Covington County Veterans Memorial

The Covington County Mississippi War Memorial is a multi-war memorial dedicated to all the veterans of WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. It is located on Main Street just across from the Covington County Courthouse. It is a multi-tiered column surrounded by the flags of the branches of the armed forces and the national and state flags. In honor of men and women of the armed forces. Marker text reads: All Gave Some Some Gave All Freedom is not Free World War I The US Entered the War April 6, 1917 Ended 11/11/1918 total US Deaths 116,516 US Battle deaths 63,114 World War II The US entered the war December 7, 1941 Ended 12/31/1946 US War dead 405,399 US Battle Deaths 291,557 Note during world War II the Present day Air Force was part of the Army called the Army Air Corps present day Air Force established September 18, 1947 Korean War The US entered the war June 25, 1950 a truce was signed July 21, 1953 true in effect today l May 2002 US Deaths 54,246 US Battle deaths 33,629 Vietnam War the US entered an undeclared was 1965 the war started 1954 the first US combat troops sere sent in 1965 the war ended for the US May 1975 Total US deaths 58,135 US Battle deaths 47,382. Erected in 2002, exact date unknown.