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  • Monument Name

    Pender County War Dead, Burgaw

  • Type

    Marker

  • Subjects

    World War I

    World War II

    Vietnam War, 1960-1975

    Korean War, 1950-1953

  • City

    Burgaw

  • County

    Pender

  • Description

    The memorial to the Pender County war dead is a granite panel with a smooth face and rough hewn edges laid flat on the ground. An inscription and the names of those who died in World War One, World War Two, Korean War and Vietnam are incised into the stone.

  • Inscription

    DEDICATED THIS 29 DAY OF MAY 1989 IN HONOR OF / THE VETERANS OF PENDER COUNTY WHO PAID THE / SUPREME SACRIFICE IN DEFENSE OF THEIR COUNTRY

    WORLD WAR I / CORBETT, WALTER KINION, HENRY MALPASS, MEREDITH

    WORLD WAR II / [Left column] ATKINSON, JACKSON P. / BARNHILL, JIMMIE A. / BLANTON, KENNETH A. / CORBETT, LINWOOD A. / COTTLE, LEE ROY / DEES, FRED, JR. / GARRIS, DENNIS W. / GREENE, CHARLES B. / HOWARD, DAVID W. / LANE, JAMES K. / MALPASS, MARION L. / MURRAY, GORDON / RICHARDS, WALLACE L. / WILLIAMSON, BURNIS F. / WORRELL, JAMES E. / [Center column] ATKINSON, JAMES T. / BATTS, CLIFTON / BORDEAUX, JAMES H., JR. / COSTIN, MATTHEW H., JR. / CRUMPLER, DEE / DUNN, BOBBIE L. / GIDDEONS, SOLON H. / HAMILTON, JAMES B., JR. / IVES, ALBERT L., JR. / LANGSTON, SAMUEL J. / MURPHY, HENRY L. / RIVENBARK, MASCO L. / WILSON, THOMAS / WORRELL, JOSEPH / [Right column] BARNHILL, ELMON / BATTS, ROBERT J. / BOSTROM, WILLIAM O. / COSTIN, STUART / DALE, LLOYD E. / FARRIOR, JULIAN W. / GODWIN, CLYDE L. / HORRELL, HARVEY H. / JOHNSON, HARRY V. / MALLORY, WILLIE J. / MORRIS, JAMES A. / PIERCE, WILLIAM J. / SIDBURY, JOHN M. / WOOTEN, GEORGE H.

    KOREAN WAR / [Left column] COBB, ROBERT L. / HAYES, JAMES O. / SHEPARD, HAROLD R. / [Center column] / CREWS, J.D., JR. / MURPHY, JACK / SUTTON, ALLEN L. / [Right column] FENNELL, GEORGE N. / PINER, WILLIAM P. / WILSON, HALLIE W., JR.

    VIETNAM WAR / [Left column] ALDERMAN, WINFRED / BATSON, WAYLAND J. / CLARK, CHARLES / JOHNSON, FURMAN L. / ROWE, OLIVER G., JR / [Center column] / ANDERSON, JAMES M. / BRADSHAW, JESSIE J. / CORBETT, LINWOOD C. / JOHNSON, MARVIN R. / STAFFORD, FORREST M. / [Right column] / ANDERSON, JULIAN R. / CHAFFIN, WILLIAM, T., III / ELVIN, JAMES, JR. / NEWKIRK, MICHAEL A. / WRIGHT, LEWIS

  • Custodian

    Pender County

  • Dedication Date

    May 29, 1989

  • Decade

    1980s

  • Geographic Coordinates

    34.550570 , -77.926340 View in Geobrowsemap pin

  • Supporting Sources

      “Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina,” Bobbystuff.com, (accessed November 5, 2023) Link

  • Public Site

    Yes

  • Materials & Techniques

    Granite

  • Location

    The memorial is located on the grounds of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, NC. The Pender County Confederate Soldiers Monument stands in front of the courthouse. The Monument to Company K, Third NC Regiment is located on the back lawn of the courthouse, near the intersection of E. Wilmington Street with S. Walker Street. The courthouse address is 100 S. Wright Street, Burgaw, NC.

  • Landscape

    The Pender County Courthouse has large lawn area on all sides of the building.

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