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Source:  Currituck County WWI & WWII Memorial, Currituck. Courtesy of Bobbystuff.com

  • Monument Name

    Currituck County WWI & WWII Memorial plaque, Currituck

  • Type

    Plaque

  • Subjects

    World War I

    World War II

  • City

    Currituck

  • County

    Currituck

  • Description

    The Currituck County World War I and World War II memorial is a bronze plaque approximately two feet wide by three feet high. Above the inscription is a spread wing American eagle. The head is facing left as the left talon is holding an olive branch which stands for the United States wanting peace and not war. Below the main inscription are the names of those who died in service in the two wars.

  • Inscription

    ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF / CURRITUCK COUNTY IN HONOR / OF THOSE WHO SO HEROICALLY / SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES / OF WORLD WAR I, 1917-1918 / AND WORLD WAR II, 1941-1945, AND DEDICATED TO THE / SACRED MEMORY OF THESE WHO / SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR / DEMOCRACY, PEACE AND JUSTICE.

    WORLD WAR I / [Left column] PERCY G. DOWDY / GUY ENOCH HAYNE / CHRISTOPHER C. PERRY / MARVIN C. ROBERTSON /
    [Right column] BASIL SNOWDEN / BENNETT WALKER / LLOYD L. WATERFIELD / ROSS L. WHITE

    WORLD WAR II / [Left column] CLEVON T. ADAMS / CHARLIE BARNARD / WALTER S. COVINGTON / ARNOLD L. DOZIER / BEN ELLIOTT, JR. / WILBERY FRAZIER, JR. / EDWARD D. MIDGETT /
    [Right column] ALTON G. KELLER / TOM NEWBERN / CALVIN R. O’NEAL / EDWIN G. OVERTON / ADRIAN FARRER / ERNEST R. RANDOLPH, JR. / LUCIAN P. THOMPSON /
    [Bottom center] CLARENCE R. WOODARD

  • Custodian

    Currituck County

  • Dedication Date

    Circa 1950

  • Decade

    1950s

  • Geographic Coordinates

    36.450000 , -76.015700 View in Geobrowsemap pin

  • Supporting Sources

      "Currituck County Courthouse. Confederate Recruiting Center," The Historical Marker Database, HMdb.org, (accessed September 6, 2017) Link

      “Currituck County Courthouse in Currituck, North Carolina,” Bobbystuff.com, (accessed May 17, 2023) Link

  • Public Site

    Yes

  • Materials & Techniques

    Bronze

  • Sponsors

    Citizens of Currituck County

  • Location

    The tablet is on the outside wall of the Old Currituck County Courthouse at 153 Courthouse Rd., Currituck, NC. The tablet is just to the right of the front door. The Currituck County Confederate Monument

  • Landscape

    The memorial plaque is attached to the outside wall of the Old Courthouse building.

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