Bedford County WWII Memorial
June 6 1944
Erected by the Parker-Hoback Post, 29th Division Association, in memory of the Bedford County men of the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, who gave their lives in the preparation for and the participation in the Normandy Invasion and later battles of World War II.
Company A
Leslie C. Abbott, Jr. • Wallace R. Carter • John D. Clifton • Andrew J. Coleman • Frank P. Draper, Jr. • Taylor N. Fellers • Charles W. Fizer • Nick N. Gillaspie • Bedford T. Hoback • Raymond S. Hoback • Clifton G. Lee • Earl L. Parker • Jack G. Powers • John F. Reynolds • Weldon A. Rosazza • John B. Schenk • Ray O. Stevens • Gordon H. White, Jr. • John L. Wilkes • Elmere P. Wright • Grant C. Yopp
Company C
Joseph E. Parker, Jr.
Company F
John W. Dean
This stone taken from the area of Vierville-Sur-Mer on the Normandy Beach, a gift of the Republic of France, was dedicated June 6, 1954.
Marker is at the intersection of East Main Street (Business U.S. 460) and South Street (Virginia Route 43), on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
