World War I Memorial

World War I Memorial

The shape of the Durham WWI monument is unusual. It is a rectangular monument with curved embellishments on its sides. Near the top of the memorial is a an American flag shield. A palm branch is carved above a list of Durham residents who died during the war. Front face: DEDICATED / TO THOSE WHO SERVED IN / THE WORLD WAR / 1917-1919 / ROLL OF THE HONORED DEAD / / JUNIE ANDREWS / CARL BLAKE / ALBERT B. BRAFFORD / WILLIARD CLARKE / NORMAN COLE / JAMES CULLOM / HOYT DENNY / JOHN M. FAUCETTE / C.C. FERRELL / ROY H. FULLER / SIDNEY HAITHCOCK / GEORGE O. HAMLET / JAMES HESSEE / OLIVER HOWELL / WALTER H. INSCORE / MARION S. JOHNSON / FRED KERR / BARNARD C. KEITH / BERNARD C. KNORR / MARVIN B. MARTIN / JACOB A. MARSHBURN / ERNEST MC MAYNARD / R.L. MITCHELL / LEONARD W. MOORE / CARL L. NEAL / BONNIE PURYEAR / IKE J. RIGSBEE / WILLIE H. SIMS / GURNEY SMITH / D.L.M. SPENCER / ROYAL W. TILLEY / ELIJAH TRIPLETT / DEWEY S. THOMPSON / P.C. VENABLE / JULIAN WALKER / ERNEST W. WILLIAMS / CHARLES V. WILKINS / CHARLES WOOD / WILLIE EWING / JAMES MABRY / CHARLIE MOSS / DUG MCLAIN / DEE WEAVER / JOSEPH WILLIAMSON

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Date of Installation:

November 11, 1921

Organization Responsible for Installation:

Junior Order of United American Mechanics

Memorial War Era(s):

WWI

Location:

Located in front of the Durham County courthouse in Durham, N.C.

 

Published on January 19, 2017