Scotland County War Memorial ~ Memphis, MO
Posted by: YoSam.
N 40° 27.482 W 092° 10.205
15T E 570366 N 4478927
Built like a Greek Temple, maybe because it is in the city of Memphis.
Waymark Code: WM7ND8
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 11/13/2009
Views: 4
Monument Text:
IN MEMORIAM TO THE BOYS FROM SCOTLAND CO. 1914 ~ WORLD WAR ~ 1918 THEY GAVE THEIR ALL FOR LIBERTY AND DEMOCRACY HONOR ROLL [WWI]
Garry W. Clark Fred T. Bradley Leslie S. Kittle Ernest O. Moyer Ezra W. Hartman Earl Shinberger
| Charles G. Boyer Joseph Crawford Thos. R. Sanders Jr. Purnell B. Barnett Warren W. Chambers Clarence Chancellor
| Carl Roasa Nay Harris Sam Wilson Carl Leslie Byron Dunn Sam G. Poole
| John H. Kerr Verne Stone Orin E. Blaine Lloyd Shelton Harry Snyder Fred L. Fingher Joseph S. Pierce | | | |
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FOR GOD AND COUNTRY 1941 ~~~~ 1945 In Loving Memory of Our War Dead
Roy T. Beard Chas. W. Cotton Jesse J. Cotton Gurden E. Daniels Geo. W. Darnielle Chas. L. Davis Chas. C. Dumas Jesse J. Dye A. Leonard Eager Paul E. Farland Donald V. Ferris Wallace P. Forquer Wm. K. Forrester Howard E. Found Lloyd E. Fowler Jack Grant E. Leon Greeno Leland F. Harvey Orland Heaton Claude E. Phillips
| Harley R. Hines Arlis E. Johnston Geo. W. Kraus Joseph L. Labarge Dorsey D. Lancaster Richard H. Mathes Jack E. Mustoe Claude E. Parrish Kenneth N. Phillips Vernon B. Priebe Max H. Pulliam Samuel W. Purvis Noah L. Robinson Hillis L. Russell Warren C. Simms J. Leo Smith Lee Roy Sprague Donald G. Thomas Vernon W. Watson | |
| | MAY THEY REST IN PEACE | |
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): The World War, and World War II.
In Honor Of: They Gave Their All for Liberty and Democracy
Marker Text: Please see above
Date of dedication: Unknown
Who Put it Here?: The Betsy Ross Club
Description of Memorial: Built like a Greek Temple, and resting proper on the SW corner of the courthouse lawn. The original text and message is inscribe inside the roof, winding around twice to complete the identification of honored. The honor roll of names is divided evenly on the four column legs of the temple.
Later, in the center a red marble stone was erected for the counties dead from World War II. This red marble monument is topped with a stylized bomber aircraft passing into the clouds, with a small set of stairs overlapped by a single, un-spinning propeller.
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