnam: PFC Kinsey Arthur Davis (Marines), Sgt Warren G. Franks (Army), PFC Louis Edward Haddock, Jr. (Army), Cpl William Robert Hassell (Army), PFC Aaron Crusoe Murrell (Army), Cpl Willie C. Walker (Army), PFC Donnie Lee Ward (Army)
Persian Gulf: SSgt Michael A. Harris, Jr. (Army)

Dedication Date

October 30, 2005

Decade

2000s

Geographic Coordinates

35.043920 , -77.351850 View in Geobrowse

Supporting Sources

"Jones County Veterans Memorial - Trenton NC," Waymarking.com, (accessed June 12, 2014) Link

"Jones County Veterans Memorial, Trenton, North Carolina." American Legion, .legion.org, (accessed June 12, 2023) Link

Public Site

Yes

Materials & Techniques

Brick, marble, granite

Sponsors

Clen Newton Smith Post 154 of the American Legion

Location

The monument is located in front of the Jones County Civic Center off of North Carolina State Highway 58 in Trenton, North Carolina.

Landscape

The monument sits across and on either sides of a walkway in front of the Jones County Civic Center. It is surrounded by a mulched area with low decorative landscaping and a larger grass area.